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Step 1: Locate the statement "The combined
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weight of occupants and cargo should never
exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs." ("The combined
weight of occupants and cargo should never
exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs.") on your vehicle's
tire and loading information table.
Step 2: Determine the combined weight of
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the driver and passengers that will be riding
in your vehicle.
Step 3: Subtract the combined weight of the
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driver and passengers from XXX kg or
XXX lbs.
Step 4: The resulting figure equals the per‐
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missible load for cargo and luggage. For
example: If "XXX" equals 1400 lbs and there
are five occupants in your vehicle with a
weight of 150 lbs each, the maximum cargo
and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs (1400 -
750 (5 x 150) = 650 lbs).
Step 5: Determine the combined weight of
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luggage and cargo being carried in the vehi‐
cle. For safety reasons, this weight may not
safely exceed the available cargo and lug‐
gage load capacity calculated in step 4.
Even if you have calculated the total load care‐
fully, you should still make sure that the maxi‐
mum permissible gross mass and the maximum
permissible axle load of your vehicle are not
exceeded. Details can be found on the vehicle
identification 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.
Further related subjects:
Calculation example for determining the max‐
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imum load (
page 293)
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Tire and Loading Information placard
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(
page 291)
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Tire pressure table (
page 287)
→
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Vehicle identification plate
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Wheels and tires 293
Calculation example for determining the
maximum load
The following table shows examples of how to
calculate total and load capacities with varying
seating 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 vehi‐
cle stated on your vehicle's Tire and Loading
Information placard (
page 291).
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The higher the weight of all the occupants, the
smaller the maximum load for luggage.
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