Acura 2006 MDX Owner's Manual page 219

Towing a Trailer
Checking Loads
To accurately check your loads at
the public scale, the vehicle and
trailer should be fully loaded, and all
occupants should stay in the vehicle
while the attendant watches the
scale.
Check the front gross axle weight.
1.
Limit: 2882 lbs (1307 kg)
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2. Check the gross vehicle weight.
Limit: 5,798 lbs (2,630 kg)
If you cannot weight on the rear
3.
axle directly, you can calculate the
rear gross axle weight by
subtracting the weight in Step 1
from the weight in Step 2.
4. Remember, maximum gross
combined weight should be
decreased 2 % for every 1,000 feet
(305 meters) of elevation.
5. Check the weight of the hitched
trailer. Write this number down.