Loading cargo – Mini 2008 Cooper Convertible User Manual

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LOADING CARGO

Determining cargo limit

1. Locate the following statement on your

vehicle's placard:

The combined weight of occu-
pants and cargo should never

exceed XXX kg or YYY lbs, as this could
otherwise result in damage to the vehi-
cle and unstable driving conditions.

2. Determine the combined weight of the

driver and passengers that will be riding
in your vehicle

3. Subtract the combined weight of the

driver and passenger from XXX kilo-
grams or YYY pounds

4. The resulting figure equals the available

amount of cargo and luggage load
capacity.
For example, if the YYY amount equals
1,400 lbs. and there will be four 150-lbs.
passengers in your vehicle, the amount
of available cargo and luggage load
capacity is 800 lbs.:
1,400 lbs. minus 600 lbs. = 800 lbs.

5. Determine the combined weight of lug-

gage and cargo being loaded on the
vehicle. That weight may not safely
exceed the available cargo and luggage
load capacity calculated in Step 4

6. If your vehicle will be towing a trailer,

load from your trailer will be transferred
to your vehicle. Consult the manual for
transporting a trailer to determine how
this may reduce the available cargo and
luggage load capacity of your vehicle.

Cargo and luggage load capacity

The permissible load is the sum of the occu-
pants' weights and the weight of the cargo.
The greater the weight of the occupants,
the less cargo can be transported.

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2007 Cooper Convertible