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the "National Traꢂc and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
of 1966".
ble cargo and luggage load capacity calcula-
ted 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.
Further related subjects:
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Calculation example for determining the maxi-
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(1): Locate the statement “The combined
weight of occupants and cargo should never
exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs.” on your vehicle's
placard.
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Tire and Loading Information placard
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Tire pressure table (/ page 312)
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(2): Determine the combined weight of the
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Vehicle identiꢁcation plate (/ page 343)
driver and passengers that will be riding in
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Not all vehicles are permitted to tow a trailer.
Towing a trailer is only permitted if a trailer-
hitch is installed. Please consult an authorized
Mercedes-Benz dealer if you have any ques-
tions about towing a trailer with your vehicle.
your vehicle.
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Calculation example for determining the maximum
load
(3): Subtract the combined weight of the
driver and passengers from XXX kg or XXX lbs.
(4): The resulting ꢁgure equals the available
amount of cargo and luggage load capacity.
For example, if the "XXX" amount equals
1,400 lbs. and there will be ꢁve 150 lb pas-
sengers in your vehicle, the amount of availa-
ble cargo and luggage load capacity is
The following table shows examples of how to cal-
culate total and load capacities with varying seat-
ing conꢁgurations and diꢃerent numbers and
sizes of occupants. The following examples use a
maximum load of 1500 lbs (680 kg). This is for
illustrration purposes only. Make sure you are
using the actual load limit for your vehicle stated
on your vehicle's Tire and Loading Information
placard (/ page 316).
Even if you have calculated the total load carefully,
you should still make sure that the maximum per-
missible gross weight and the maximum gross
axle weight rating of your vehicle are not excee-
ded. Details can be found on the vehicle identiꢁ-
cation plate.
650 lbs. (1,400 - 750 (5 x 150) = 650 lbs.)
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(5): Determine the combined weight of lug-
gage and cargo being loaded on the vehicle.
That weight may not safely exceed the availa-
Have your loaded vehicle – including driver,
occupants and load – weighed on a vehicle
weighbridge.
The higher the weight of all the occupants, the
smaller the maximum load for luggage.
The measured values may not exceed the
maximum permissible values stated on the
vehicle identiꢁcation plate.
