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Cargo and luggage—

—Stowage precautions

Cargo capacity

When stowing cargo and luggage in

the vehicle, observe the following:

D Put cargo and luggage in the lug-

gage compartment when at all

possible. Be sure all items are se-

cured in place.

D Do not store more than 91 kg

(200 lb.) of cargo and luggage

in the luggage compartment. If

the third seats are occupied,

do not store cargo and luggage

in the luggage compartment.

Cargo capacity may increase or de-

crease depending on the size (weight)

and the number of occupants. For de-

tails, see “Capacity and distribution”

that follows.

D Be careful to keep the vehicle bal-

anced. Locating the weight as far

forward as possible helps maintain

balance.

D Do not place anything on the

flattened seat or it may slide

forward during braking.

CAUTION

Do not apply the load more than

each load limit. That may cause

not only damage to the tires, but

also deterioration to the steering

ability and braking ability, which

may cause an accident.

D Never allow anyone to ride in

the luggage compartment. It is

not designed for passengers.

They should ride in their seats

with their seat belts properly

fastened. Otherwise, they are

much more likely to suffer seri-

ous bodily injury, in the event

of sudden braking or a colli-

sion.

D For better fuel economy, do not

carry unneeded weight.

CAUTION

D To prevent cargo and luggage

from sliding forward during

braking, do not stack anything

in the luggage compartment

higher than the seatbacks.

Keep cargo and luggage low,

as close to the floor as pos-

sible.

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—Capacity and distribution

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 com-

bined weight of occupants and

cargo should never exceed XXX

kg or XXX lbs.” 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 lbs.

(4) The resulting figure equals the

available amount of cargo and

luggage load capacity. For exam-

ple, if the “XXX” amount equals

1400 lbs. and there will be five

150 lb passengers in your ve-

hicle, the amount of available

cargo and luggage load capacity

D Do not place anything on the

luggage cover. Such items may

be thrown about and possibly

injure people in the vehicle

during sudden braking or an

accident. Secure all items in a

safe place.

D 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.

650

lbs.

(1400–750

(5x150)=650 lbs.)

(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.

For details about trailer towing, see

page 377.

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From this condition, if 3 more passen-

gers with the combined weight of 176

kg (388 lb.) get on, the available car-

go and luggage load will be reduced

as follows:

CAUTION

Even if the total load of occu-

pant’s weight and the cargo load

is less than the total load capac-

ity, do not apply the load uneven-

ly. That may cause not only dam-

age to the tire but also deteriora-

tion to the steering ability due to

unbalance of the vehicle, causing

an accident.

With 5 occupants:

Z20004

265 kg – 176 kg = 89 kg.

(584 lb. – 388 lb. = 196 lb.)

Cargo

capacity

With 7 occupants:

Total load

capacity

311 kg – 176 kg = 135 kg.

(683 lb. – 388 lb. = 295 lb.)

As shown in the above example, if the

number of occupants increases, the

cargo and luggage load equaling the

combined weight of occupants who

got on later must be reduced. In other

words, if the increase in the number

of occupants causes the excess of

the total load capacity (combined

weight of occupants plus cargo and

luggage load), you have to reduce the

cargo and luggage on your vehicle.

Example on Your Vehicle

In case that 2 people with the com-

bined weight of 166 kg (366 lb.) are

riding in your vehicle with the total

load capacity of 431 kg (950 lb.), the

available amount of cargo and lug-

gage load capacity will be as follows:

With 5 occupants:

431 kg – 166 kg = 265 kg.

(950 lb. – 366 lb. = 584 lb.)

For details about total load capacity,

see “Vehicle load limits” on page 364.

With 7 occupants:

477 kg – 166 kg = 311 kg.

(1050 lb. – 366 lb. = 684 lb.)

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