Weight Information.

Since the installation of additional equipment is also subject to legal and technical limits, we determine the value of the maximum weight for additional equipment for each layout and vehicle which can be fitted to the vehicle in addition to the standard equipment (e.g. by selecting equipment packages and/or special equipment). This value must not be exceeded when you are selecting and configuring your vehicle.

You will find information about the manufacturer‘s specified maximum weight for additional equpment in our sales documents (e.g. in the price lists).

The maximum weight for additional equipment specified by the manufacturer is intended to ensure that the legally prescribed so-called minimum payload is also actually available for additional loading after the vehicle has been delivered by the manufacturer. This means that only so much additional equipment can be ordered and installed at the factory that there is still sufficient free weight for luggage and other accessories (the so-called payload) without exceeding the technically permissible gross weight.

The payload is calculated by deducting the weight in drive-able condition (nominal value in accordance with the sales documents, see section 2.), the weight of the passengers (see section 3.) and the manufacturer-defined maximum weight for additional equipment from the technically permissible gross weight (see section 1.).

For motorhomes, the European legislation prescribes a fixed minimum payload, which must remain for luggage or other accessories which are not installed in the factory. This minimum payload is calculated as follows:

Minimum payload in kg ≥ 10 * (n + L),
Whereby the following applies: “n” = maximum number of passengers plus the driver and “L”= total length of vehicle in metres (including decimal places).
For motorhome with a length of 7 m and 4 approved seats (including the driver), the minimum payload is 10 kg * (4 + 7) = 110 kg, for example.

When you are configuring your motorhome, please note that the payload must not fall below the minimum.

To ensure that the minimum payload is adhered to, there is a maximum combination of additional equipment which can be ordered for each vehicle model. In the above-mentioned example with a minimum payload of 110 kg, the gross weight of the additional equipment for a vehicle with four approved seats (including the driver) and a weight in driveable condition of 2,900 kg should be a maximum of 265 kg:

3,500 kg Technically permissible gross weight
– 2,900 kg Weight in driveable condition
– 3*75kg Weight of passengers
– 110 kg Minimum payload
= 265kg Additional equipment

Please note that this calculation is based on the standard value for the weight in driveable condition that is specified during the type approval procedure, without taking into the permissible weight deviations for the weight in driveable condition (see section 2.). If the maximum permitted value for the additional equipment of 265 kg (as per the example) has almost or completely been used up, an upwards deviation in the weight in driveable condition may mean that the minimum payload of 110 kg is mathematically maintained using the standard value of the weight in driveable condition, but in actual fact there is no appropriate possibility of having a payload.

Here is also an example calculation for a vehicle with four approved seats whose actual weight in driveable condition is 1% above the nominal value:

3,500 kg Technically permissible gross weight
– 2,929 kg Actual weight in driveable condition of the vehicle (+ 1% on comparison to compared to the 2,900 kg specified in the sales documents)
– 3*75kg Weight of passengers
– 265 kg Weight of additional equipment
= 81kg Actual payload (< minimum payload of 110 kg); in this example, the minimum payload is therefore undershot by 29 kg

In order to avoid such a reduction of the minimum payload, the weight of the additional equipment which can be ordered is reduced by the manufacturer on the basis of the layout. Limiting the amount of additional equipment is intended to ensure that the minimum payload, i.e. the legally prescribed free weight for luggage and other accessories, is also actually available for the payload in the vehicles which are delivered by the manufacturer.

Since the actual weight of the specific vehicle is only determined when it is weighed at the end of the production line, it cannot be completely ruled out that in rare exceptional cases situations can arise whereby the minimum payload at the end of the production line is not guaranteed, despite this limitation of the additional equipment. In order to ensure the minimum payload in these cases as well, before delivery of the vehicle, the manufacturer will check with you and your dealer whether, for example, the vehicle weight is increased, the permissible number of seats will be reduced or additional equipment will be removed to reduce the weight so that you receive a vehicle which provides you with the legal minimum payload. The weights for additional equipment installed in the factory can be found in our sales documents (e.g. in the price lists).

The additional weight of additional equipment (all equipment items not included in the standard scope) increases the actual weight of the vehicle (= weight in driveable condition plus the selected additional equipment) and reduces the payload. The specified value shows the additional weight compared to the standard equipment of the respective layout. The gross weight of the selected additional equipment (equipment packages, special equipment and options) must not exceed the maximum weight for additional equipment specified by the manufacturer.