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Consumer information and Reporting safety defects/Vehicle load limit – how to determine
load = 176 lbs (80 kg)).
1. Calculate the total weight.
Example 2B
CAUTION
child to use, the calculations are as
follows.
1. Calculate the total weight.
Your vehicle is neither de-
signed nor intended to be
used for trailer towing. There-
fore, never tow a trailer with
your vehicle.
2. Calculate the available load ca-
pacity.
2. Calculate the available load ca-
pacity.
3. The result of step 2 shows that a
further 162 lbs (73 kg) of cargo can
be carried.
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
3. The total weight now exceeds
the capacity weight by 32 lbs (15
kg), so the cargo weight must be