PREPARA TIONSFORTRIP
LoadCarrying
DONOTexceedthegrossvehicleweight
orthepermittedfrontandrearaxleloads.
Failuremayresultinvehicledamageor
seriousinjury.
LoadSpace
Ensurethattherearseatbackrestsare
securelylatchedintheuprightposition
whenloadsarecarriedintheloadspace
behindtheseats.
Whenluggageiscarriedintheloadspace,alwaysensure
heavyitemsareplacedaslowandasfarforward,as
possible,soastoavoidthecargoshiftintheeventofan
accidentorsuddenstop.
Drivecarefullyandavoidemergencybrakingormaneuvers
whenlargeorheavyitemsarecarried.
IMPORTANT
T rafcregulationsmustbeobservedwhenloading
cargo,ifthecargoextrudestheloadspaceappropriate
warningmeasuresmustbetakentowarnotherroad
users.
InternalLoading
DONOTcarryunsecuredequipment,
toolsorluggagethatcouldmove,causing
personalinjuryintheeventofanaccident,
oremergencybrakingorhardacceleration.
DONOTobstructthedriver'sor
passenger'svisionwithloads.
Foldingtherearseatscanincreaseluggagespace,referto
"RearSeat"describedin"SeatAdjustment"chapter.
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