Globecar 2 Win, Instruction Manual

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Reisemobil - 06/02-2 - GLO-0005-00EN
Before the journey
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4Before the journey
4.1 Payload
On loading, make sure that the payload's centre of gravity is as low as possible
(directly above the floor of the vehicle). Otherwise this may affect the driving
characteristics of the vehicle.
4.1.1 Terms
Maximum permissible
gross weight in a laden
condition
In the vehicle documents, the manufacturer has specified the maximum per-
missible gross weight in a laden condition.
Mass in ready-to-drive
condition
In the vehicle documents, the manufacturer specifies the mass in ready-to-
drive conditions.
Payload The payload is made up as follows:
Conventional load
Additional equipment
Personal equipment
You will find explanations on the individual components of the payload in the
following text.
Conventional load The conventional load is the weight specified by the manufacturer for the pas-
sengers.
Conventional load means: 75 kg are calculated for every seat specified by the
manufacturer, regardless of how much the passengers actually weigh. The
driver's seat is already included as part of the mass in ready-to-drive condition
and must
not be calculated as part of the conventional load.
In the vehicle documents, the manufacturer specifies the number of seats.
Additional equipment Additional equipment includes accessories and special equipment. Examples
of additional equipment include:
Caravan coupling
Roof racks
Awning
Bike or motorcycle rack
Satellite unit
Overloading the vehicle and wrong tyre pressure can cause tyres to
burst. You can lose control of the vehicle.
Adapt the speed to the payload. The stopping distance is increased if the
payload is too high.
Do not exceed the maximum permissible gross weight stated in the vehicle
documents by the payload.
Built-in accessories, special equipment, the full water tank and the gas bot-
tles all reduce the payload.
Adhere to the axle load stated in the vehicle documents.
Technically speaking, the term "mass" has now replaced the term "weight".
However, "weight" is still the term more frequent in common use. For better
understanding, "mass" is therefore only used in the following sections for
fixed formulations.