BMW SEDAN 3 Series 2023 Owner's Manual page 270

CONTROLS
available cargo and luggage load capacity
calculated in Step 4.
6. If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load
from your trailer will be transferred to your
vehicle. Consult this manual to determine
how this reduces the available cargo and
luggage load capacity of your vehicle.
Payload
The maximum payload is the sum of the
weight of the occupants and the cargo.
The greater the weight of the occupants, the
less cargo that can be transported.
Stowing and securing cargo
▷ Cover sharp edges and corners on the
cargo.
▷ Heavy cargo: stow as far forward as possi-
ble, directly behind and at the bottom of the
rear seat backrests.
▷ Very heavy cargo: stow as far forward as
possible, directly behind and at the bottom
of the rear seat backrests. When the rear
seat is not occupied, secure each of the
outer seat belts in the opposite buckle.
▷ If necessary, fold down the rear backrests
to stow large cargo.
▷ Do not stack cargo above the upper edge of
the backrests.
▷ Depending on vehicle equipment, use the
cargo area partition net to protect occu-
pants. Make sure that objects cannot pene-
trate the cargo area partition net.
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▷ Small and light cargo: secure with luggage
straps or, depending on the equipment,
with a cargo net or draw straps.
▷ Larger and heavy cargo: secure with cargo
straps.
Lashing eyes in the cargo
area
General information
Attach auxiliary materials to secure the cargo
such as lashing straps, tensioning straps, draw
straps, or cargo nets to the lashing eyes.
Overview
The lashing eyes are located in the luggage
compartment.