196 Tires and wheels
Determining correct load limit
Use the example below to cal-
culate the total weight of the
passengers and luggage or oth-
er things that you plan to trans-
port so that you can make sure
that your vehicle will not be
overloaded.
Steps for Determining
Correct Load Limit
1. Locate the statement "THE
COMBINED WEIGHT OF OC-
CUPANTS AND CARGO
SHOULD NEVER EXCEED XXX
KG OR XXX LBS"on your vehi-
cle's placard (tire inflation
pressure label)
c::> page 191,
fig. 140.
2. Determ ine t he comb ined
weight of the driver and pas-
sengers that will be riding in
your vehicle .
3. Subtract the combined
weight of the driver and pas-
sengers from
"XXX" kilo-
grams or
"XXX" pounds
shown on the sticker
c::>page 191, fig . 140 .
4. The resulting figure equals
the available amount of car-
go and luggage load capaci-
ty. For examp le, if the "XXX"
amount equals 1400 lbs.
and there will be five 150
lbs. passengers in your vehi-
cle, the amount of available
cargo and luggage load ca-
pacity is 650 lbs . (1400 -750
(5
X 150) = 650 lbs.)
5 . Determine the combined
weight of luggage and cargo
be ing loaded on the vehicle.
That weight may not safely
exceed the available cargo
and luggage load capacity
calculated in Step
4 .
6. If your vehicle will be towing
a t railer, load from your trail -
er will be transferred to your
vehicle. Consult this manual
to determine how this re-
duces the available cargo
and luggage load capacity of
your vehicle.
... Check the tire sidewall
(c::> page 198, fig. 144) to de-
termine the designated load
rating for a specific tire .
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