available cargo and luggage load capacity
calculated in Step 4.
6. If the vehicle will be towing a trailer, load
from your trailer will be transferred to the
vehicle. Consult this manual to determine
how this reduces the available cargo and
luggage load capacity of the vehicle.
Payload
The maximum payload is the sum of the
weight of the occupants and the cargo.
The greater the weight of the occupants, the
less cargo that can be transported.
Stowing and securing cargo
▷
Cover sharp edges and corners on the
cargo.
▷ Do not stack cargo above the upper edge of
the backrests.
▷ If necessary, fold down the rear backrests
to stow large cargo.
▷ Fasten the aids for securing the load to the
lashing eyes in the cargo area.
▷ Depending on vehicle equipment, use the
cargo area partition net to protect occu-
pants. Make sure that objects cannot pene-
trate the cargo area partition net.
▷ Small and light cargo: secure with tension-
ing straps or tension bands or with a lug-
gage compartment net.
▷ Larger and heavy cargo: secure with cargo
straps.
▷ Very heavy cargo: stow as far forward as
possible, directly behind and at the bottom
of the rear seat backrests. When the rear
seat is not occupied, secure each of the
outer seat belts in the opposite buckle.
Lashing eyes in the cargo
area
General information
Depending on vehicle equipment, lashing eyes
are located in the cargo area.
Attach auxiliary materials to secure the cargo
such as lashing straps, tensioning straps, draw
straps, or cargo nets to the lashing eyes.
Overview
The lashing eyes are located on the side pan-
els in the cargo area.
Multifunction hook
General information
Multi-function hooks are located on the left
and right side of the trunk.
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