2005 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 478

• No trailer is attached to your vehicle. • You have not added any additional equipment to your vehicle, like a truck cap or tool box. The vehicle load capacity and the rear axle load capacity are reduced when the tire pressure is lowered to the amount recommended for improved ride. Before operating your vehicle with passengers or cargo greater than a light-load, you must inflate the rear tires to the recommended cold tire pressure shown on the Tire and Loading Information Label. See Loading Your Vehicle on page 4-50. Dual Tire Operation An example of the Improved Ride label is shown here. This label is attached to the lower section of the driver's door edge, for 1500 and 2500 Series trucks equipped with LT245/75R16E size tires. Operating your vehicle with a light load means: When the vehicle is new, or whenever a wheel, wheel bolt or wheel nut is replaced, check the wheel nut torque after 100, 1,000 and 6,000 miles (160, 1 600 and 10 000 km) of driving. For proper torque and wheel nut tightening information, see Removing the Spare Tire and Tools on page 5-97. The outer tire on a dual wheel setup generally wears faster than the inner tire. Your tires will wear more evenly and last longer if you rotate the tires periodically, see Tire Inspection and Rotation on page 5-87. Also see Scheduled Maintenance on page 6-4. • The total weight of occupants in your vehicle is less than the total seating capacity number your vehicle was designed to carry multiplied by 150 lbs (68 kg). The total seating capacity number is on the Tire and Loading Information label. • No more than 200 lbs (91 kg) of cargo, which must be secured in the cargo area. 5-86