164 2004 ECHO S/D from Feb. ’04 Prod. (OM52573U)
! Never allow anyone to ride in
the trunk. It is not designed for
passengers. They should ride
in their seats with their seat
belts properly fastened. Other-
wise, they are much more likely
to suffer serious bodily injury,
in the event of sudden braking
or a collision.
! Do not place anything on the
package tray behind the rear
seatback. Such items may be
thrown about and possibly in-
jure people in the vehicle dur-
ing sudden braking or an acci-
dent.
! Do not drive with objects left
on top of the instrument panel.
They may interfere with the
driver ’s field of view. Or they
may move during sharp vehicle
acceleration or turning, and im-
pair the driver ’s control of the
vehicle. In an accident they
may injure the vehicle occu-
pants.
NOTICE
Do not load the vehicle beyond
the vehicle capacity weight giv-
en in Section 8.
Cargo capacity depends on the to-
tal weight of the occupants.
(Cargo capacity) = (Total load capac-
ity) – (Total weight of occupants)
STEPS FOR DETERMINING
CORRECT LOAD LIMIT
1. Locate the statement “The
combined weight of occupants and
cargo should never exceed XXX
pounds” on your vehicle’s placard.
2. Determine the combined weight of
the driver and passengers that will
be riding in your vehicle.
3. Subtract the combined weight of
the driver and passengers from
XXX kilograms or XXX pounds.
04 01.06
—Capacity and distribution
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