Operation, Tires and wheels – Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2010 Owners Manual User Manual

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vary from data shown in the following
illustration. Refer to Tire and Loading
Information placard on vehicle for actual
data specific to your vehicle.

The seating capacity gives you important
information on the number of occupants that
can be in the vehicle. Observe front and rear
seating capacity. The Tire and Loading
Information placard showing seating
capacity : is located on the driver’s door
B-pillar (

Y

page 166).

Steps for determining correct load limit

The following steps have been developed as
required of all manufacturers under Title 49,
Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part 575
pursuant to the “National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act of 1966”.

X

Step 1: Locate the statement “The

combined weight of occupants and cargo
should never exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs.”
on your vehicle’s Tire and Loading
Information placard.

X

Step 2: Determine the combined weight of

the driver and passengers that will be riding
in your vehicle.

X

Step 3: Subtract the combined weight of

the driver and passengers from
XXX kilograms or XXX lbs.

X

Step 4: The resulting figure equals the

available amount of cargo and luggage load
capacity. For example, if the “XXX” amount
equals 1

400 lbs and there will be five

150 lbs passengers in your vehicle, the

amount of available cargo and luggage load
capacity is 650 lbs
(1

400 - 750 (5 x 150) = 650 lbs).

X

Step 5: Determine the combined weight of

luggage and cargo being loaded on the
vehicle. That weight may not safely exceed
the available cargo and luggage load
capacity calculated in step 4.

X

Step 6 (if applicable): If your vehicle will

be towing a trailer, load from your trailer
will be transferred to your vehicle. Consult
this manual to determine how this reduces
the available cargo and luggage load
capacity of your vehicle (

Y

page 169).

The following table shows examples on how
to calculate total and cargo load capacities
with varying seating configurations and
number and size of occupants. The following
examples use a load limit of 1

500 lbs.

This

is for illustration purposes only. Make sure

you are using the actual load limit for your
vehicle stated on the vehicle’s Tire and
Loading Information placard (

Y

page 166).

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