Get Information before driving your Toyota -> Cargo and luggage Guide for Toyota Corolla 4 Door Eighth Generation (2000-2006)

’04 Corolla_U (L/O 0306)

Cargo and luggage—

—Stowage precautions

Vehicle load limits

Vehicle load limits include total load

capacity, seating capacity, towing ca-

pacity and cargo capacity. Follow the

load limits shown below.

Towing capacity:

When stowing cargo and luggage in

the vehicle, observe the following:

D Put cargo and luggage in the trunk

when at all possible. Be sure all

items are secured in place.

D Be careful to keep the vehicle bal-

anced. Locating the weight as far

forward as possible helps maintain

balance.

680 kg (1500 lb.)

Towing capacity means the maxi-

mum gross trailer weight (trailer

weight plus its cargo weight) that

your vehicle is able to tow.

Total load capacity:

385 kg (850 lb.)

Total load capacity means com-

bined weight of occupants, cargo

and luggage. Tongue load is in-

cluded when trailer towing.

Cargo capacity

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 For better fuel economy, do not

Seating capacity:

carry unneeded weight.

Total 5 (Front 2, Rear 3)

Seating capacity means the maxi-

mum number of occupants whose

weight is supposed to be 68 kg (150

lb.) per person. Depending on the

weight of person, the seating ca-

pacity given may exceed the total

load capacity.

CAUTION

D To prevent cargo and luggage

from sliding forward during

braking, do not stack anything

in the enlarged trunk. Keep car-

go and luggage low, as close

to the floor as possible.

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.

NOTICE

Even if the number of occupants

are within the seating capacity,

do not exceed the total load ca-

pacity.

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—Capacity and distribution

Cargo capacity depends on the to-

tal weight of the occupants.

4. The resulting figure equals the

available amount of cargo and lug-

gage load capacity. For example,

if the “XXX” amount equals 1400

lbs. and there will be five 150 lb.

passengers in your vehicle, the

amount of available cargo and lug-

gage load capacity is 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 car-

go and luggage load capacity of

your vehicle.

D Never allow anyone to ride in

the enlarged trunk. It is not de-

signed for passengers. They

should ride in their seats with

their seat belts properly fas-

tened. Otherwise, they are

much more likely to suffer seri-

ous bodily injury, in the event

of sudden braking or a colli-

sion.

(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

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.

D 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.

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.

For details about trailer towing, see

page 174.

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219 kg – 176 kg = 43 kg.

(484 lb. – 388 lb. = 96 lb.)

CAUTION

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.

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.

Cargo

capacity

Total load

capacity

EXAMPLE ON YOUR VEHICLE

For details about total load capacity,

see “Vehicle load limits” on page 165.

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 385 kg (850 lb.), the

available amount of cargo and lug-

gage load capacity will be as follows:

385 kg – 166 kg = 219 kg.

(850 lb. – 366 lb. = 484 lb.)

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:

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