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Load carrying – FORD 2015 Fiesta User Manual

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- 150 = 150 pounds. Yes, you have

enough load capacity in your

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.

*Suppose your vehicle has a
1400-pound (635-kilogram) cargo
and luggage capacity. You and
one of your friends decide to pick
up cement from the local home
improvement store to finish that
patio you have been planning for

the past two years. Measuring the

inside of the vehicle with the rear

seat folded down, you have room
for twelve 100-pound

(45-kilogram) bags of cement. Do

you have enough load capacity to

transport the cement to your
home? If you and your friend each

weigh 220 pounds (99 kilograms),

the calculation would be: 1400 -

(2 x 220) - (12 x 100) = 1400 - 440

- 1200 = - 240 pounds. No, you do
not have enough cargo capacity

to carry that much weight. In
metric units, the calculation would

be: 635 kilograms - (2 x 99

kilograms) - (12 x 45 kilograms) =

635 - 198 - 540 = -103 kilograms.

You will need to reduce the load

weight by at least 240 pounds
(104 kilograms). If you remove
three 100-pound (45-kilogram)
cement bags, then the load
calculation would be: 1400 - (2 x
220) - (9 x 100) = 1400 - 440 -
900 = 60 pounds. Now you have

the load capacity to transport the

cement and your friend home. In

metric units, the calculation would

be: 635 kilograms - (2 x 99

kilograms) - (9 x 45 kilograms) =
635 - 198 - 405 = 32 kilograms.

The above calculations also
assume that the loads are
positioned in your vehicle in a
manner that does not overload
the Front or the Rear Gross Axle
Weight Rating specified for your
vehicle on the Safety Compliance
Certification Label. The label shall
be affixed to either the door hinge

pillar, door-latch post, or the door

edge that meets the door-latch

post, next to the driver's seating
position.

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