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T ires and whee l s
Determining correct load limit
Use the example below to cal-
culate the total weight of the
passengers and luggage or oth-
er things that you plan to trans-
port so that you can make sure
that your vehicle will not be
overloaded.
Steps for Determining
Correct Load Limit
1.
Locate the statement "THE
COMB INED WEIGHT OF OC-
CUPANTS AND CARGO
SHOULD NEVER EXCEED XXX
KG OR XXX LBS"on your vehi-
cle's placard (tire inflation
pressure label)
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page
235,
fig.
176.
2. Determ ine t he comb ined
weight of the driver and pas -
sengers that will be riding in
your vehicle .
3. Subtract the combined
weigh t of the dr iver and pas-
sengers from
"XXX "
kilo-
grams or
"XXX"
pounds
shown on the sticker
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page
235,
fig.
176 .
4. The resulting figure equals
the available amount of car-
go and luggage load capaci-
ty. For examp le, if the "XXX"
amount equals 1400 lbs.
and there will be five 150
lbs . passengers in your vehi-
cle, the amount of available
cargo and luggage load ca-
pacity is 650 lbs . (1400 -750
(5
X
150)
=
650 lbs .)
5 .
Determine the combined
weight of luggage and cargo
be ing loaded on the vehicle.
That we ight may not safely
exceed the available cargo
and luggage load capacity
calculated in Step
4 .
6. If your vehicle will be towing
a t railer, load from your trail -
er will be transferred to your
vehicle. Consult this manual
to determine how this re-
duces the available cargo
and luggage load capacity of
your vehicle .
.,. Check the tire sidewall
(c::>
page
242,
fig.
180) to de-
termine the designated load
rating for a specific tire .
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