load capacity Acura MDX 2009 Owner's Manual

Load Limits
The maximum load for your vehicle
is 1,158 lbs (525 kg).
See Tire And Loading Information
label attached to the driver's
doorjamb.
Label Example
This figure includes the total weight
of all occupants, cargo, and
accessories, and the tongue load if
you are towing a trailer.
Overloading or improper
loading can affect handling and
stability and cause a crash in
which you can be hurt or killed.
Follow all load limits and other
loading guidelines in this
manual.
Steps for Determining Correct Load
Limit －
(1) Locate the statement ‘‘The
combined weight of occupants
and cargo should never exceed
XXX kg or XXX lbs. ’’on your
vehicle's placard.
(2) Determine the combined weight of the driver and passengers that
will be riding in your vehicle.
(3) Subtract the combined weight of the driver and passengers from
XXX kg or XXX lbs. (4) The resulting figure equals the
available amount of cargo and
luggage load capacity. For
example, if the ‘‘XXX ’’amount
equals 1,400 lbs. and there will
be five 150 lb. passengers in your
vehicle, the amount of available
cargo and luggage load capacity
is 650 lbs.
(1,400 －750 (5 ╳150) = 650
lbs.)
(5) Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being
loaded on the vehicle. That
weight may not safely exceed the
available cargo and luggage load
capacity calculated in Step 4.
(6) If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your trailer will
be transferred to your vehicle.
Consult this manual to determine
how this reduces the available
cargo and luggage load capacity
of your vehicle.
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Tire Chains
................................
420
Tire, How to Change a Flat
........
425
Tire Information
.........................
456
Tire Labeling
..............................
456
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
.......................
351,458
Low Tire Pressure Indicator
........................
68, 351
Tire Pressure Monitor
.......
77, 352
Tires
..........................................
415
Air Pressure
............................
415
Checking Wear
.......................
417
Compact Spare
........................
424
DOT Tire Quality Grading (U.S. Vehicles)
.............................
454
Inflation
...................................
415
Inspection
...............................
417
Labeling
..................................
456
Maintenance
...........................
418
Pressure Monitoring System
................................
351
Replacing
................................
418
Rotating
..................................
418
Snow
.......................................
419
Specifications
..........................
453
Tire Chains
.............................
420 Tools, Tire Changing
.................
425
Towing A Trailer
..................................
363
Emergency Wrecker
...............
446
Equipment and Accessories
.........................
369
Trailer Loading
.......................
364
Trailer Stability Assist
.............
377
Trailer Towing Tips
.................
373
Weight Limit
...........................
364
TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System)
..............................
351
Required Federal Explanation
.........................
458
Trailer Stability Assist
................
376
Transmission Checking Fluid Level
..............
399
Fluid Selection
........................
399
Identification Number
.............
450
Shifting the Automatic
.............
341
Treadwear
..................................
417
Trip Computer
.............................
78
Trip Meter
...................................
75
Turn Signals
.................................
67 U
Unexpected, Taking Care of
the
..........................................
423
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
..................................
454
Unleaded Gasoline
.....................
322
Used Oil, How to Dispose of
......
395
V
Vanity Mirror
.............................
166
Vehicle Capacity Load
................
333
Vehicle Dimensions
...................
452
Vehicle Identification Number
..................................
450
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA
®),
aka Electronic Stability
Control (ESC),System
...... ..................
359
VSA Activation Indicator
.....
67, 81
VSA System Indicator
.........
67, 81
Vehicle Storage
..........................
422
Ventilation
..................................
177
VIN
............................................
450
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INDEX
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