le s s fre q ue nt, th e re is a n in c re a s e d te n-
d e nc y fo r c orro s ion to form on ro to rs , w hile
c onta m ina nts a c c um ula te o n th e b ra ke
p a d s . Th is o c c urs b e c a us e th e m inim a l
p re s s ure w hic h m us t b e e xe rte d b y th e
p a d s d uring b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns to c le a n th e
ro to rs is n ot re a c he d .
4. The re s ulting figure e q ua ls th e a va ila b le
a m ount o f c a rg o a nd lu gga ge lo a d
c a p a c ity.
Fo r e xa m p le , if th e XXX a m ount e q ua ls
1,4 00 lb s a nd th e re w ill b e five 1 50-lb s
p a s s e nge rs in yo ur ve hic le , th e a m ount
of a va ila b le c a rg o a nd lu gga ge lo a d
c a p a c ity is 6 50 lb s :
S hould c orro s ion fo rm o n th e b ra ke ro to rs ,
th e b ra ke s w ill te nd to re s p ond w ith a p ul-
s a tin g e ffe c t th a t e ve n e xte nd e d a p p lic a -
tio n w ill fa il to c ure .
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,4 00 lb s m inus 7 50 lb s = 6 50 lb s
5. De te rm ine th e c om b ine d w e ight o f lu g-
ga ge a nd c a rg o b e ing lo a d e d o n th e
ve hic le . Th a t w e ight s hould n e ve r
e xc e e d the a va ila b le c a rg o a nd lugga ge
loa d c a p a c ity c a lc ula te d in S te p 4
Ca rg o lo a d in g
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.
If yo ur ve hic le w ill b e to wing a tra ile r,
p a rt o f th e lo a d fro m yo ur tra ile r w ill b e
tra ns fe rre d to yo ur ve hic le . C ons ult th e
m a nua l fo r tra ns p ortin g a tra ile r to
d e te rm ine h ow th is m a y re d uc e th e
a va ila b le c a rg o a nd lu gga ge lo a d
c a p a c ity o f yo ur ve hic le .
To a vo id lo a d ing th e tire s b e yo nd
th e ir a p p ro ve d c a rryin g c a p a c ity,
ne ve r o ve rlo a d th e ve hic le . O ve rlo a d ing
c a n le a d to o ve rh e a tin g a nd in c re a s e s th e
ra te a t w hic h d a m a ge d e ve lop s in s id e th e
tire s . Th e u ltim a te re s ult c a n a s s um e th e
form o f a s ud d e n a ir lo s s .<
Lo a d
De te rm in in g th e lo a d lim it
The p e rm itte d loa d is th e to ta l of th e we ight
of o c c up a nts a nd c a rg o/lugga ge . Th e
gre a te r th e w e ight o f o c c up a nts , th e le s s
c a rg o/lugga ge c a n b e tra ns p orte d .
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.
Loc a te th e fo llowing s ta te m e nt o n th e
d rive r's d oor p illa r:
The c om b ine d w e ight o f o c c u-
p a nts a nd c a rg o s hould n e ve r
e xc e e d XXX lb s o r YYY kg . Fa ilure to
ob s e rve th is c a n c om p ro m is e yo ur
ve hic le 's d rivin g s ta b ility a nd c a us e
ve hic le d a m a ge .<
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3
.
.
De te rm ine th e c om b ine d w e ight o f th e
d rive r a nd p a s s e nge rs th a t w ill b e rid ing
in yo ur ve hic le
S ub tra c t th e c om b ine d w e ight o f th e
d rive r a nd p a s s e nge rs fro m XXX
p ound s o r YYY kilo gra m s
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Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 631 - © 07/03 BMW AG
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