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Before starting to travel
3.3.2
Loading the Malibu box-type van correctly
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Distribute the payload equally on the left and right side of the vehicle.
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Distribute the payload equally on both axles in accordance with the axle
loads specified in the vehicle documents. Also observe the permissible
load-bearing capacity of the tyres.
→ With heavier payload behind the rear axle (e.g., motorbike on the rear
carrier) or maximum loading of the rear storage compartment, in particu
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lar with a long rear overhang, observe the leverage effect (
).
Relieving the front axle has a negative influence to the driving character
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istics, in particular with front-wheel drive vehicles.
→ Heavy objects (tent rods, cans and similar articles) must be secured
against slipping:
– in lower lying storage compartments whose doors do not open in the
direction of travel.
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on the floors
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in the double floors
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Only load bicycles on the bicycle carrier.
→ For the safety of the vehicle loaded (with persons), weigh the vehicle be
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fore starting your trip.
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Apply a note with the overall height clearly visible in the driver's cabin. You
do not have to do any more calculating at bridges and underpasses then.
The storage possibilities in the Malibu box-type van are more or less strongly
influenced by the floor plan. Storage compartments with high volumes (rear
storage compartment in particular) temp you to carry heavy holiday utensils.
As a result, the rear axle load / front axle load can reach its limit at an early
stage.
The overloading of the Malibu box-type van - even only on one axle - should
not be underestimated. Decisive factors for the correct loading is therefore
not only the actual loading weight, but also in which distance the load is posi
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tioned from the axles.
To determine the correct distribution of the load, you will need a scale, a tape
measure, a calculator and a little time.
The calculation of the load weight on the front axle or the rear axle can be
calculated using a simple rule of three:
Decisive is the respective distance "A" (in cm) from the front axle to each in
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dividual payload weight "G" (in kg). Moreover, the wheelbase of the vehicle
"R" (in cm) is also included in the calculation. Front axle distance (A) multi
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plied by weight (G) divided by the wheelbase (R) then specifies the load that
the respective weight presses against the rear axle (!).
Then the payload weight is deducted from the rear axle loading calculated. If
the difference results in a positive value, this means that the front axle is re
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lieved by this amount. If the result is a negative value then this means that
the front axle is loaded.
Summary of Contents for Malibu 540 2014
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Page 46: ...110 0001 04EN 32 5 Positioning the Malibu box type van ...
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Page 106: ...110 0001 04EN 92 10 Sanitary facility ...
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