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th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
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iving, braking andsteer ing charact eristic s
ch ang edepen dingon :
R Type ofload,
R Weight
R The centerof grav ity oftheload
The gross vehicle weight (GVW) istheve hicle
we ight including fuel,vehicle tool kit, spar e
wheel, accessor iesinstalled, vehicle occupants
and luggage/load.
Do notex ceed themaximum permissible pay‐
load weight orper missib legross mass (GVWR)
fo ryo ur vehicle. Themaximum permissible pay‐
load weight andGVWR aregiv en on theve hicle
identif ication platefo und onthedr iver's door B-
pillar . Fu
rther mor e,theload mustbe distribut edin
suc hawa yth at thewe ight oneac haxle never
exc eeds themaximum gross axle weight rating
(GA WR)fo rth efront and rear axle s.The releva nt
GV WR and GAWR information canbefound on
th eve hicle identif ication plateon thedr iver's
side B-pillar .
Bear thefo llo wing inmin dwhen loading and
transpor tingloads:
R Neverexc eed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R Position heavyloads asfarfo rw ards asposs i‐
ble and aslow do wn inthecar gocom part‐
ment aspossible.
R Ifpossible, alwaystranspor tloads inthe
cargo compartment. Onlyusethecar gocom‐
par tmen tenlar gement ifth eload does notfit
in thecar gocom partmen t.
R Alw aysplace theload agains tth ebac kres ts
of thefront seats orrear seat s. R
Sec ureth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly.
R Use tie-do wneyesand fastening componen ts
th at aresuit able forth ewe ight andsize of
th eload.
If th ere ar ben chseat isno toccupied:
R Inser tth eseat belts intoseat beltbuckles of
th eopposit eseat beltinadiagonal pattern.
R Secur eth eload withsuf ficie ntly tear-resis t‐
ant and wear-resis tant tie downs .
R Padshar pedg esforpr otect ion. St
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ervie wof thefront stow ageco mp art‐
ments &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dinco rrect ly
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age Seat
sand stow ing 93
