Operation – Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2009 Owners Manual User Manual
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Tires and wheels
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you are using the actual load limit for your
vehicle stated on the vehicle’s Tire and
Example Combined weight
limit of occupants
and cargo from Tire
and Loading
Information
placard
Number of
occupants
(driver and
passengers)
Seating
configuration
Occupants weight
Combined
weight of all
occupants
Available cargo/luggage
and trailer tongue weight
(total load limit from Tire
and Loading Information
placard minus combined
weight of all occupants)
1
1
500 lbs
5
front: 2
rear: 3
Occupant 1: 150 lbs
Occupant 2: 180 lbs
Occupant 3: 160 lbs
Occupant 4: 140 lbs
Occupant 5: 120 lbs
750 lbs
1
500 lbs - 750 lbs = 750 lbs
2
1
500 lbs
3
front: 1
rear: 2
Occupant 1: 200 lbs
Occupant 2: 190 lbs
Occupant 3: 150 lbs
540 lbs
1
500 lbs - 540 lbs = 960 lbs
3
1
500 lbs
1
front: 1
Occupant 1: 150 lbs
150 lbs
1
500 lbs - 150 lbs = 1
350 lbs
The higher the weight of all occupants, the
less cargo and luggage load capacity is
available.
For more information, see “Trailer tongue
load” (
Certification label
Even after careful determination of the
combined weight of all occupants, cargo and
the trailer tongue load (if applicable)
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page 251) as to not exceed the
permissible load limit, you must make sure
your vehicle never exceeds the Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVWR) and the Gross Axle
Weight Rating (GAWR) for either the front or
rear axle. You can obtain the GVWR and
GAWR from the certification label. The
certification label can be found on the driver’s
door B-pillar, see the “Technical data” section
(
Operation