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NOTICE
The BetterWeigh
™
Mobile Towing Scale is a great tool to measure
the overall weight of your vehicle and trailer setup. Below is an
overview of each individual module and the step-by-step process
to complete your measurements.
WEIGH MODULES OVERVIEW
AND TUTORIALS
Before You Begin
Find a flat, level surface with minimal traffic.
Allow vehicle to warm up prior to taking measurements.
Identify what you would like to measure:
To get the weight of your vehicle:
Perform the process below on your vehicle alone.
To get the gross weight of your vehicle and trailer:
Perform the process with your vehicle and trailer attached.
To get only the weight of the trailer:
Perform the process below
on the vehicle alone, then with the trailer/load attached. Subtract the
second measurement from the first and you'll have the trailer weight.
Before You Begin
For best results find a flat, level surface. Remove any
weight that is not permanently installed in truck bed.
REMINDER:
Any weight added to the truck bed before you will begin
will be zeroed out and will not be included as part of your payload
weight measurement. This can include truck tool boxes, fuel tanks
and other installed truck bed accessories. You will need to
account for this weight after your measurement is taken.
NOTICE
Do not load your vehicle prior to measuring.
NOTICE
Vehicles equipped with auto-leveling suspensions need
to have the auto-leveling turned off prior to loading.
This is usually done in the vehicle's console by putting
Before You Begin (continued)
the vehicle into 'tire jack mode', or consult your owner's
manual. This mode must be turned off before driving.
NOTICE
Do not close out or return to the main menu at any
time during the process. This will clear the initial
pitch measurement and you will need to repeat the process.
NOTICE
When calibrating or taking measurements in vehicles with airbags, the
airbags need to be empty (or at the minimum pressure recommended
by the manufacturer, usually 5-10 psi). Make sure to empty the
airbags to the same level each when using BetterWeigh in the future.
Step 1
To begin a weight measurement, select the
'Weight' module from the home screen.
Step 2
From a complete stop on a level surface, accelerate
through 15 miles per hour in a straight line.
This will provide your vehicle's weight reading.
Step 3
If you do not get a measurement – repeat the process again.
BetterWeigh may need to take multiple readings
to increase the accuracy of your readout. If your vehicle
is from 2008 or earlier or is a Toyota, BetterWeigh
will take at least 2 readings to calculate the weight.
Step 4
Once you have a measurement, you can
increase or decrease the scale range by pressing
the '+' or '–' button to the left or right of the gauge.
You can also take a screenshot by pressing the
screenshot icon. This will save your measurement
to your photo gallery with a date stamp for your records.
WEIGHT
PAYLOAD