Load Carrying; Vehicle Loading - Ford F-150 Owner's Manual

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Vehicle Loading – With and Without a Trailer
This section 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 without a trailer. Properly loading your vehicle will
provide maximum return of vehicle design performance. Before loading
your vehicle, familiarize yourself with the following terms for determining
your vehicle's weight ratings, with or without a trailer, from the vehicle's
Tire Label or Safety Compliance Certification Label:
Base Curb Weight – is the weight of the vehicle including a full tank of
fuel and all standard equipment. It does not include passengers, cargo, or
optional equipment.
Vehicle Curb Weight – is the weight of your new vehicle when you
picked it up from your authorized dealer plus any aftermarket
equipment.
Payload – is the combined weight of cargo and passengers that the vehicle
is carrying. The maximum payload for your vehicle can be found on the Tire
Label on the B-Pillar or the edge of the driver's door (vehicles exported
outside the US and Canada may not have a Tire Label). Look for "THE
COMBINED WEIGHT OF OCCUPANTS AND CARGO SHOULD
NEVER EXCEED XXX kg OR XXX lb." for maximum payload. The
payload listed on the Tire Label is the maximum payload for the vehicle as
built by the assembly plant. If any aftermarket or authorized-dealer installed
equipment has been installed on the vehicle, the weight of the equipment
must be subtracted from the payload listed on the Tire Label in order to
determine the new payload.
2013 F-150 (f12)
Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, February 2013
USA (fus)

Load Carrying