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Can anyone help?
I’m only new to this forum and and trying to find out how to interpret this sticker. I would really appreciate some help please, before I go and begin a phone merri-go-round with Nissan head office.
We want to purchase a family caravan and travel Australia. We have had our patrol for 5 years since new and thought we already had half our problem solved with having the car set up. But, I came across this sticker and now it’s thrown a spanner in the works.
We have a manual 3L, so breaker towing of 3200kg. Our plated GVM is 3060kg. Let’s just say the “caravan” will be 2700kg ATM have a loaded ball weight of 270kg (being the suggested 10% ball weight of ATM). The patrols Kerb weight is 2455kg, leaving a Payload of 605kg. (This is not including any extras on our car, people etc) I’m just playing around with basic figures for now.
To me, the sticker reads as:
As my ball weight is (250-300kg), I have to reduce my gvm by 220kg.
605kg less my 220kg is new payload of 385kg.
New payload of 385 less my actual tow ball download of 270kg = 115kg left..
So that 115kg, I have to fill my tanks, fit my family of 4 in the car, and include the few accessories we have in our car at a minimum.
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