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Carrying cargo – Acura 2006 RSX - Owner's Manual User Manual

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The maximum load for your vehicle
is 700 lbs (325 kg). This figure
includes the total weight of all
occupants, cargo, accessories, and
the tongue weight if you are towing a
trailer.

Locate the statement, ‘‘the
combined weight of occupants and
cargo should never exceed

700 lbs’’ on your vehicle’s placard.
(The placard is on the driver’s
doorjamb).

Steps for determining correct load
limit:

Determine the combined weight
of the driver and passengers that
will be riding in your vehicle.

Subtract the combined weight of
the driver and passengers from
700 lbs.

The resulting figure equals the
available amount of cargo and
luggage load capacity. For
example, if the maximum load is
700 lbs and there will be four 150
lb passengers in your vehicle, the
amount of available cargo and
luggage load capacity is 100 lbs.
(700

600 (4

150) = 100 lbs)

Determine the combined weight
of luggage and cargo being loaded
in the vehicle. That weight may
not safely exceed the available

cargo and luggage load capacity in
step 4.

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 (see page

).

In addition, the total weight of the
vehicle, all passengers,
accessories, cargo, and trailer
tongue load must not exceed the
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
(GVWR) or the Gross Axle
Weight Rating (GAWR). Both are
on a label on the driver’s doorjamb.

4.

6.

5.

1.

2.

3.

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Overloading or improper
loading can affect handling and
stability and cause a crash in
which you can be hurt or killed.

Follow all load limits and other
loading guidelines in this
manual.

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