CONSUMER INFORMATION AND REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS 543 kg) or more.
1. Calculate the total weight.
Example 2A
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2. Calculate the available load capacity.
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Vehicle capacity weight of the vehicle is 800 lbs( 363 kg), which is indicated on the vehicle placard with the statement“ The combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed 363 kg or 800 lbs”.
For example, the vehicle has one occupant weighing 165 lbs( 75 kg) plus cargo weighing 265 lbs( 120 kg). In addition, the vehicle is fitted with a trailer hitch weighing 22 lbs( 10 kg), to which is attached a trailer weighing 1,764 lbs( 800 kg). 10 % of the trailer weight is applied to the trailer tongue( i. e. Tongue load = 176 lbs( 80 kg)).
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3. The result of step 2 shows that a further 172 lbs( 78 kg) of cargo can be carried.
Example 2B
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For example, if a person weighing 143 lbs( 65 kg) and a child weighing 40 lbs( 18 kg) now enter the same vehicle( bringing the number of occupants to three), and a child restraint system weighing 11 lbs( 5 kg) is installed in the vehicle for the child to use, the calculations are as follows:
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