loaded traile r - does not make the
vehicle heavi er than the vehicle's G ross
Vehicle Weight Rat ing.
Determining correct load limit
Use the example below to cal
culate the total weight of the
passengers and luggage or oth
er things that you plan to trans
port so that you can make sure
that your vehicle will not be
overloaded.
Steps for Determining
Correct Load Limit
1. Locate the statement "THE
COMBINED WEIGHT OF OC
CUPANTS AND CARGO
SHOULD NEVER EXCEED XXX KG OR XXX LBS"on your vehi
cle's placard (tire inflation
pressure label)
¢ page 256 ,
fig. 210 .
2. Determine the combined
weight of the drive r and pa s
sengers that will be riding in
your vehicle.
3 . Subtract the combined
weight of the driver and pas
sengers from
" XXX " kilo
grams or
"XXX " pounds
shown on the sticker
¢page 256 , fig. 210.
4. The resulting figure equals
the available amount of car-
Tires and wheels 261
go and luggage load capaci
ty. For exampl e, if the
"XXX"
amount equal s 1400 lbs.
and there will be five 150
lb s. passengers in your vehi
c le, the amount of available
c argo and lugga ge load ca
pacity is 650 lb s. (1400-7 50
(5
X 150) = 650 lbs .)
5. Dete rmine the combined
weight of luggage and cargo being loaded on the vehi cle .
That weight may not safely exceed the available cargo
and luggage load capa city
cal culated in Step
4.
6 . If your vehi cle will be towing
a trailer , load from your trail
er will be transferred to your
vehicle. Consult this manual
to determine how this re duce s the available cargo
and luggage load capacity of
your vehicle .
~ Check the tire sidewall
(¢ page 263 , fig. 214) to de
term ine the designated load
rating for a specif ic t ire.
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284 Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer
gency crews and working personnel who
have the necessary tools and equipment to perform these operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
Q;) Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission
cannot be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary , the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi
cle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a
discharged or weak battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another vehicle,
using a
pair of jumper cables to start the en
gine .
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently
large cross section to carry the starter current
safely. Refer to the manufacturer's specifica
ti ons.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated termi
nal clamps which are distinctly marked :
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minus (-) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal
injury. Follow the instructions below for
safe handling of your vehicle's battery.
- Always shield your eyes and avoid lean
ing over the battery whenever possible. -
A discharged battery can freeze at tem
peratures just below
32 °F (0 °(). Before
connecting a jumper cable, you must
thaw the frozen battery completely, oth
erwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin . Flush any contacted area with
water immediately .
- Improper use of a booster battery to
start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gas
es . Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga
rettes away from batteries .
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with
a low acid level in the battery .
- The voltage of the booster battery must
also have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged bat
tery . Use of batteries of different voltage
or substantially different "Ah" rating
may cause an explosion and personal in
jury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trap
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has
been frozen. The battery case may have
be weakened.
- Use of batteries of different voltage or
substantially different capacity (Ah) rat
ing may cause an explosion and injury.
The capacity (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS¢
page 230, Engine com
partment.
@ Note
- Applying a higher voltage booster bat
tery will cause expensive damage to sen
sitive electronic components, such as
control units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact be
tween the vehicles as otherwise current
could already start to flow as soon as the
positive(+) terminals are connected. ..,.
