Tires, Wheels and Loading
VEHICLE LOADING
Thissectionwillguideyouintheproperloadingofyourvehicletokeep
yourloadedvehicleweightwithinitsdesignratingcapability.Properly
loadingyourvehiclewillprovidemaximumreturnofvehicledesign
performance.Beforeloadingyourvehicle,familiarizeyourselfwiththe
followingtermsfordeterminingyourvehicle’sweightratingsfromthe
vehicle’sTireLabelorSafetyComplianceCertificationLabel:
BaseCurbWeight–istheweightofthevehicleincludingafulltankof
fuelandallstandardequipment.Itdoesnotincludepassengers,cargo,or
optionalequipment.
VehicleCurbWeight–istheweightofyournewvehiclewhenyou
pickeditupfromyourauthorizeddealerplusanyaftermarketequipment.
Payload–isthecombinedweightofcargoandpassengersthatthe
vehicleiscarrying.Themaximumpayloadforyourvehiclecanbefound
ontheTireLabelontheB-Pillarortheedgeofthedriver’sdoor
(vehiclesexportedoutsidetheUSandCanadamaynothaveaTire
Label).Lookfor“THECOMBINEDWEIGHTOFOCCUPANTSAND
CARGOSHOULDNEVEREXCEEDXXXkgORXXXlb.”for
maximumpayload.ThepayloadlistedontheTireLabelisthemaximum
payloadforthevehicleasbuiltbytheassemblyplant.Ifanyaftermarket
orauthorized-dealerinstalledequipmenthasbeeninstalledonthe
vehicle,theweightoftheequipmentmustbesubtractedfromthe
payloadlistedontheTireLabelinordertodeterminethenewpayload.
WARNING:Theappropriateloadingcapacityofyourvehiclecan
belimitedeitherbyvolumecapacity(howmuchspaceis
available)orbypayloadcapacity(howmuchweightthevehicleshould
carry).Onceyouhavereachedthemaximumpayloadofyourvehicle,
donotaddmorecargo,evenifthereisspaceavailable.Overloadingor
improperlyloadingyourvehiclecancontributetolossofvehicle
controlandvehiclerollover.
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2009
Fusion(fsn)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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Model Year | 2009 |
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