Vehicle load capacity -15 – NISSAN 2009 Sentra User Manual

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● GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) - curb

weight plus the combined weight of
passengers and cargo.

● GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rat-

ing) - maximum total combined
weight of the unloaded vehicle, pas-
sengers,

luggage,

hitch,

trailer

tongue load and any other optional
equipment. This information is lo-
cated on the F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S.
certification label.

● GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) -

maximum weight (load) limit specified
for the front or rear axle. This informa-
tion

is

located

on

the

F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S.

certification

label.

● GCWR (Gross Combined Weight

rating) - The maximum total weight
rating of the vehicle, passengers,
cargo, and trailer.

● Vehicle Capacity Weight, Load limit,

Total load capacity - maximum total
weight limit specified of the load
(passengers and cargo) for the ve-
hicle. This is the maximum combined
weight of occupants and cargo that
can be loaded into the vehicle. If the
vehicle is used to tow a trailer, the
trailer tongue weight must be in-
cluded as part of the cargo load. This
information is located on the Tire and
Loading Information label (if so
equipped).

● Cargo capacity - permissible weight

of cargo, the subtracted weight of
occupants from the load limit.

VEHICLE LOAD CAPACITY

Do not exceed the load limit of your ve-
hicle shown as “The combined weight of
occupants and cargo” on the Tire and
Loading Information label. Do not exceed
the number of occupants shown as
“Seating Capacity” on the Tire and Load-
ing Information label.

To get “the combined weight of occu-
pants and cargo”, add the weight of all
occupants, then add the total luggage
weight. Examples are shown in the follow-
ing illustration.

Technical and consumer information

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