Vehicle Weight - Kia EV9 2024 Manual

Driving your vehicle

Vehicle weight

This chapter will guide you in the proper
loading of your vehicle and/or trailer, to
keep your loaded vehicle weight within
its design rating capability, with or with -
out a trailer.
Properly loading your vehicle will
provide maximum vreturn of the
vehicle design performance.
Before loading your vehicle,
familiarize yourself with the fol -
lowing terms for determining
your vehicle's weight ratings,
with or without a trailer, from the
vehicle's specifications and the
compliance label:
Base curb weight. This is the
weight of the vehicle including
battery and all standard equip -
ment. It does not include passen -
gers, cargo, or optional
equipment.
Vehicle curb weight. This is the
weight of your vehicle when you
purchased it plus any installed
aftermarket equipment.
Cargo weight. This figure
includes all weight added to the
Base Curb Weight, including
cargo and optional equipment.
GAW (Gross axle weight). This
is the total weight placed on each
axle (front and rear) - including
vehicle curb weight and all pay -
loads.
GAWR (Gross axle weight rat -
ing). This is the maximum allow -
able weight that can be carried
by a single axle (front or rear).
These weighs are shown on the
compliance label. The total load
on each axle must never exceed
the GAWR.
GVW (Gross vehicle weight)
This is the Base Curb Weight plus
actual Cargo Weight plus pas -
sengers.
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight
rating) This is the maximum
allowable weight of the fully
loaded vehicle (including all
options, equipment, passengers
and cargo). The GVWR is shown
on the certification label located
on the driver's door sill.
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