2014 Dodge Durango Owner Manual - Page 499

STARTING AND OPERATING 497 values are determined by weighing your vehicle on a commercial scale before any occupants or cargo are The tire size on the Vehicle Certification Label represents added. the actual tire size on your vehicle. Replacement tires must be equal to the load capacity of this tire size. Loading Tire Size The actual total weight and the weight of the front and This is the rim size that is appropriate for the tire size rear of your vehicle at the ground can best be determined by weighing it when it is loaded and ready for operation. listed. The entire vehicle should first be weighed on a commerInflation Pressure cial scale to insure that the GVWR has not been exceeded. This is the cold tire inflation pressure for your vehicle for The weight on the front and rear of the vehicle should all loading conditions up to full GAWR. then be determined separately to be sure that the load is properly distributed over the front and rear axle. WeighCurb Weight ing the vehicle may show that the GAWR of either the The curb weight of a vehicle is defined as the total weight front or rear axles has been exceeded but the total load is of the vehicle with all fluids, including vehicle fuel, at full within the specified GVWR. If so, weight must be shifted capacity conditions, and with no occupants or cargo from front to rear or rear to front as appropriate until the loaded into the vehicle. The front and rear curb weight specified weight limitations are met. Store the heavier Rim Size 5