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Bulb Replacement: 7 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE Steps for Determining Correct Load Vehicle Loading Example WARNING Limit As an example, suppose that the Tire and Loading Information label on your • Always distribute cargo evenly.1) Locate the statement “The com- • To avoid personal injury orbined weight of occupants andvehicle indicates that your vehicle’s damage to your vehicle, alwayscargo should never exceed XXX kg total load capacity is 950 lbs. If you were to drive your vehicle with one secure cargo to prevent it fromor XXX lbs” on your vehicle’s plac- shifting if the vehicle movesard. passenger, and the total combined weight of you and your passenger was suddenly. 2) Determine the combined weight of 350 lbs, then the cargo and luggage the driver and passengers that will • Place heavier objects on the capacity of your vehicle would be 600 floor and as far forward in thebe riding in your vehicle. lbs (950 – 350 = 600 lbs). cargo area as possible. Never 3) Subtract the combined weight of If you later added 2 more passengers, pile cargo higher than the top ofthe driver and passengers from the seatbacks. XXX kg or XXX lbs.having a combined weight of 325 lbs, the cargo and luggage capacity of 4) The resulting figure equals the available amount of cargo and lug- your vehicle would be reduced from gage load capacity. For example, if 600 lbs to 275 lbs (600 – 325 = 275 lbs). As you can see, as the number the “XXX” amount equals 1400 lbs and there will be five 150 lb passen-and combined weight of vehicle occu- gers in your vehicle, the amount of pants increase, the vehicle’s cargo and luggage capacity decreases. available cargo and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs (1400 – 750 (5 xSuppose again, that you were to take 150) = 650 lbs). a trip in your vehicle with the same three passengers described above, 5) Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being loaded onand you decided to tow a trailer having the vehicle. That weight may nota trailer tongue weight of 75 lbs. The safely exceed the available cargocargo and luggage capacity would be reduced again, to 200 lbs (275 – 75 = and luggage load capacity calcu- lated in Step 4. 200 lbs). 6) If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your trailer will be transferred to your vehicle. Consult this manual to determine how this reduces the available cargo and lug- gage load capacity of your vehicle. 9-35 80J22-03E

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