1998 CHEVROLET S10 Owners Manual

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Load' g Your W icle
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EE dbdEFi'S. MANUAL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Weight Rating (GAWR). To find out the. actual'loacls 'un
your brit-andlrear axles, you. need to go to. a weigh
statim and
weigh your vehicle. YOLK &der can hilp
you. with this, B;e. .sure- to spread out your load equdny on
both 3ide.s of the. centerline.
Never exceed the GVWR for your vehicle, .or the
GAWR for either the front -or rew axle.
And, if yocdo have a heavy load, you should Spread
it out.
Sirnilsir appearing vehicles may have -Merent GVWRS.
and payloads, Pkase note the Certificati.onlThe label of
your truck or consult your dealer Eor-additional.-~~~a~ls.
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1i1 the case.of a sudden stop or ct 14, things
carried
in the bed .of your truck could,shi€t
forward; and come into the. passenger mea,
injuring yowand others,. If you putdngs in the
bed of.your truck, you should
makc .- ure. they are-
properly secured.
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Do’not load your vehicle any neavwr tnqn the
GV-WR, or%itlxer the: maximum front or rear
GAWR. If. yon do, parts on your vehicle can
break, or it can change the way your vehicle
handles.
These: could cause yau h- lose:c,ontrol.
Also, overloading: can ,sho;rten the [email protected]
your VI-, icle..
Your -warranty dwsxot cover parts or
cumpanents that.€&] be cause^ of :overloading. I
mere’s also importat hading information for &-road
driving in this manual. See “Laading Your Vehicle for
0.ff-Road Driving-: -in .the Inttex.
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Payload
Any logd that extends heyond.lhe vekclg’s taillamp
mea must. be pmp-eesly marked according. to local laws
and regulations. ..
Add-on Equipment-
When you carry removable items, you may need to puta
limit. on how m.any- people you carry inside youf vehicle:.
Be- sure .to weigh .your vehicle befioreyou buy -and install
the hew equipment.
NOTI-CE-:
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Your warranty doesn’t cover parts or
components that fail because of averloading.
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