2012 Kawasaki Teryx4 750 4x4 Owners Manual - Page 84

2012 Kawasaki Teryx4 750 4x4 Manual

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82 SAFE OPERATION Loading Your RUV Because any vehicle is sensitive to increases in weight and changes in weight distribution, you must take care in carrying cargo. Refer to the "LOADING INFORMATION" chapter of this manual for guidelines to assist with loading. This vehicle is not designed to carry passengers in the cargo bed. Installing additional passenger seating or carrying passengers in the cargo bed can case changes in vehicle handling. Reduce speed when carrying cargo or pulling a trailer and allow for more braking distance. Be sure to attach a trailer to the trailer hitch bracket only. Don't attach a trailer to any other location than the bracket. Also, don't overload a trailer. Maximum Trailer Weight (Trailer plus cargo weight) 590 kg (1 300 lb) Do not load more than 40 kg (88 lb) tongue weight on the trailer hitch bracket. Be sure to subtract this tongue weight from the Vehicle Maximum Load capacity. j WARNING Passengers riding in the cargo bed can be tossed about or even thrown out causing serious injury or death. Do not install seating or carry passengers in the cargo bed. Cargo should be securely anchored. Make sure the cargo will not move around while the vehicle is moving. Install the cargo net (not supplied) vertically or horizontally depending on the cargo-loading condition. Maximum Cargo Bed Load 113 kg (250 lb) Maximum Vehicle Load Weight of operator, passenger(s), and cargo must not exceed 503 kg (1 110 lb). WARNING Improper towing of a loaded trailer could cause an accident resulting in serious injury or death. Never carry a passenger in a trailer. Never load more than 40 kg (88 lb) tongue weight on the towing bracket. Do not operate the vehicle faster than 16 km/h (10 mph) when towing. Remember that towing a trailer increases braking distance. Do not tow more than 590 kg (1 300 lb) trailer weight (trailer plus cargo weight). Attach a trailer to the trailer hitch bracket only. Do not attach a trailer to any other location or you may lose control of the vehicle and have an accident. When towing a trailer, don't carry a passenger in a trailer.

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82
SAFE OPERATION
j
Loading Your RUV
Because any vehicle is sensitive to increases in
weight and changes in weight distribution, you must
take care in carrying cargo. Refer to the “LOADING
INFORMATION” chapter of this manual for guide-
lines to assist with loading.
This vehicle is not designed to carry passengers in
the cargo bed. Installing additional passenger seat-
ing or carrying passengers in the cargo bed can case
changes in vehicle handling.
WARNING
Passengers riding in the cargo bed can be
tossed about or even thrown out causing se-
rious injury or death.
Do not install seating or carry passengers in
the cargo bed.
Cargo should be securely anchored.
Make sure
the cargo will not move around while the vehicle is
moving. Install the cargo net (not supplied) vertically
or horizontally depending on the cargo-loading con-
dition.
Maximum Cargo Bed Load
113 kg (250 lb)
Maximum Vehicle Load
Weight of operator, passenger(s), and cargo must
not exceed 503 kg (1 110 lb).
Reduce speed when carrying cargo or pulling a
trailer and allow for more braking distance.
Be sure to attach a trailer to the trailer hitch bracket
only. Don’t attach a trailer to any other location than
the bracket. Also, don’t overload a trailer.
Maximum
Trailer
Weight
(Trailer
plus
cargo
weight)
590 kg (1 300 lb)
Do not load more than 40 kg (88 lb) tongue weight
on the trailer hitch bracket. Be sure to subtract this
tongue weight from the Vehicle Maximum Load ca-
pacity.
WARNING
Improper towing of a loaded trailer could
cause an accident resulting in serious in-
jury or death. Never carry a passenger in a
trailer.
Never load more than 40 kg (88 lb)
tongue weight on the towing bracket. Do not
operate the vehicle faster than 16 km/h (10
mph) when towing.
Remember that towing
a trailer increases braking distance. Do not
tow more than 590 kg (1 300 lb) trailer weight
(trailer plus cargo weight). Attach a trailer to
the trailer hitch bracket only. Do not attach a
trailer to any other location or you may lose
control of the vehicle and have an accident.
When towing a trailer, don’t carry a passenger in a
trailer.