Payload, Load carrying – FORD 2014 Transit Connect v.3 User Manual

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Base Curb Weight - is the weight

of the vehicle including a full tank

of fuel and all standard

equipment. It does not include

passengers, cargo, or optional
equipment.

Vehicle Curb Weight - is the

weight of your new vehicle when

you picked it up from your

authorized dealer plus any

aftermarket equipment.

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PAYLOAD

Payload - is the combined weight

of cargo and passengers that the

vehicle is carrying. The maximum

payload for your vehicle can be
found on the Tire Label on the

B-Pillar or the edge of the driver

door (vehicles exported outside

the US and Canada may not have
a Tire Label). Look for “THE

COMBINED WEIGHT OF

OCCUPANTS AND CARGO

SHOULD NEVER EXCEED XXX

kg OR XXX lb.” for maximum

payload. The payload listed on the
Tire Label is the maximum

payload for the vehicle as built by
the assembly plant. If you install

any aftermarket or

authorized-dealer installed
equipment on the vehicle, you

must subtract the weight of the

equipment from the payload listed

on the Tire Label in order to
determine the new payload.

WARNING

The appropriate loading

capacity of your vehicle can

be limited either by volume

capacity (how much space is
available) or by payload capacity

(how much weight the vehicle
should carry). Once you have

reached the maximum payload of

your vehicle, do not add more

cargo, even if there is space

available. Overloading or
improperly loading your vehicle

can contribute to loss of vehicle
control and vehicle rollover.

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Tourneo Connect/Transit Connect (CHC) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 07/2013

Load Carrying

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