1997 GMC Jimmy Owner's Manual - Page 209

Payload The payload capacity is shown on the Certification/Tire label. This is the maxjInum load capacity that your vehicle can carry. Be sure to include the weight of the occupants as part of your load. If you added any accessories o r equipment after your vehicle left the factory. remelnber to subtract the weight of these things from the payload. Your dealer can help you with this. Things you put inside your vehicle can strike and or injure people in a sudden stop or turn, in a crash. Put things in the cargo area your vehicle. of Try to spread the weightevenly. Never stack heavier things, like suitcases, so inside the vehicle that some of them are of above the tops the seats. Don't leave a n unsecured child restraint in your vehicle. When you carry something inside the vehicle, secure it whenever can. you Don't leave a seat folded down unless you need to. There's also important loading information for off-road driving in this manual. See "Loading Your Vehicle for Off-Road Driving" in the Index. Add-on Equipment When you carry rernovable items, yo11 may need to put a l i m i t 011 how many people you carry inside your vehicle. Be sure to weigh your vehicle before you buy and install the new equipment. NOTICE: Your warranty doesn't cover parts or of components that fail because overloading. 4-44