Weights, Pay Loa D And Roof Load - Vauxhall Zafira Owner's Manual

Weights, payload and roof load
The p ayload is the difference between
the p ermitted Gross Vehicle Weight (see
identification plate, page 210) and the
EC kerbweig ht.
To ca lc ulate the kerbweight, enter the data
for your vehicle below:
z Kerb weight from
Ta ble 1, p age 218
z Ad ditional w eight of
op tional extras from
Ta ble 2, p age 219
z Weight of heavy
accessories from
Ta ble 3, p age 219
Total
is the EC k erbweight.
O ptional equipment and accessories
increase the kerbweight, w hich means that
the p ayload will also change slig htly.
Note the weights given in the vehicle
documents.
The combined total of front a nd rear ax le
loa ds must not exceed the perm issible
Gross Vehicle Weight. For exam ple, if the
front ax le is bearing its m aximum
permissib le load, the rear axle can only
bear a load that is eq ua l to the Gross
Vehicle Weight m inus the front axle load.
When the carav an / trailer is coup led a nd
the towing vehic le fully loaded (including
all occupants), the perm issible rear ax le
+... ..... .... .. kg
loa d (see identification plate or v ehicle
docum ents) may be exceeded by 90 kg
and the Gross Vehicle Weight rating
+... ..... .... .. kg
by 75 kg. If the permissib le rear axle load is
exc eeded, a max imum speed of 60 mph
(100 k m/h). ap plies. If nationa l regulations
+... ..... .... .. kg
specify a low er ma ximum speed for
=... ..... .... .. kg
vehicles towing a caravan / trailer, this
must b e observ ed.
For perm itted axle load s, see identification
plate a nd vehicle documents
Technical Data
Roof load
The permissible roof loa d is 75 kg. The roof
load consists of the weight of the roof rac k
plus the load carried.
Driving hints – see page 141.
Roof racks, c aravan and trailer towing –
see page 164.
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