Lincoln Navigator (2005) SUV [17/24] Loading your vehicle

Loading and securing cargo

When using your vehicle to haul

cargo, make sure it is properly

loaded to help ensure safe handling

of the vehicle. You should tie down

or restrain items in the cargo area

so that they will not come loose and

create the risk of injury in a crash.

Cargo should be evenly distributed

over the floor of the cargo area,

with the heaviest cargo on the

bottom and ahead of the rear axle.

Do not allow people to ride in the cargo area of your vehicle.

People who are not riding in seats with their safety belts

fastened are much more likely to be injured or killed in a collision.

Loading cargo on the roof

Cargo placed on the roof will tend to make your vehicle more top heavy,

causing it to lean more in corners and creating a greater possibility of

vehicle rollover. If you must haul cargo on the roof of the vehicle, use

extra caution when loading the vehicle and when driving. Cargo on the

roof rack should be properly secured and evenly distributed over the

roof rack area, with the heaviest cargo on the bottom, near the front of

the roof rack area. Any load placed on the roof rack should not exceed

the maximum load shown on the roof rack’s label.

Truck camper loading

When the vehicle is used to carry a slide-in camper, the total cargo load

of the truck consists of the manufacturer’s camper weight figure, the

weight of installed additional camper equipment not included in the

manufacturer’s camper weight figure, the weight of the camper cargo,

and the weight of all the passengers and cargo in your vehicle.

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