2011 Jeep Patriot Owner Manual - Page 338

336 STARTING AND OPERATING 5. Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being loaded on the vehicle. That weight may not safely 1. Locate the statement "The combined weight of occuexceed the available cargo and luggage load capacity pants and cargo should never exceed XXX lbs or XXX kg" calculated in Step 4. on your vehicle's placard. 6. If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your 2. Determine the combined weight of the driver and trailer will be transferred to your vehicle. Consult this passengers that will be riding in your vehicle. manual to determine how this reduces the available 3. Subtract the combined weight of the driver and pas- cargo and luggage load capacity of your vehicle. sengers from XXX lbs or XXX kg. NOTE: 4. The resulting figure equals the available amount of • The following table shows examples on how to calculate total load, cargo/luggage, and towing capacities cargo and luggage load capacity. For example, if "XXX" of your vehicle with varying seating configurations amount equals 1,400 lbs (635 kg) and there will be five and number and size of occupants. This table is for 150 lb (68 kg) passengers in your vehicle, the amount of illustration purposes only and may not be accurate for available cargo and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs the seating and load carry capacity of your vehicle. (295 kg) (since 5 x 150 = 750, and 1400 - 750 = 650 lbs [295 kg]). • For the following example, the combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed 865 lbs (392 kg). Steps For Determining Correct Load Limit