Loading Your Vehicle - Hummer 2007 H2 Owner's Manual

Notice: Driving your vehicle through an
automatic car wash with the winch installed,
can cause damage to your vehicle and the car
wash. Always remove the winch from your
vehicle before using an automatic car wash.
See Washing Your Vehicle on page 495
for more information.
If you are using a winch to pull out your own
vehicle, follow the winch manufacturer's guidelines
for self recovery and observe the following to
prevent damage to your vehicle:
•
Do not self recover your vehicle by wrapping
the winch cable around an object (such as a
pulley block or tree) and attaching it back
to your vehicle's recovery loops.
•
Always attach the winch cable directly to a
solid anchor directly in front of your vehicle
to achieve a straight line pull.
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Loading Your Vehicle

It is very important to know how much weight your
vehicle can carry. This weight is called the
vehicle capacity weight and includes the weight of
all occupants, cargo, and all nonfactory-installed
options. Two labels on your vehicle show how
much weight it may properly carry, the Tire and
Loading Information label and the Certification/Tire
label.
CAUTION:
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Do not load your vehicle any heavier than
the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR),
or either the maximum front or rear Gross
Axle Weight Rating (GAWR). If you do,
parts on your vehicle can break, and it
can change the way your vehicle handles.
These could cause you to lose control
and crash. Also, overloading can shorten
the life of your vehicle.