Load Carrying - Ford Escape 2013 Owner's Manual

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.
Example only:
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Load Carrying

is available) or by payload capacity (how
much weight the vehicle should carry).
Once you have reached the maximum
payload of your vehicle, do not add more
cargo, even if there is space available.
Overloading or improperly loading your
vehicle can contribute to loss of vehicle
control and vehicle rollover.
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WARNING
The appropriate loading capacity of
your vehicle can be limited either by
volume capacity (how much space