Tires, Wheels and Loading
WARNING: Exceedinganyvehicleweightratinglimitation
couldresultinseriousdamagetothevehicleand/orpersonal
injury.
Stepsfordeterminingthecorrectloadlimit:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Locatethestatement“Thecombinedweightofoccupantsandcargo
shouldneverexceedXXXpounds”onyourvehicle’ splacard.
Determinethecombinedweightofthedriverandpassengersthat
willberidinginyourvehicle.
Subtractthecombinedweightofthedriverandpassengersfrom
XXXkilogramsorXXXpounds.
Theresultingfigureequalstheavailableamountofcargoand
luggageloadcapacity.Forexample,ifthe“XXX”amountequals
1,400
lb.andtherewillbefive150lb.passengersinyourvehicle,the
amountofavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacityis650lb.
(1400–750(5x150)=650lb.).
5.
6.
Determinethecombinedweightofluggageandcargobeingloaded
onthevehicle.Thatweightmaynotsafelyexceedtheavailable
cargoandluggageloadcapacitycalculatedinStep4.
Ifyourvehiclewillbetowingatrailer,loadfromyourtrailerwillbe
transferredtoyourvehicle.Consultthismanualtodeterminehow
thisreducestheavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacityofyour
vehicle.
Thefollowinggivesyouafewmoreexamplesonhowtocalculatethe
availableamountofcargoandluggageloadcapacity:
•
Anotherexampleforyourvehiclewith1400poundsofcargoand
luggagecapacity.Youdecidetogogolfing.Youandyourfriends
average220poundseachandthegolfbagsweighapproximately30
poundseach.Isthereenoughloadcapacitytocarryyou,4ofyour
friendsandallthegolfbags?Thecalculationwouldbe:1400–(5x
220)
–(5x30)=1400–1100–150=150pounds;yes,youhave
enoughloadcapacityinyourvehicletotransport4ofyourfriendsand
golfbags.
•
Afinalexampleforyourvehiclewith1400poundsofcargoand
luggagecapacity.Youandoneofyourfriendsdecidetopickup
cementfromthelocalhomeimprovementstoretofinishthatpatio
youhavebeenplanningforthepast2years.Measuringtheinsideof
thevehiclewiththerearseatfoldeddown,youhaveroomfor12-100
130
REVIEWCOPY
2005
MazdaBSeries(mbs),OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)(own2002),
Market: USA_English(fus)
| Categories | Mazda B-Series Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Tags | Mazda B4000 |
| Model Year | 2005 |
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