Determining The Maximum Permissible Load - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Operator's Manual

320 Wheels and tires
% The data shown in the image is example
data.
The Tire and Loading Information placard shows:
Maximum number of seats
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the maximum number of people permitted to
travel in the vehicle
Maximum permissible load
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gross weight of all vehicle occupants, load
and luggage.
Recommended tire pressure
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tires. The recommended tire pressures are
valid for the maximum permissible load and
up to the maximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please also note:
Information on permissible weights and loads
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on the vehicle identification plate
( page 342).
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Information on tire pressure in the tire pres‐
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sure table (
Further related subjects:

Determining the maximum permissible load

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( page 320)
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Notes on tire pressure (
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Determining the maximum permissible load
2 according to
The following steps have been developed as
required of all manufacturers under Title 49,
Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part 575, pur‐
3 comprises the
suant to the "National Traffic and Motor Vehicle
Safety Act of 1966".
1 for cold
page 314).
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page 312)
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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.