Volvo V70 XC70 III owners manual page 250

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06 Maintenance and specifications Wheels and tires Curb weight NOTE load capacity is 650 lbs. (1400 – 750 The weight of the vehicle including a full tank • The location of the various labels in your (5 × 150) = 650 lbs.) of fuel and all standard equipment. It does not vehicle can be found on page 268. 5. Determine the combined weight of luggage include passengers, cargo, or optional equip- and cargo being loaded on the vehicle. ment. • A table listing important weight limits for That weight may not safely exceed the your vehicle can be found on page available cargo and luggage load capacity Capacity weight 273. calculated in Step 4. All weight added to the curb weight, including cargo and optional equipment. When towing, Steps for Determining Correct Load 6. If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load trailer hitch tongue load is also part of cargo Limit from your trailer will be transferred to your weight. 1 1. Locate the statement "the combined vehicle. Consult this manual to determine weight of occupants and cargo should how this reduces the available cargo and NOTE never exceed XXX pounds" on your vehi- luggage load capacity of your vehicle. For trailer towing information, please refer to cle's placard. WARNING the section "Towing a trailer", see 2. Determine the combined weight of the page 208. driver and passengers that will be riding in • Exceeding the permissible axle weight, your vehicle. gross vehicle weight, or any other Permissible axle weight weight rating limits can cause tire over- The maximum allowable weight that can be 3. Subtract the combined weight of the driver heating resulting in permanent defor- 06 carried by a single axle (front or rear). These and passengers from XXX kilograms or mation or catastrophic failure. numbers are shown on the Federal/Canadian XXX pounds. • Do not use replacement tires with lower Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS/ 4. The resulting figure equals the available load carrying capacities than the tires CMVSS) label. The total load on each axle must amount of cargo and luggage load that were original equipment on the never exceed its maximum permissible weight. capacity. For example, if the "XXX" amount vehicle because this will lower the vehi- equals 1400 lbs. and there will be five cle's GVW rating. Replacement tires Gross vehicle weight (GVW) 150 lb. passengers in your vehicle, the with a higher limit than the originals do The vehicle's curb weight + cargo + passen- amount of available cargo and luggage not increase the vehicle's GVW rating gers. limitations. 1 See "Introduction" on page 208. 250

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