1999 GMC Sierra 1500 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 349

The total carqoloadmustnotbemorethanyourvehicle'sCWR. TRUCKLOADINGINFORMATION EXAMPLE OF PROPER TRUCK ANDCAMPERMATCH c' n l - 7 - I 1 . Recommended location for cargo center of gravity for cargo weight rating (Pickup Truck). Note: Use rear edge of load floor for measurement purposes. 1 . Camper center of gravity, 2. Recommended center of gravity location zone. * Refer to Truck Camper Loading Information label in glove box for "A" and "8"dimensions. PO484 Thecamper'scenter of gravityshould fall withinthecenter yourvehicle'scargoload. of gravityzonefor Youmustweighany accessories or otherequipmentyouadd to your vehicle. Then,subtractthisextraweightfromtheCWR.Thisextraweightmayshorten the center of gravityzoneforyourvehicle. Your dealer can help you with this. Ifyour slide-incamperand its loadweighlessthentheCWR,thecenter gravityzoneforyourvehiclemaybelarger. Your dealercanhelpyoumakeagoodvehicle-campermatch.He'llalsohelp youdetermineyourCWR. Afteryou've loaded yourvehicleandcamper,drive to aweighstationand weighonthefrontandrearwheelsseparately.Thiswill tell youtheloadson youraxles.Theloadsonthefrontandrearaxlesshouldn'tbemorethan either of the GAWRs.The total of theaxleloadsshouldnotbemorethan the GVWR. Openyourdriver'sdoorandlookatthe GWAR and GVWR. Certificationnire label to find outyour of If you'vegoneoveryourweightratings,moveortakeoutsomethingsuntil alltheweights fall belowtheratings.Ofcourse,youshouldalways anylooseitemswhenyou load your vehicle orcamper. Whenyouinstalland instructions. tie down load yourslide-incamper,checkthemanufacturer's 6-71