Vehicle Weight - Kia Telluride 2023 Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle

Vehicle weight

This chapter will guide you in the
proper loading of your vehicle or
trailer, to keep your loaded vehi-
cle weight within its design rating
capability, with or without a
trailer.
Properly loading your vehicle will
provide maximum return 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 a
full tank of fuel and all standard
equipment. It does not include
passengers, cargo, or optional
equipment.
Vehicle curb weight This is the
weight of your new vehicle when
you picked it up from your dealer
plus any 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-
load.
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 numbers are shown on the
compliance label. The total load
on each axle must never exceed
its 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.
CAUTION
Do not use replacement tires
with lower load carrying capaci-
ties than the original tires
because they may lower your
vehicle's GVWR and GAWR lim-
itations. Replacement tires with a
higher limit than the original tires
do not increase the GVWR and
GAWR limitations.
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