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WARNING Overloading a vehicle can cause loss of vehicle control, a crash or other accident, serious Carrying more weight than your vehicle was designed to carry will prevent the vehicle from handling properly and increase the risk of the loss of vehicle control. The brakes on a vehicle that has been overloaded may not be able to stop the vehicle in a safe distance. Tires on a vehicle that has been overloaded can fail suddenly, including a blowout and sudden deflation, causing loss of control and a crash. Always make sure that the total load being transported – including the weight of a trailer hitch and the tongue weight of a loaded trailer – does not make the vehicle heavier than the Determining the correct load limit Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
Never overload tires. The following example illustrates how to determine the combined weight of all
Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit: 1.
Locate the statement “THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF OCCUPANTS 2.
Determine the combined weight of the driver and passengers that 3.
Subtract the combined weight of the driver and passengers from 4.
The resulting figure equals the available amount of cargo and lug- 5.
Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being loaded |