Auto-Sleepers FORD TRANSIT CUSTOM AIR 2022, Owner'S Manual

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
08
SECTION
Mass of the Conventional Load
The Conventional Load is the mass of the
passengers carried and must be subtracted
from the payload. The “EU standard
person” weighs 75kg (11st 12lb). The user
should adjust the figure according to the
mass and number of passengers carried.
Campervan manufacturers designate
passenger seats as being suitable for
travelling, and provide seat belts accordingly.
Multiplying the weight of the passengers
gives the Conventional Load, Please note
that a driver is included in the MRO.
Essential Habitation Equipment
The Essential Habitation Equipment is
defined as the items of fluids required for the
safe and proper functioning of habitation
equipment. As the gas is not included in
the MRO and the water is supplied from the
fresh water tank the mass of the essential
habitation equipment is now 10kg.
This must be subtracted from
the User Payload.
Auto-Sleepers include the 230V
connection cable and the habitation
battery in the mass in running order.
Options, Personal Effects and Accessories
When options, personal effects and
accessories are fitted or carried the mass
must be subtracted from the User Payload.
All optional equipment whether on the
base vehicle or part of the conversion
is excluded from the Mass in Running
Order. Personal effects are any items of
any description carried by the vehicle.
To determine accurately if a vehicle is
exceeding one of its Maximum Technically
Permissible Laden Massed, the vehicle
with all of its load (that is passengers,
contents, luggage and external load)
should be weighed on a weighbridge.
You may wish to allocate the use payload
to suit your own use. For example, to
increase the available payload, the
water system may be emptied.
Gross Train Mass (GTM)
If you are towing a trailer with your Auto-
Sleepers, the Gross Train Weight is the
maximum allowable weight of the towing
vehicle, the trailer and the mass of every
item carried. Please check your driving
licence to ensure you are allowed to drive
a vehicle combination at this weight.
Maximum Braked Trailer Mass (MBTM)
This is the maximum allowable weight of the
trailer together with its load, provided the
trailer has a braking system, which complies
with European trailer braking legislation.
MTPLM of the Axles
The individual axles also have MTPLM’s.
The sum of the two axle MTPLM’s usually
exceeds the overall vehicle MTPLM, but this
does not mean you can load each axle to its
maximum, because doing so would exceed
the overall MTPLM of the whole vehicle.