Loading Of Vehicle - Swift Motorhome Owners Service Manual

The Maximum User Payload is the difference
between the Maximum Technically Permissible
Laden Mass and the Mass in Running Order.
Personal Effects:
Those items which a user can choose to carry
in a motorhome and which are not included
as Essential Habitation Equipment or Optional
equipment.
Conventional Load:
A mass allowance for each designated
passenger seat.
Optional Equipment:
Items made available by the manufacturer over
and above the standard specification of the
motorhome.
Essential Habitation:
A mass allowance for liquids in systems not
accounted for within the MRO.
Maximum Technically Permissible
Laden Mass:
The maximum weight for which the
motorhome is designed for normal use when
being driven on a road, laden.
This mass takes into account specific
operating conditions including factors such as
the strength of materials, loading capacity of
tyres etc.
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WARNING: Under no circumstances
should the axle loadings or the Maximum
Technically Permissible Laden Mass of the
motorhome be exceeded.
Nose weight of Towed Trailers:
The static mass of the trailer towing device on
the rear of the towing vehicle.
LOA DIN G V E H ICLE
Notes:
1. When measuring the noseweight it is
important that the trailer is loaded.
2. The trailer is intended to be towed slightly
nose heavy. The nose weight can be
adjusted by distribution of the load. The
nose weight should be approximately 7% of
the actual laden weight (but not greater than
the hitch capacity) and at the same time suit
the motorhome requirements.
See 'Advice on Towing' page 20.

Loading of vehicle

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WARNING: The driver is responsible for
arranging the loads so that they comply with
the technical weight limits of the specific
motorhome model.
See specification handbook.
Correct weight distribution is an important
factor in ensuring your vehicle is well balanced
and easy to drive. It is therefore necessary to
load your motorhome carefully making sure
all heavy articles are evenly distributed and
are preferably placed in the lower lockers or
bed boxes.
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WARNING: The two longitudinal
bars fitted to the roof are there for styling
purposes and should not be used for load
carrying unless cross bars are fitted.
!
WARNING: Do not travel with televisions
or microwaves in overhead lockers unless
the appliance was supplied fitted to your
motorhome by the manufacturer.
Although it is essential to ensure that the
total weight of your motorhome does not
exceed the stipulated Maximum Technically
Permissible Laden Mass, (MTPLM), it is
important to remember that the front and rear
axles also have individual maximum weights
which must not be exceeded.
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