Get Load Carrying Guide for Ford Edge SUV Second Generation (2015-2023)

REAR UNDER FLOOR

STORAGE

Cargo Management System

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The system is located in the floor of the

cargo area. Lift the handle to open.

CARGO NETS

WARNING

This net is not designed to restrain

objects during a collision or heavy

braking.

The cargo net secures lightweight objects

in the cargo area. Attach the net to the

anchors provided. Repeat the attachment

on both sides of the vehicle.

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ROOF RACKS AND LOAD

CARRIERS (If Equipped)

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 maximum recommended load, evenly

distributed on the roof rack, is 100 lb

(45 kg).

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Note: Never place loads directly on the roof

panel. The roof panel is not designed to

directly carry a load.

For correct roof rack system function, you

must place loads directly on crossbars

affixed to the roof rack side rails. When

using the roof rack system, we recommend

you use Ford Genuine Accessory crossbars

designed specifically for your vehicle.

Make sure that you securely fasten the

load. Check the tightness of the load

before driving and at each fuel stop.

LOAD LIMIT

Vehicle Loading - with and

without a Trailer

This section guides you in the

proper loading of your vehicle,

trailer, or both. 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.

Tire and Loading Label Information

Example:

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Payload

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PAYLOAD

Payload is the combined weight

of cargo and passengers that your

vehicle is carrying. The maximum

payload for your vehicle appears

on the Tire and Loading label. The

label is either on the B-pillar or the

edge of the driver door. Vehicles

exported outside the US and

Canada may not have a tire and

loading label. Look for “The

combined weight of occupants

and cargo should never exceed

XXX kg OR XXX lb” for maximum

payload. The payload listed on the

Tire and Loading Information label

is the maximum payload for your

vehicle as built by the assembly

plant. If you install any additional

equipment on your vehicle, you

must determine the new payload.

Subtract the weight of the

equipment from the payload listed

on the Tire and Loading label.

When towing, trailer tongue

weight or king pin weight is also

part of payload.

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.

GAWR (Gross Axle Weight

Rating)

GAWR is the maximum allowable

weight that a single axle (front or

rear) can carry. These numbers

are on the Safety Compliance

Certification label. The label is

located on the door hinge pillar,

door-latch post, or the door edge

that meets the door-latch post,

next to the driver seating position.

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The total load on each axle must

never exceed its Gross Axle

Weight Rating.

GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight

Rating)

GVWR is the maximum allowable

weight of the fully loaded vehicle.

This includes all options,

equipment, passengers and cargo.

It appears on the Safety

Compliance Certification label.

The label is located on the door

hinge pillar, door-latch post, or the

door edge that meets the

door-latch post, next to the driver

seating position.

The gross vehicle weight must

never exceed the Gross Vehicle

Weight Rating.

Safety Compliance Certification Label

Example:

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WARNING

Exceeding the Safety

Compliance Certification

label vehicle weight rating limits

could result in substandard

vehicle handling or performance,

engine, transmission and/or

structural damage, serious

damage to the vehicle, loss of

control and personal injury.

Maximum Loaded Trailer

Weight

Maximum loaded trailer weight is

the highest possible weight of a

fully loaded trailer the vehicle can

tow. Consult an authorized dealer

(or the RV and Trailer Towing

Guide available at an authorized

dealer) for more detailed

information.

GCWR (Gross Combined

Weight Rating)

GCWR is the maximum allowable

weight of the vehicle and the

loaded trailer, including all cargo

and passengers, that the vehicle

can handle without risking

damage. (Important: The towing

vehicle’s braking system is rated

for operation at Gross Vehicle

Weight Rating, not at Gross

Combined Weight Rating.)

Separate functional brakes should

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be used for safe control of towed

vehicles and for trailers where the

Gross Combined Weight of the

towing vehicle plus the trailer

exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight

Rating of the towing vehicle.

The gross combined weight must

never exceed the Gross Combined

Weight Rating.

Note: For trailer towing

information refer to the RV and

Trailer Towing Guide available at

an authorized dealer.

WARNINGS

Do not exceed the GVWR or

the GAWR specified on the

Safety Compliance Certification

label.

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.

Exceeding any vehicle weight

rating limitation could result

in serious damage to your vehicle,

personal injury or both.

Steps for determining the

correct load limit:

1. Locate the statement "The

combined weight of occupants

and cargo should never exceed

XXX kg or XXX lb." 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 kg or XXX lb.

4. The resulting figure equals the

available amount of cargo and

luggage load capacity. For

example, if the “XXX” amount

equals 1,400 lb. and there will

be five 150 lb. passengers in

your vehicle, the amount of

available cargo and luggage

load capacity is 650 lb.

(1400-750 (5 x 150) = 650 lb.)

5. Determine the combined

weight of luggage and cargo

being loaded on the vehicle.

That weight may not safely

exceed the available cargo and

luggage load capacity

calculated in Step 4.

6. If your vehicle will be towing a

trailer, load from your trailer

will be transferred to your

vehicle. Consult this manual to

determine how this reduces the

available cargo and luggage

load capacity of your vehicle.

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Helpful examples for calculating

the available amount of cargo

and luggage load capacity

Suppose your vehicle has a

1400-pound (635-kilogram) cargo

and luggage capacity. You decide

to go golfing. Is there enough load

capacity to carry you, four of your

friends and all the golf bags? You

and four friends average 220

pounds (99 kilograms) each and

the golf bags weigh approximately

30 pounds (13.5 kilograms) each.

The calculation would be: 1400 -

(5 x 220) - (5 x 30) = 1400 - 1100

- 150 = 150 pounds. Yes, you have

enough load capacity in your

vehicle to transport four friends

and your golf bags. In metric units,

the calculation would be: 635

kilograms - (5 x 99 kilograms) -

(5 x 13.5 kilograms) = 635 - 495 -

67.5 = 72.5 kilograms.

Suppose your vehicle has a

1400-pound (635-kilogram) cargo

and luggage capacity. You and

one of your friends decide to pick

up cement from the local home

improvement store to finish that

patio you have been planning for

the past two years. Measuring the

inside of the vehicle with the rear

seat folded down, you have room

for twelve 100-pound

(45-kilogram) bags of cement. Do

you have enough load capacity to

transport the cement to your

home? If you and your friend each

weigh 220 pounds (99 kilograms),

the calculation would be: 1400 -

(2 x 220) - (12 x 100) = 1400 - 440

- 1200 = - 240 pounds. No, you do

not have enough cargo capacity

to carry that much weight. In

metric units, the calculation would

be: 635 kilograms - (2 x 99

kilograms) - (12 x 45 kilograms) =

635 - 198 - 540 = -103 kilograms.

You will need to reduce the load

weight by at least 240 pounds

(104 kilograms). If you remove

three 100-pound (45-kilogram)

cement bags, then the load

calculation would be:1400 - (2 x

220) - (9 x 100) = 1400 - 440 -

900 = 60 pounds. Now you have

the load capacity to transport the

cement and your friend home. In

metric units, the calculation would

be: 635 kilograms - (2 x 99

kilograms) - (9 x 45 kilograms) =

635 - 198 - 405 = 32 kilograms.

The above calculations also

assume that the loads are

positioned in your vehicle in a

manner that does not overload

the front or the rear gross axle

weight rating specified for your

vehicle on the Safety Compliance

Certification label.

Special Loading Instructions

for Owners of Pick-up Trucks

and Utility-type Vehicles

WARNING

Loaded vehicles may handle

differently than unloaded

vehicles. Take extra precautions,

such as slower speeds and

increased stopping distance, when

driving a heavily loaded vehicle.

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