LOAD CARRYING
PRECAUTIONS
Keep your loaded vehicle weight within its
design rating capability, with or without a
trailer. Properly loading your vehicle
provides maximum return of vehicle design
performance. Before you load your vehicle,
become familiar with the following terms
for determining your vehicle’ s weight rating,
with or without a trailer, from the vehicle’s
Tire and Loading Information label or
Safety Compliance Certification label.
WARNING: The appropriate
loading capacity of your vehicle can be
limited either by volume capacity (how
much space is available) or by payload
capacity (how much weight the vehicle
should carry). Once you have reached
the maximum payload of your vehicle,
do not add more cargo, even if there is
space available. Overloading or
improperly loading your vehicle can
contribute to loss of vehicle control and
vehicle rollover.
WARNING: Exceeding the Safety
Compliance Certification label vehicle
weight limits can adversely affect the
performance and handling of your
vehicle, cause vehicle damage and can
result in the loss of control of your
vehicle, serious personal injury or death.
WARNING: Do not use
replacement tires with lower load
carrying capacities than the original tires
because they may lower your vehicle's
GVWR and GAWR limitations.
Replacement tires with a higher limit
than the original tires do not increase the
GVWR and GAWR limitations.
WARNING: Do not exceed the
GVWR or the GAWR specified on the
certification label.
WARNING: Exceeding any vehicle
weight rating can adversely affect the
performance and handling of your
vehicle, cause vehicle damage and can
result in the loss of control of your
vehicle, serious personal injury or death.
WARNING: When loading the roof
racks, we recommend you evenly
distribute the load, as well as maintain
a low center of gravity. Loaded vehicles,
with higher centers of gravity, may
handle differently than unloaded
vehicles. Take extra precautions, such
as slower speeds and increased stopping
distance, when driving a heavily loaded
vehicle.
The gross combined weight must never
exceed the Gross Combined Weight Rating.
LOCATING THE SAFETY
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION
LABELS
Safety Compliance Certification Label
Example:
316
Explorer (CTW) Canada/Mexico/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202401, DOM
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