2009 Mazda B Series B 2300 Owners Manual

Tires, Wheels and Loading
5.
6.
Determinethecombinedweightofluggageandcargobeingloaded
onthevehicle.Thatweightmaynotsafelyexceedtheavailable
cargoandluggageloadcapacitycalculatedinStep4.
Ifyourvehiclewillbetowingatrailer,loadfromyourtrailerwillbe
transferredtoyourvehicle.Consultthismanualtodeterminehow
thisreducestheavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacityofyour
vehicle.
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-(5x
99
kg)-(5x13.5kg)=635-495-67.5=72.5kg.
•
Afinalexampleforyourvehiclewith1,400lb.(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.
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