Operating manual and inspection booklet
Appendix
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6. Effects of tolerances of the mass in running order on the pay-mass
Regardless of the minimum pay-mass, you should note that unavoidable production-related fluctuations in
the mass in running order – both upwards and downwards – have a mirror-image effect on the remaining
load capacity: If you order our example vehicle (see no. 3. above), for example, with optional equipment with
a total weight of 150 kg, the calculated pay-mass based on the default value for the mass in running order is
275 kg. The load capacity actually available may deviate from this value due to tolerances and may be
higher or lower. If the mass in running order of your vehicle is, for example, permissibly 2 % higher than
stated in the sales documents, the load capacity is reduced from 275 kg to 218 kg:
Technically permissible mass
3,500 kg
Real weighed mass in
(+ 2 % compared to the stated value of 2,850 kg)
- 2907 kg
Mass of the passengers
- 3 * 75 kg
Optional equipment ordered for the specific vehicle
- 150 kg
Actual load capacity
= 218 kg
As a precaution to ensure that the calculated pay-mass is actually given, you should therefore take the
possible and permissible tolerances for the mass in running order into account when configuring your
vehicle. We also recommend that you weigh the laden motor home on a non-automatic scale before each
journey and, taking the individual weight of the passengers into account, determine whether the technically
permissible mass and the technically permissible maximum mass on the axle are observed.
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