Get Load Carrying Guide for Ford Fiesta 4 Door Sixth Generation (2009-2016)

Load Carrying

GENERAL INFORMATION

REAR UNDER FLOOR

STORAGE(If Equipped)

WARNINGS

Use load securing straps to an

approved standard, e.g. DIN.

Adjustable Load Floor

A

B

Make sure that you secure all loose

items properly.

Place luggage and other loads as low

and as far forward as possible within

the luggage or loadspace.

Do not drive with the liftgate or rear

door open. Exhaust fumes may enter

your vehicle.

Do not exceed the maximum front

and rear axle loads for your vehicle.

See Vehicle Identification

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Number (page 243).

A

B

Upper position

Lower position

Do not allow items to contact the

rear windows.

The load floor can be placed in either

position on shelves located at the rear of

the luggage compartment trim.

Note: When loading long objects in to your

vehicle, for example pipes, timber or

furniture be careful not to damage the

interior trim.

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You can hold the load floor open. Use the

stoppers located at the side of the luggage

compartment to hold the floor up.

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Removing the Cover

CARGO NETS(If Equipped)

InstallingandRemovingtheCargo

Net

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Installing the Cargo Net

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LOAD LIMIT

Vehicle Loading - with and

without a Trailer

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This section will guide you in the

proper loading of your vehicle,

trailer or both, to keep your loaded

vehicle weight within its design

rating capability, with or without

a trailer. Properly loading your

vehicle will provide maximum

return of vehicle design

1. Raise the rear outer head restraints.

See Head Restraints (page 103).

2. Attach the top securing clips to the

head restraint outer posts.

3. Attach the bottom securing clips to the

anchor points.

Removing the Cargo Net

performance. Before loading your

vehicle, familiarize yourself with

the following terms for

determining your vehicle’s weight

ratings, with or without a trailer,

from the vehicle’s Tire Label or

Safety Compliance Certification

Label:

1. Raise the rear outer head restraints.

See Head Restraints (page 103).

2. Detach the top and bottom securing

clips.

LUGGAGE COVERS

WARNING

Base Curb Weight - is the weight

of the vehicle including a full tank

of fuel and all standard

Do not place objects on the luggage

cover.

equipment. It does not include

passengers, cargo, or optional

equipment.

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Vehicle Curb Weight - is the

weight of your new vehicle when

you picked it up from your

authorized dealer plus any

aftermarket equipment.

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authorized-dealer installed

equipment on the vehicle, you

must subtract the weight of the

equipment from the payload listed

on the Tire Label in order to

determine the new payload.

Payload - is the combined weight

of cargo and passengers that the

vehicle is carrying. The maximum

payload for your vehicle can be

found on the Tire Label on the

B-Pillar or the edge of the driver

door (vehicles exported outside

the US and Canada may not have

a Tire 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 Label is the maximum

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

payload for the vehicle as built by

the assembly plant. If you install

any aftermarket or

improperly loading your vehicle

can contribute to loss of vehicle

control and vehicle rollover.

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Example only:

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Cargo Weight - includes all

weight added to the Base Curb

Weight, including cargo and

optionalequipment. Whentowing,

trailer tongue load or king pin

weight is also part of cargo weight.

Certification Label. The label shall

be affixed to either the door hinge

pillar, door-latch post, or the door

edge that meets the door-latch

post, next to the driver's seating

position. The total load on each

axle must never exceed its

Gross Axle Weight Rating.

GAW (Gross Axle Weight) - is

the total weight placed on each

axle (front and rear) including

vehicle curb weight and all

payload.

Note: For trailer towing

information refer to the RV and

Trailer Towing Guide available at

an authorized dealer.

GAWR (Gross Axle Weight

Rating) - is the maximum

allowable weight that can be

carried by a single axle (front or

rear). These numbers are shown

on the Safety Compliance

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Safety Compliance Certification

Label. The label shall be affixed

to either the door hinge pillar,

door-latch post, or the door edge

that meets the door-latch post,

next to the driver's seating

position. The Gross Vehicle

Weight must never exceed the

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) -

is the Vehicle Curb Weight, plus

cargo, plus passengers.

GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight

Rating) - is the maximum

allowable weight of the fully

loaded vehicle (including all

options, equipment, passengers

and cargo). It is shown on the

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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.

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GCW

GVW

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or external) and a tongue load of

10–15% (conventional trailer) or

king pin weight of 15–25% (fifth

wheel trailer). Consult an

authorized dealer (or the RV and

Trailer Towing Guide available at

an authorized dealer) for more

detailed information.

GCW(GrossCombinedWeight)

- is the Gross Vehicle Weight plus

the weight of the fully loaded

trailer.

GCWR (Gross Combined

WeightRating)- 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

Tongue Load or Fifth Wheel

King Pin Weight - refers to the

amount of the weight that a trailer

pushes down on a trailer hitch.

Examples: For a 5000 pound

(2268 kilogram) conventional

trailer, multiply 5000 by 0.10 and

0.15 to obtain a proper tongue

load range of 500 to 750 pounds

(227 to 340 kilograms). For an

11500 pound (5216 kilogram) fifth

wheel trailer, multiply by 0.15 and

0.25 to obtain a proper king pin

load range of 1725 to 2875 pounds

(782 to 1304 kilograms).

Combined Weight Rating.)

Separate functional brakes should

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

WARNINGS

Combined Weight Rating.

Do not exceed the GVWR or

the GAWR specified on the

Safety Compliance Certification

Label.

Maximum Loaded Trailer

Weight - is the highest possible

weight of a fully loaded trailer the

vehicle can tow. It assumes a

vehicle with mandatory options,

driver and front passenger weight

(150 pounds [68 kilograms]

each), no cargo weight (internal

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4. The resulting figure equals the

WARNINGS

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.

Do not use replacement tires

with lower load carrying

capacities than the original tires

because they may lower the

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

Exceeding any vehicle weight

rating limitation could result

in serious damage to the vehicle

and/or personal injury.

calculated in Step 4.

Steps for determining the

correct load limit:

6. If your vehicle will be towing a

trailer, load from your trailer

will be transferred to your

1. Locate the statement "The

combined weight of occupants

and cargo should never exceed

XXX kg or XXX lb." on your

vehicle’s placard.

vehicle. Consult this manual to

determine how this reduces the

available cargo and luggage

load capacity of your vehicle.

2. Determine the combined

weight of the driver and

passengers that will be riding

in your vehicle.

The following gives you a few

examples on how to calculate the

available amount of cargo and

luggage load capacity:

3. Subtract the combined weight

of the driver and passengers

from XXX kg or XXX lb.

*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

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- 150 = 150 pounds. Yes, 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.

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.

The above calculations also

assume that the loads are

*Suppose your vehicle has a

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. The label shall

be affixed to either the door hinge

pillar, door-latch post, or the door

edge that meets the door-latch

post, next to the driver's seating

position.

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

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