Vehicle weight
Two labels on your driver's door sill show how much weight your vehicle was designed to carry: the tyre and Loading Information Label and the Certification Label.
Before loading your vehicle, familiarize yourself with the following terms for determining your vehicle's weight ratings, from the vehicle's specifications and the Certification Label:
This is the weight of the vehicle including a full tank of fuel and all standard equipment. It does not include passengers, luggage, or optional equipment.
This is the weight of your new vehicle when you picked it up from your dealer plus any aftermarket equipment.
This figure includes all weight added to the Base kerb Weight, including luggage and optional equipment.
This is the total weight placed on each axle (front and rear) - including vehicle kerb weight and all payload.
This is the maximum allowable weight that can be carried by a single axle (front or rear). These numbers are shown on the Certification Label. The total load on each axle must never exceed its GAWR.
This is the Base kerb Weight plus actual luggage Weight plus passengers.
This is the maximum allowable weight of the fully loaded vehicle (including all options, equipment, passengers and luggage).