Ford Villager Owner's Manual page 233

Calculating the Payload for Your Vehicle
To know how much weight your vehicle can carry:
Obtain the GVWR and GAWR from your Safety Compliance
1.
Certification Label.
Safety Compliance Certification Label location
Fill the fuel tank.
2.
Weigh your vehicle without cargo.
3.
Subtract vehicle actual weight from the GVWR to find out
4.
how much more weight your vehicle can carry.
Weigh the vehicle again once it is loaded to make sure that
5.
the GVWR and front and rear GAWR's are not exceeded.
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