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Load Carrying

LOCATING THE SAFETY

COMPLIANCECERTIFICATION

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.

LABELS

Safety Compliance Certification Label

Example:

E198828

The gross combined weight must

never exceed the Gross Combined

Weight Rating.

The Safety Compliance Certification 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.

USING A SLIDE-IN CAMPER

WHAT IS THE GROSS AXLE

WEIGHT RATING

For information regarding the use of

slide-in campers, consult the Truck

Camper Loading document supplied with

your vehicle.

GAWR (Gross Axle Weight

Note: We do not recommend using a

Rating)

slide-in camper on an F-150 SuperCrew cab.

GAWR is the maximum allowable

weight that a single axle (front or

rear) can carry. These numbers

are on the Safety Compliance

Certification label.

Note: We do not recommend using a

slide-in camper on a Raptor.

WHAT IS THE 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.

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WHAT IS THE GROSS

CALCULATING PAYLOAD

COMBINED WEIGHT RATING

Tire and Loading Label Information

Example:

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

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.

E198719

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

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is the maximum payload for your

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

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.

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.

CALCULATING THE LOAD

LIMIT

Helpful examples for

calculating the available

amount of cargo and luggage

load capacity

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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