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Tires and wheels
to carry will prevent the ve-
hicle from handling properly
and increase the risk of the
loss of vehicle control.
-The brakes on a vehicle that
has been overloaded may
not be able to stop the vehi-
cle within a safe distance.
-Tires on a vehicle that has
been overloaded can fail
suddenly, including a blow-
out and sudden deflation,
causing loss of control and a
crash.
-Always make sure that the
total load being transported
- including the weight of a
trailer hitch and the tongue
weight of a loaded trailer -
does not make the vehicle
heavier than the vehicle's
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat-
ing.
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
COMBINED WEIGHT OF OC-
CUPANTS AND CARGO
SHOULD NEVER EXCEED XXX
KG OR XXX LBS" on your ve-
hicle's placard (tire inflation
pressure label)
~
page
244,
fig.
195.
2. Determine the combined
weight of the driver and pas-
sengers that will be riding in
your vehicle.
3. Subtract the combined
weight of the driver and pas-
sengers from
"XXX"
kilo-
grams or
"XXX"
pounds
shown on the sticker
~
page
244,
fig.
195.
4. The resulting figure equals
the available amount of car-
go and luggage load capaci-
ty. For example, 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 .,..
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