Tires, Wheels and Loading
MaximumLoadedTrailerWeight–isthehighestpossibleweightofa
fullyloadedtrailerthevehiclecantow.Itassumesavehiclewithonly
mandatoryoptions,nocargo(internalorexternal),atongueloadof
10–15%
(conventionaltrailer)orkingpinweightof15–25%(fifthwheel
trailer),anddriveronly(150lb.[68kg]).Consultyourauthorized
dealer(ortheRVandTrailerTowingGuideprovidedbyyour
authorizeddealer)formoredetailedinformation.
TongueLoadorFifthWheelKingPinWeight–referstotheamount
oftheweightthatatrailerpushesdownonatrailerhitch.
Examples:Fora5,000lb.(2,268kg)conventionaltrailer,multiply5,000
by0.10and0.15toobtainapropertongueloadrangeof500to750lb.
(227
to340kg).Foran11,500lb.(5,216kg)fifthwheeltrailer,multiply
by0.15and0.25toobtainaproperkingpinloadrangeof1,725to2,875
lb.(782to1,304kg)
DonotexceedtheGVWRortheGAWRspecifiedontheSafety
ComplianceCertificationLabel.
Donotusereplacementtireswithlowerloadcarryingcapacities
thantheoriginalsbecausetheymaylowerthevehicle’sGVWR
andGAWRlimitations.Replacementtireswithahigherlimitthanthe
originalsdonotincreasetheGVWRandGAWRlimitations.
Exceedinganyvehicleweightratinglimitationcouldresultin
seriousdamagetothevehicleand/orpersonalinjury.
Stepsfordeterminingthecorrectloadlimit:
1.
Locatethestatement“Thecombinedweightofoccupantsandcargo
shouldneverexceedXXXkgorXXXlbs.”onyourvehicle’splacard.
2.
Determinethecombinedweightofthedriverandpassengersthatwill
beridinginyourvehicle.
3.
SubtractthecombinedweightofthedriverandpassengersfromXXX
kgorXXXlbs.
4.
Theresultingfigureequalstheavailableamountofcargoandluggage
loadcapacity.Forexample,ifthe“XXX”amountequals1,400lbs.and
therewillbefive150lb.passengersinyourvehicle,theamountof
availablecargoandluggageloadcapacityis650lbs.(1400–750(5x150)
=
650lb.).Inmetricunits(635–340(5x68)=295kg.)
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2006
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2006 |
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