Tires, Wheels and Loading
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Afinalexampleforyourvehiclewith1400lb.(635kg)ofcargoand
luggagecapacity.Youandoneofyourfriendsdecidetopickup
cementfromthelocalhomeimprovementstoretofinishthatpatio
youhavebeenplanningforthepast2years.Measuringtheinsideof
thevehiclewiththerearseatfoldeddown,youhaveroomfor
12-100
lb.(45kg)bagsofcement.Doyouhaveenoughloadcapacity
totransportthecementtoyourhome?Ifyouandyourfriendeach
weigh220lb.(99kg),thecalculationwouldbe:1400-(2x220)-(12
x100)=1400-440-1200=-240lb.No,youdonothaveenough
cargocapacitytocarrythatmuchweight.Inmetricunits,the
calculationwouldbe:635kg-(2x99kg)-(12x45kg)=635-198-
540
240
=-103kg.Youwillneedtoreducetheloadweightbyatleast
lb.(104kg).Ifyouremove3-100lb.(45kg)cementbags,then
theloadcalculationwouldbe:
1400
-(2x220)-(9x100)=1400-440-900=60lb.Nowyouhave
theloadcapacitytotransportthecementandyourfriendhome.In
metricunits,thecalculationwouldbe:635kg-(2x99kg)-(9x
45
kg)=635-198-405=32kg.
Theabovecalculationsalsoassumethattheloadsarepositionedinyour
vehicleinamannerthatdoesnotoverloadtheFrontortheRearGross
AxleWeightRatingspecifiedforyourvehicleontheSafetyCompliance
CertificationLabelfoundontheedgeofthedriver’sdoor.
TRAILER TOWING
WARNING:Nevertowatrailerwiththisvehicle.Yourvehicleis
notequippedtotow.Notowingpackagesareavailablethrough
anauthorizeddealer.
RECREATIONAL TOWING
Followtheseguidelinesifyouhaveaneedforrecreational(RV)towing.
Anexampleofrecreationaltowingwouldbetowingyourvehiclebehind
amotorhome.Theseguidelinesaredesignedtoensurethatyour
transmissionisnotdamaged.
Note:Putyourclimatecontrolsysteminrecirculatedairmodeto
preventexhaustfumesfromenteringthevehicle.
FrontWheelDrive(FWD)vehicleswithautomatictransmissions:
Donottowthevehiclewiththefrontdrivewheelsontheground.Itis
recommendedtotowyourvehiclewiththefrontdrivewheelsonadolly
orwithallfour(4)wheelsoffthegroundonacar-haulingtrailer.
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Fusion(fsn)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
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Model Year | 2009 |
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