1999 GMC Sierra 1500 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 346

Service & Appearance Care A Do yourvehicleanyheavierthanthe G R orthe - b can notloadoritcanchangethewayyourIfvehicledo, partsW yourvehicle maximumfront and rear GAWRs. you on break, handles.These couldcauseyou to losecontrol. Also, overloadingcanshortenthe life of your vehicle. Usingheaviersuspensioncomponentstogetaddeddurabilitymightnot changeyourweightratings.Askyourdealertohelpyouloadyourvehiclethe right way. .,ur warrantydoes overloading. nnt cover par nr componentgthatfailbecausl If youputthingsinsideyourvehicle-likesuitcases,tools,packages, or anything else-theywillgoasfastasthevehiclegoes. If you have to stop or turnquickly,orifthereisacrash,they'llkeepgoing. * Thingsyouputinsideyourvehiclecanstrikeandinjurepeople in a d sudden stop or turn, or in a crash. 9 Put things in thecargoarea of yourvehicle.Try to spreadthe weight evenly. 9 Neverstackheavierthings, like suitcases,insidethevehicle thatsome of them are above the tops of theseats. Whenyou carry somethinginsidethevehicle,secure whenever you can. Don'thave a seat folded downunlessyouneed it so to. 6-68