Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 211)

Tires and wheels
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you are using the actual load limit for your
vehicle stated on the vehicle’s Tire and Load- ing Information placard ( Y page 208).
Example Combined weight
limit of occupants
and cargo from Tire
and Loading Infor-
mation placard
Number of
occupants
(driver and
passengers)
Seating con-
figuration
Occupants weight Combined
weight of all
occupants
Available cargo/luggage
and trailer tongue weight
(total load limit from Tire
and Loading Information
placard minus combined
weight of all occupants)
1 1 500 lbs 5 front: 2
rear: 3 Occupant 1: 150 lbs
Occupant 2: 180 lbs
Occupant 3: 160 lbs
Occupant 4: 140 lbs
Occupant 5: 120 lbs 750 lbs 1 500 lbs - 750 lbs = 750 lbs
2 1 500 lbs 3 front: 1
rear: 2 Occupant 1: 200 lbs
Occupant 2: 190 lbs
Occupant 3: 150 lbs 540 lbs 1 500 lbs - 540 lbs = 960 lbs
3 1 500 lbs 1 front: 1 Occupant 1: 150 lbs 150 lbs 1 500 lbs - 150 lbs = 1 350 lbs
The higher the weight of all occupants, the
less cargo and luggage load capacity is avail-
able.
For more information, see “Trailer tongue
load” (
Y page 210).
Certification label
Even after careful determination of the com-
bined weight of all occupants, cargo and the
trailer tongue load (if applicable)
(
Y page 210) as to not exceed the permissi-
ble load limit, you must make sure your vehi-
cle never exceeds the Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR) and the Gross Axle Weight
Rating (GAWR) for either the front or rear axle.
You can obtain the GVWR and GAWR from the
certification label. The certification label can
be found on the driver’s door B-pillar, see the
“Technical data” section (
Y page 333).
Operation
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