NISSAN 2015 LEAF - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 383)

WARNING
• It is extremely dangerous to ride
in the cargo area inside the ve-
hicle. In a collision, people riding
in these areas are more likely to
be seriously injured or killed.
• Do not allow people to ride in
any area of your vehicle that is
not equipped with seats and seat
belts.
• Be sure everyone in your vehicle
is in a seat and using a seat belt
properly.
TERMS
It is important to familiarize yourself with
the following terms before loading your
vehicle:
• Curb Weight (actual weight of your ve-
hicle) - vehicle weight including: stan-
dard and optional equipment, fluids,
emergency tools, and spare tire assem-
bly. This weight does not
include passen-
gers and cargo.
• GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) - curb
weight plus the combined weight of pas-
sengers and cargo.
• GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) -
maximum total combined weight of the
unloaded vehicle, passengers, luggage,
hitch, trailer tongue load and any other
optional equipment. This information is
located on the F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S.
label.
• GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) -
maximum weight (load) limit specified
for the front or rear axle. This information
is located on the F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S.
label.
• GCWR (Gross Combined Weight Rat-
ing) - The maximum total weight rating of
the vehicle, passengers, cargo, and
trailer.
• Vehicle Capacity Weight, Load limit, To-
tal load capacity - maximum total weight
limit specified of the load (passengers
and cargo) for the vehicle. This is the
maximum combined weight of occu-
pants and cargo that can be loaded into
the vehicle. If the vehicle is used to tow a
trailer, the trailer tongue weight must be
included as part of the cargo load. This
information is located on the Tire and
Loading Information label.
• Cargo capacity - permissible weight of
cargo, the subtracted weight of occu-
pants from the load limit.
VEHICLE LOADING INFORMATION
9-10 Technical and consumer information