Truck-Camper Loading Information - Chevrolet 2003 Silverado 1500 Pickup Owner's Manual

Q:
What is total vehicle reserve capacity?
A:
This is the difference between your GVWR and the
weight of your truck with full fuel and passengers.
It's the amount of weight you can add to your
vehicle before reaching your GVWR. Keep in mind
that reserve capacity numbers are intended as
a guide when selecting the amount of equipment or
cargo your truck can carry. If you are unsure of
your truck's front, rear or total weight, go to a weigh
station and weigh your vehicle. Your dealer can
also help you with this.
See your dealer for additional advice and information
about using a snow plow on your vehicle. Also,
see Loading Your Vehicle on page 4-56.
Truck-Camper Loading Information
This label is inside your glove box. It will tell you if
your vehicle can carry a slide-in camper, how much of a
load your vehicle can carry, and how to correctly
spread out your load.
Also,
it will help you match the
right slide-in camper to your vehicle.
When you carry a slide-in camper, the total cargo load
of your vehicle is the weight of the camper, plus
everything else added to the camper after it left the
everything in the camper and
all the people inside.
factory,
The Cargo Weight Rating (CWR) is the maximum
weight of the load your vehicle can carry. It doesn't
include the weight of the people inside. But, you
can figure about 150 Ibs. (68 kg) for each seat.
The total cargo load must not be more than your
vehicle's CWR.
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