2011 Nissan cube Owner's Manual - Page 328

WARNING

.

It is extremely dangerous to ride

in a cargo area inside the vehi-

cle. In a collision, people riding

in these areas are more likely to

be seriously injured or killed.

.

Do not allow people to ride in

any area of your vehicle that is

not

equipped

with

seats

and

seat belts.

.

Be sure everyone in your vehicle

is in a seat and using a seat belt

properly.

TERMS

It is important to familiarize yourself with the

following terms before loading your vehicle:

.

Curb Weight (actual weight of

your

vehicle)

-

vehicle

weight

including:

standard

and

optional

equipment,

fluids, emergency tools, and spare tire

assembly. This weight

does not

in-

clude passengers and cargo.

.

GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) - curb

weight plus the combined weight of

passengers and cargo.

.

GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)

- maximum total combined weight of the

unloaded vehicle, passengers, luggage,

hitch, trailer tongue load and any other

optional equipment. This information is

located

on

the

F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.S.S.

label.

.

GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) -

maximum weight (load) limit specified

for the front or rear axle. This informa-

tion is located on the F.M.V.S.S./C.M.V.

S.S. label.

.

GCWR (Gross Combined Weight Rat-

ing) - The maximum total weight rating

of the vehicle, passengers, cargo, and

trailer.

.

Vehicle

Capacity Weight, Load limit,

Total

load

capacity

-

maximum

total

weight

limit

specified

of

the

load

(passengers and cargo) for the vehicle.

This is the maximum combined weight

of occupants and cargo that can be

loaded into the vehicle. If the vehicle is

used to tow a trailer, the trailer tongue

weight must be included as part of the

cargo load. This information is located

on the Tire and Loading Information

label.

.

Cargo capacity - permissible weight of

cargo, the subtracted weight of occu-

pants from the load limit.

VEHICLE LOAD CAPACITY

Do not exceed the load limit of your vehicle

shown as “The combined weight of occu-

pants and cargo” on the Tire and Loading

Information

label.

Do

not

exceed

the

number of occupants shown as “Seating

Capacity” on the Tire and Loading Informa-

tion label.

To get “the combined weight of occupants

and cargo”, add the weight of all occu-

pants, then add the total luggage weight.

Examples

are

shown

in

the

following

illustration.

VEHICLE LOADING INFORMATION

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