2010 Chrysler Town & Country Owner Manual - Page 393

392 STARTING AND OPERATING Loading CAUTION! To load your vehicle properly, first figure out its empty weight, axle-by-axle and side-by-side. Store heavier items Do not load your vehicle any heavier than the GVWR down low and be sure you distribute their weight as or the maximum front and rear GAWR. If you do, evenly as possible. Stow all loose items securely before parts on your vehicle can break, or it can change the driving. If weighing the loaded vehicle shows that you way your vehicle handles. This could cause you to have exceeded either GAWR, but the total load is within lose control. Also, overloading can shorten the life of the specified GVWR, you must redistribute the weight. your vehicle. Improper weight distribution can have an adverse effect on the way your vehicle steers and handles, and the way A loaded vehicle is shown in the illustration. Note that the brakes operate. neither the GVWR or the GAWR capacities have been exceeded.