Vehicle Loading Vehicle Certification Label 5. Determine the combined cargo weight being loaded on the vehicle. That weight The Vehicle Certification label provides: must not exceed the available cargo load • GVWR - Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. The capacity calculated in Step 4. maximum allowable total mass of Model X. Warning: Trunks are the preferred places This is calculated as the weight of to carry objects. In a collision, or during Model X, all passengers, fluids, and cargo. hard braking and sharp turns, loose items • GAWR FRT and GAWR RR - Gross Axle in the cabin could injure occupants. Weight Rating for the front and rear axles. The GAWR is the maximum distributed Example Load Limit Calculations weight that each axle can support. How much cargo Model X can carry depends United States: on the number and weight of passengers. The following calculated load limit examples assume passengers weigh 150 lbs (68 kg). If passengers weigh more or less, available cargo weight decreases or increases respectively. Driver and one passenger Description Total Canada: Vehicle capacity weight 954 lbs (433 kg) Subtract occupant weight 300 lbs (2 x 150 lbs/68 kg) (136 kg) Available cargo weight 654 lbs (297 kg) Driver and four passengers Description Total Caution: To prevent damage, never load Model X so that it is heavier than GVWR Vehicle capacity weight 954 lbs or exceeds the individual GAWR weights. (433 kg) Calculating Load Limits Subtract occupant weight (5 x 750 lbs 150 lbs/68 kg) (340 kg) 1. Locate the statement “The combined Available cargo weight 204 lbs weight of occupants and cargo should (93 kg) never exceed XXX lbs or XXX kg” on the “Tire and Loading Information” label. 2. Determine the combined weight of all The cargo weight should be distributed occupants that will ride in the vehicle. between the front and rear trunks. 3. Subtract the combined weight of the Caution: Never load more than 175 lbs (80 occupants from XXX lbs or XXX kg (see kg) on the rear load floor (above the Step 1). lower trunk compartment) or more than 4. The resulting figure equals the available 285 lbs (130 kg) in the lower trunk cargo load capacity. For example, if the compartment. Doing so can cause “XXX” amount equals 1400 lbs (635 kg) damage. and there will be five 150 lb (68 kg) passengers in the vehicle, the amount of available cargo capacity is 650 lbs (1400 ‑ 750 (5 x 150) = 650 lbs) or 295 kg (635 ‑ 340 (5 x 68) = 295 kg). 200 Model X Owner's Manual