Stowing Load - Porsche Cayenne Turbo Driver Manual

Stowing load

Safety notes!
An unsecured or incorrectly positioned load
can slip out of place or endanger the vehicle
occupants during braking, direction changes
or in accidents.
Never transport objects which are not
secured (accident, braking, curves).
f Always transport loads in the loadspace, never
in the passenger compartment (e.g. on or in
front of the seats).
f Support the load against the seat backrests
whenever possible. Always lock the backrests
into place.
f Place the load behind unoccupied seats
whenever possible.
f Stow heavy objects as far forward as possible
on the floor, with lightweight objects behind
them.
f Never load the vehicle higher than the top
edge of the seat backrest.
f Always protect the passenger compartment
with a luggage safety net and a luggage
compartment cover.
Do not drive with objects on top of the luggage
compartment cover.
f If the rear seats are not occupied, the
backrests can be additionally secured with the
seat belts. Simply cross the outer seat belts
and insert each into the opposite buckle.
f Make sure that the load cannot damage the
heating filaments of the rear window and the
TV antenna of the side windows.
Luggage net
f Luggage must always be stowed completely
under the luggage net.
The luggage net is suitable only to prevent light
objects from slipping.
Tie-down belts
f Do not use elastic belts or straps to tie down
a load.
f Do not route belts and straps over sharp
edges.
f Observe the directions for use and information
for the tie-down equipment.
f Use only belts with a tear strength of at least
700 kg and a maximum width of 25 mm.
f Cross the belts over the load.
Driving
f The vehicle's handling changes depending on
the vehicle load. Adapt your driving style to the
changed driving behaviour.
f Do not exceed the maximum gross weight and
the axle load.
This information is provided in the chapter
Technical Data in this Driver's Manual:
Please observe the chapter "WEIGHTS" on
Page 351.
f Never drive with the rear window or rear lid
open.
Exhaust gases can enter the passenger
compartment.
f Adapt the tyre pressure to the load.
If you change the tyre pressure, you must also
update the setting for Tyre Pressure
Monitoring. For information on setting Tyre
Pressure Monitoring on the multi-purpose
display: Please observe the chapter "SETTING
VEHICLE LOADING AND ADJUSTING
TYRE PRESSURE" on Page 134.
f The information on tyre pressures for partially
and fully loaded vehicles is provided in the
chapter Technical Data in this Driver's Manual:
Please observe the chapter "TYRE
PRESSURES, COLD" on Page 350.
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