2018 FORD TRANSIT Owners Manual

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FORD TRANSIT 2018  Owners Manual LOAD RETAINING FIXTURES
Securing Cargo
Maximum Load
Value
Variant
1,125 lb (5,000 N)
All Van
Note: The number of load retaining fixtures
may vary depending on your vehicle model.
LOAD LIMIT
Vehicle Lo

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FORD TRANSIT 2018  Owners Manual Payload
Payload is the combined weight
of cargo and passengers that your
vehicle is carrying. The maximum
payload for your vehicle appears
on the Tire and Loading label. The
label is either on the B-p

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FORD TRANSIT 2018  Owners Manual The total load on each axle must
never exceed its Gross Axle
Weight Rating.
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating)
GVWR is the maximum allowable
weight of the fully loaded vehicle.
This includes all optio

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FORD TRANSIT 2018  Owners Manual be used for safe control of towed
vehicles and for trailers where the
Gross Combined Weight of the
towing vehicle plus the trailer
exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating of the towing vehicle.
The gro

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FORD TRANSIT 2018  Owners Manual Helpful examples for calculating
the available amount of cargo
and luggage load capacity
Suppose your vehicle has a
1400-pound (635-kilogram) cargo
and luggage capacity. You decide
to go golfing. Is t

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FORD TRANSIT 2018  Owners Manual Special Loading Instructions
for Owners of Pick-up Trucks
and Utility-type Vehicles
WARNING: Loaded vehicles
may handle differently than
unloaded vehicles. Take extra
precautions, such as slower
speed

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FORD TRANSIT 2018  Owners Manual TOWING A TRAILER
WARNING: Towing trailers
beyond the maximum
recommended gross trailer weight
exceeds the limit of your vehicle
and could result in engine
damage, transmission damage,
structural damag

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FORD TRANSIT 2018  Owners Manual RV & Trailer Towing Guide Online
http://www.fleet.ford.com/towing-guides/
Website
TRAILER SWAY CONTROL
Note: This feature does not prevent trailer
sway, but reduces it once it begins.
Note: This featu