Operating manual and inspection booklet
Appendix
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To ensure that the minimum pay-mass is maintained, there is a maximum combination of optional equipment
that can be ordered for each vehicle model. In the above example with a minimum pay-mass of 100 kg, the
total mass of optional equipment for a vehicle with four permitted seats and a mass in running order of
2,850 kg should not exceed 325 kg:
Technically permissible mass
3,500 kg
Mass in running order
- 2.850 kg
Mass of the passengers
- 3 * 75 kg
minimum pay-mass
- 100 kg
Maximum permissible mass of optional equipment
= 325 kg
It is important to note that this calculation is based on the default value for mass in running order as defined
in the type-approval procedure, without taking into account the permissible weight deviations for mass in
running order (see no. 2 above). If the maximum permissible value for the optional equipment of (in the
example) 325 kg is almost or completely exhausted, an upward weight deviation can therefore result in the
minimum pay-mass of 100 kg being met mathematically using the default value for the mass in running
order, although in fact there is no corresponding load capacity. Here, too, an example calculation for a
vehicle with four seats, whose real weighed mass in running order is 2 % above the nominal value:
Technically permissible mass
3,500 kg
Real weighed mass in running order
(+ 2 % compared to the stated value of 2,850 kg)
- 2907 kg
Mass of the passengers
- 3 * 75 kg
Optional equipment (maximum permissible value)
- 325 kg
Actual load capacity (< minimum pay-mass of 100 kg)
= 43 kg
In order to avoid such a situation, LMC further reduces the maximum permissible weight of the total optional
equipment that can be ordered on a model-specific basis. The limitation of optional equipment is intended to
ensure that the minimum pay-mass, i.e. the legally prescribed free mass for baggage and retrofitted
accessories, is actually available for the vehicle load capacity of the vehicles delivered by LMC.
Since the weight of a specific vehicle can only be determined when it is weighed at the end of the line, in
very rare cases a situation may arise in which the minimum pay-mass at the end of the line is not
guaranteed, despite this limitation of optional equipment. In order to guarantee the minimum pay-mass even
in these cases, LMC will check together with your trade partner and you before delivery of the vehicle
whether, for example, the vehicle is loaded up, seats are reduced or optional equipment is removed.
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