2008 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Tires, Wheels and Loading
Exceedinganyvehicleweightratinglimitationcouldresultin
seriousdamagetothevehicleand/orpersonalinjury.
Stepsfordeterminingthecorrectloadlimit:
1.
Locatethestatement“Thecombinedweightofoccupantsandcargo
shouldneverexceedXXXkgorXXXlb.”onyourvehicle’splacard.
2.
Determinethecombinedweightofthedriverandpassengersthatwill
beridinginyourvehicle.
3.
Subtractthecombinedweightofthedriverandpassengersfrom
XXXkgorXXXlb.
4.
Theresultingfigureequalstheavailableamountofcargoandluggage
loadcapacity.Forexample,ifthe“XXX”amountequals1,400lb.and
therewillbefive150lb.passengersinyourvehicle,theamountof
availablecargoandluggageloadcapacityis650lb.(1400-750(5x150)
=
650lb.).Inmetricunits(635-340(5x68)=295kg.)
5.
thevehicle.Thatweightmaynotsafelyexceedtheavailablecargoand
luggageloadcapacitycalculatedinStep4.
Determinethecombinedweightofluggageandcargobeingloadedon
6.
transferredtoyourvehicle.Consultthismanualtodeterminehowthis
reducestheavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacityofyourvehicle.
Ifyourvehiclewillbetowingatrailer,loadfromyourtrailerwillbe
Thefollowinggivesyouafewexamplesonhowtocalculatetheavailable
amountofcargoandluggageloadcapacity:
Anotherexampleforyourvehiclewith1,400lb.(635kg)ofcargoand
luggagecapacity.Youdecidetogogolfing.Isthereenoughload
capacitytocarryyou,4ofyourfriendsandallthegolfbags?Youand
fourfriendsaverage220lb.(99kg)eachandthegolfbagsweigh
approximately30lb.(13.5kg)each.Thecalculationwouldbe:1400-
(5
x220)-(5x30)=1400-1100-150=150lb.Yes,youhave
enoughloadcapacityinyourvehicletotransportfourfriendsand
yourgolfbags.Inmetricunits,thecalculationwouldbe:635kg-
(5
x99kg)-(5x13.5kg)=635-495-67.5=72.5kg.
Afinalexampleforyourvehiclewith1,400lb.(635kg)ofcargoand
luggagecapacity.Youandoneofyourfriendsdecidetopickup
cementfromthelocalhomeimprovementstoretofinishthatpatio
youhavebeenplanningforthepast2years.Measuringtheinside
ofthevehiclewiththerearseatfoldeddown,youhaveroomfor
12-100
lb.(45kg)bagsofcement.Doyouhaveenoughloadcapacity
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Model Year2008
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