1993 GMC Sonoma Owner's Manual - Page 286

Service & Appearance Care Loading Your Vehicle 'MFb8 Y GENERAL MOTORSCORP L TAI rl l . . ... SEE OWNERS MANUAL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ... K3651 The CertificationEire label is found on the driver'sdoor lock pillar. The label shows the size of youroriginal tires and the inflationpressuresneeded to obtain the grossvehicleweightcapacity of yourvehicle.Thisiscalled the GVWR(GrossVehicleWeightRating).TheGVWRincludes the weight of the vehicle,alloccupants, fuel and cargo. The Certificationnire labelalso tells youthemaximumweightsfor the front and rearaxles,calledGrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR). To find out the actual loads on yourfrontandrearaxles,you need to gotoaweighstation and weighyourvehicle. Your dealercanhelpyouwiththis. Be sure to spread outyour load equally on both sides of the centerline. NeverexceedtheGVWRforyourvehicle,ortheGross (GAWR) for either the front or rear axle. Axle WeightRating And, if you do have a heavyload, you shouldspread it out. A I In case of asuddenstoporcollision,thingscarried in the bed of yourtruck could shiftforwardandcomeintothepassenger area, injuringyou or others. If youputthingsinthebed of yourtruck,you should sure are make theyproperly secured. 6-38