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Load Carrying

Make sure that you securely fasten the

Maximum Recommended Load

Amounts

Note: The maximum recommended load

is based on the load being evenly distributed

on the crossbars.

load. Check the tightness of the load

before driving and at each fuel stop.

Note: Never place loads directly on the roof

panel. The roof panel is not designed to

directly carry a load.

Description

Maximum Recommended Load

75 lb (35 kg)

Vehicles with Moonroof

Vehicles without Moonroof

165 lb (75 kg)

Adjusting the Crossbar (If Equipped)

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

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1. Loosen the crossbar bolt by using the

supplied tool or similar tool.

2. Move the crossbar to the new position.

following terms for determining

your vehicle’s weight rating, with

or without a trailer, from the

vehicle’s Tire and Loading

3. Tighten the bolt by using the supplied

tool or similar tool.

Note: For less wind noise and better

aerodynamics, only install the crossbars

when you need them for carrying cargo.

Information label or Safety

Compliance Certification label.

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Tire and Loading Label Information

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

Example:

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.

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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

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.

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

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The total load on each axle must

never exceed its Gross Axle

Weight Rating.

WARNING: Exceeding the

Safety Compliance Certification

label vehicle weight limits can

adversely affect the

GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight

Rating)

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.

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

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

door-latch post, next to the driver

seating position.

The gross vehicle weight must

never exceed the Gross Vehicle

Weight Rating.

information.

Safety Compliance Certification Label

Example:

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

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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

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.

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.

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.

WARNING: Do not exceed

the GVWR or the GAWR

specified on the certification

label.

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.

(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

WARNING: Exceeding any

vehicle weight rating can

calculated in Step 4.

adversely affect the

6. If your vehicle will be towing a

trailer, load from your trailer

will be transferred to your

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.

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

- 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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Special Loading Instructions

for Owners of Pick-up Trucks

and Utility-type Vehicles

(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

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

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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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