operators_manual

START-UP
componentsinstalledfromthefactory
ontothevehicleandtheirdesigned
specications.(Axleweightratingsare
listedonthedriver'sdooredge.)
Thefollowingaresomedenitionsof
weightyoushouldknow:
GVWR:istheGrossVehicleWeight
Rating.ThisistheMAXIMUM
WEIGHTyourvehicleisallowedto
carry,includingtheweightoftheempty
vehicle,loadingplatform,occupants,
fuel,andanyload.Neverexceedthe
GVWRofyourvehicle.
GCW:istheactualcombinedweight,
orGrossCombinationWeight(GCW),
ofyourvehicleanditsload:vehicle,
plustrailer(s),pluscargo.
GAWR:istheGrossAxleWeight
Rating.Thisisthetotalweightthat
oneaxleisdesignedtotransmittothe
ground.Youwillndthisnumberlisted
onthedriver'sdooredge.
LoadDistribution:besureanyload
youcarryisdistributedsothatnoaxle
hastosupportmorethanitsGAWR.
WARNING!
Anunevenlydistributedloadora
loadtooheavyoveroneaxlecanaf-
fectthebrakingandhandlingofyour
vehicle,whichcouldresultinanac-
cident.Evenifyourloadisunderthe
legallimits,besureitisdistributed
evenly.Failuretocomplymayresult
indeath,personalinjury,equipment
orpropertydamage.
EmergencyEquipment
Itisgoodpracticetocarryan
emergencyequipmentkitinyour
vehicle.Oneday,ifyouhavea
roadsideemergency,youwillbeglad
thefollowingitemsarewithyou:
•windowscraper
•snowbrush
•containerorbagofsandorsalt
•emergencylight
•warningtriangles
•smallshovel
•rstaidkit
•reextinguisher
•vehiclerecoveryhitches(see
VehicleRecoveryGuidelineson
page2-12fordetails).
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