Terms
It is important to familiarize yourself with the following terms before loading your vehicle:
● Curb Weight (actual weight of your
vehicle) - vehicle weight including:
standard and optional equipment, fluids,
emergency tools, and spare tire
assembly. This weight does not include
passengers and cargo.
● GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) - curb
weight plus the combined weight of
passengers and cargo.
● GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)
- maximum total combined
weight of the unloaded vehicle, passengers,
luggage, hitch, trailer
tongue load and any other optional
equipment. This information is located
on the F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S.
certification label.
● GAWR (Gross AxleWeight Rating) -
maximum weight (load) limit specified
for the front or rear axle. This information
is located on the
F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S. certification
label.
● GCWR (Gross Combined Weight
rating) - The maximum total weight
rating of the vehicle, passengers,
cargo, and trailer.
● Vehicle Capacity Weight, Load limit,
Total load capacity - maximum total
weight limit specified of the load
(passengers and cargo) for the vehicle.
This is the maximum combined
weight of occupants and cargo that
can be loaded into the vehicle. If the
vehicle is used to tow a trailer, the
trailer tongue weight must be included
as part of the cargo load. This
information is located on the Tire and
Loading Information label.
● Cargo capacity - permissible weight
of cargo, the subtracted weight of
occupants from the load limit.
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Automatic operation (if so equipped)
Tilt and telescopic operation
To adjust the steering wheel move the switch 1
in the following directions:
● Adjust the steering wheel forward or backward
in direction 3 to the desired telesc ...
Indicator lights
For additional information on warnings and indicators,
see “Vehicle information display” later in
this section.
Front fog light indicator light
(if
so equipped)
The front fog light indicat ...
Heated steering wheel (if so equipped)
The heated steering wheel system is designed
to operate only when the surface temperature of
the steering wheel is below 688F (208C).
Push the heated steering wheel switch to warm
the steering ...