1997 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 181

Load& Your Vehicle Weight .Rating (GAWR). To find Qutthe actual loads on your front and rear axles, you need to go to a we.igh station and weigh your-vehicle.Your dealer can help you with this. Be sure to spread out your load equally on bath sides of the centerline.. Never exceed the GVWR for your vehicle, or the i either the front or rear axle. GAWR h And, if you do have a heavy load, you-sho,uldspfead. it out. Similar appearing vehicles.may have. differeQtGVWRs and payloads. Please note the Certificatioflire. label sf your truck or consultyour dealer foradditional details. The Certification/Tire.iabel found on the driver's door is edge, -abovethe door latch. The label shows the size of your original. tires and the inflation pressures needed to obtain the grassweight capacity of your vehicle. This is called the Gro-ssVehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). The GVWR includes the weight of the vehicle, all occupants, fuel, cargo aild trailer tongue weight, if pulling a-trailer. The C&tification/Tire.label also tells you the maximum weights for the frontand-re,araxl.es,called Grass Axle In the.case of a gudden stop or collision, things carried inthe bed of your truck couldshift^ forward and come into the passenger area, injuring you and others. you put thingsin the bed of your truck, youshould rnake.su.rethey are properly secured. ' I f I