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the "National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
of 1966".
(1): Locate the statement "The combined
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weight of occupants and cargo should never
exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs." on your vehicle's
placard.
(2): Determine the combined weight of the
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driver and passengers that will be riding in
your vehicle.
(3): Subtract the combined weight of the
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driver and passengers from XXX kg or XXX lbs.
(4): The resulting figure equals the available
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amount of cargo and luggage load capacity.
For example, if the "XXX" amount equals
1,400 lbs. and there will be five 150 lb pas-
sengers in your vehicle, the amount of availa-
ble cargo and luggage load capacity is
650 lbs. (1,400 - 750 (5 x 150) = 650 lbs.)
(5): Determine the combined weight of lug-
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gage and cargo being loaded on the vehicle.
That weight may not safely exceed the availa-
ble cargo and luggage load capacity calcula-
ted in Step 4.
(6): If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load
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from your trailer will be transferred to your
vehicle. Consult this manual to determine how
this reduces the available cargo and luggage
load capacity of your vehicle.
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Not all vehicles are permitted to tow a trailer.
Towing a trailer is only permitted if a trailer-
hitch is installed. Please consult an authorized
Mercedes-Benz dealer if you have any ques-
tions about towing a trailer with your vehicle.
Even if you have calculated the total load carefully,
you should still make sure that the maximum per-
missible gross weight and the maximum gross
axle weight rating of your vehicle are not excee-
ded. Details can be found on the vehicle identifi-
cation plate.
Have your loaded vehicle – including driver,
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occupants and load – weighed on a vehicle
weighbridge.
The measured values may not exceed the
maximum permissible values stated on the
vehicle identification plate.
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Further related subjects:
Calculation example for determining the maxi-
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mum load (
page 339)
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Tire and Loading Information placard
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(
page 337)
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Tire pressure table (
page 334)
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Vehicle identification plate (
page 362)
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Calculation example for determining the maximum
load
The following table shows examples of how to cal-
culate total and load capacities with varying seat-
ing configurations and different numbers and
sizes of occupants. The following examples use a
maximum load of 1500 lbs (680 kg). This is for
illustration purposes only. Make sure you are
using the actual load limit for your vehicle stated
on your vehicle's Tire and Loading Information
placard (
page 337).
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The higher the weight of all the occupants, the
smaller the maximum load for luggage.
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