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Vehicle Loading
WARNING
Do not tow a trailer with this vehicle:
Towing a trailer with this vehicle is dangerous because it has not been designed to
tow a trailer and doing so will affect the drive system which could result in vehicle
damage.
This section will guide you in the proper loading of your vehicle, to keep your loaded
vehicle weight within its design rating capability. Properly loading your vehicle will
provide maximum return of vehicle design performance. Before loading your vehicle,
familiarize yourself with the following terms for determining your vehicle's weight ratings,
from the vehicle's Safety Certification Label and Tire and Load Information Label:
WARNING
Overloaded Vehicle:
Overloading a vehicle is dangerous. The results of overloading can have serious
consequences in terms of passenger safety. Too much weight on a vehicle's
suspension system can cause spring or shock absorber failure, brake failure,
handling or steering problems, irregular tire wear, tire failure or other damage.
Overloading makes a vehicle harder to drive and control. It also increases the
distance required for stopping. In cases of serious overloading, brakes can fail
completely, particularly on steep grades. The load a tire will carry safely is a
combination of the size of the tire, its load range, and corresponding inflation
pressure.
Never overload the vehicle and always observe the vehicle's weight ratings from the
vehicle's Safety Certification and Tire and Load Information labels.
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Tire Information (U.S.A.)
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Steps for Determining the Correct Load Limit
Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit-
(1) Locate the statement“The combined weight of occupants and cargo should
never exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs.”on your vehicle's placard.
(2) Determine the combined weight of the driver and passengers that will be
riding in your vehicle.
(3) Subtract the combined weight of the driver and passengers from XXX kg
or XXX lbs.
(4) The resulting figure equals the available amount of cargo and luggage load
capacity. For example, if the“XXX”amount equals 1400 lbs. and there
will be five 150 lb passengers in your vehicle, the amount of available
cargo and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs. (1400_
750 (5 × 150) = 650
lbs.)
(5) Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being loaded on the
vehicle. That weight may not safely exceed the available cargo and luggage
load capacity calculated in Step 4.
(6) If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your trailer will be
transferred to your vehicle. Consult this manual to determine how this
reduces the available cargo and luggage load capacity of your vehicle.
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (U.S.A.)
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Smart City Brake Support
(SCBS) ............................................ 4-127
Stopping the Smart City Brake
Support
(SCBS) system operation ......... 4-131
Spare Tire ............................................ 7-5
Specifications ...................................... 9-4
Speedometer ...................................... 4-11
SRS Air Bags
Front passenger occupant
classification system .................. 2-57
How the SRS air bags work ....... 2-50
Limitations to SRS air bag ......... 2-55
Monitoring ................................. 2-62
SRS air bag deployment
criteria ........................................ 2-54
Supplemental restraint system
components ................................ 2-48
Starting the Engine .............................. 4-3
Steering Wheel .................................. 3-29
Horn ........................................... 4-69
Storage Compartments .................... 5-133
Center console .......................... 5-134
Glove compartment .................. 5-134
Overhead console ..................... 5-133
Rear coat hooks ........................ 5-134
Storage pocket .......................... 5-133
Storage Pocket ................................ 5-133
Sunshade ........................................... 3-38
Sunvisors ........................................ 5-127
T
Tachometer ........................................ 4-12
Theft-Deterrent System ..................... 3-41
Tiedown
Hook .......................................... 7-21
Tire Information ................................ 8-25
T
Tire Pressure Monitoring System .... 4-149
Tires .................................................. 6-40
Flat Tire ........................................ 7-3
Replacing a Tire ......................... 6-42
Replacing a Wheel ..................... 6-43
Snow tires .................................. 3-46
Specifications ............................... 9-7
Temporary Spare Tire ................. 6-43
Tire chains .................................. 3-46
Tire Inflation Pressure ................ 6-41
Tire Rotation .............................. 6-41
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS) ................................... 8-23
Towing
Recreational towing ................... 3-49
Trailer Towing ............................ 3-49
Towing Description ........................... 7-20
Traction Control System (TCS) ........ 4-81
Transmitter .......................................... 3-5
Trip Computer ................................... 4-16
Trouble
Battery runs out .......................... 7-14
Emergency Starting .................... 7-17
Emergency Towing .................... 7-20
Flat Tire ........................................ 7-3
Overheating ................................ 7-18
Parking in an Emergency ............. 7-2
Warning/indicator lights and warning
sounds ........................................ 7-23
When trunk lid cannot be
opened ........................................ 7-38
Trunk Lid .......................................... 3-19
Inside trunk release lever ............ 3-22
When trunk lid cannot be
opened ........................................ 7-38
Turn and Lane-Change Signals ......... 4-63
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