Table of Contents
Advertisement
(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.
%
Not all vehicles are permitted to tow a trailer.
Towing a trailer is only permitted if a trailer-
hitch is installed. Please consult an authorized
Mercedes-Benz dealer if you have any ques-
tions about towing a trailer with your vehicle.
Even if you have calculated the total load carefully,
you should still make sure that the maximum per-
missible gross weight and the maximum gross
axle weight rating of your vehicle are not excee-
ded. Details can be found on the vehicle identifi-
cation plate.
Step 1
Combined maximum weight of occupants and
load (data from the Tire and Loading Information
placard)
Have your loaded vehicle – including driver,
#
occupants and load – weighed on a vehicle
weighbridge.
The measured values may not exceed the
maximum permissible values stated on the
vehicle identification plate.
Further related subjects:
Calculation example for determining the maxi-
R
mum load (
page 385)
/
Tire and Loading Information placard
R
(
page 383)
/
Tire pressure table (
page 378)
/
R
Vehicle identification plate (
page 408)
/
R
Example 1
1500 lbs (680 kg)
Wheels and tires 385
Calculation example for determining the maximum
load
The following table shows examples of how to cal-
culate total and load capacities with varying seat-
ing configurations and different numbers and
sizes of occupants. The following examples use a
maximum load of 1500 lbs (680 kg). This is for
illustration purposes only. Make sure you are
using the actual load limit for your vehicle stated
on your vehicle's Tire and Loading Information
placard (
page 383).
/
The higher the weight of all the occupants, the
smaller the maximum load for luggage.
Example 2
1500 lbs (680 kg)
Advertisement
Table of Contents
