Operating instructions

charges and the resulting spark ignites gasoline
vapors around the fill spout.
A simple precaution to help avoid this potential
problem is to stay near the vehicle's fueling
point.
Do not get back into your vehicle during
refueling
- even when using the nozzle's auto-
matic hold-open latch. If you must reenter your
vehicle, discharge the static electricity build-up
when you get out by touching the outside metal
portion
of your vehicle, away from the filling
point, before attempting to remove the nozzle.
ENGINE FAN
When the engine is under load or requires maxi-
mum cooling, the engine fan turns faster. The
fan may become noisy at high speed and when
maximum cooling is required. High speed fan
noise can sometimes be misinterpreted as
transmission slippage. This is not the case. This
fan noise indicates that the fan is doing what it
is supposed to do. This noise is not a defect in
the fan or the transmission.
EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT
Your motor home engine has been designed to
conform to Federal and State emission
require-
ments. To meet these requirements, engine oper-
ating temperatures are high. As a result, the
engine, transmission and exhaust systems
radi-
ate heat.
Heat shields are built into your motor home to
protect wiring and other components from
pos-
sible heat damage caused by the exhaust system.
Do not remove these shields, modify the exhaust
system, or add additional equipment, such as
wiring, plumbing, or other components, which
may be effected by exhaust system heat.
ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGES
Engine temperature gauges typically have been
calibrated to indicate a midrange reading as the
"normal" operating temperature. As a motor
On The Road
home owner, be aware that the gange is intended
to provide a warning of any rapid change in
engine coolant temperature from the "normal"
reading of the gauge rather than an absolute
temperature reading.
CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, tasteless, odorless
gas.
It is a by-product of the burning of fossil fuels
(gasoline,
LP gas, diesel fuel, etc.). The chassis
and generator engines, furnaces, water heater,
LP
gas refdgerator and range in your motor home pro-
duce it constantly while they are operating. CAR-
BON MONOXIDE IS DEADLY. Please read and
understand the following precautions
to protect
yourself and others
fi'om the effects of carbon
monoxide poisoning.
Beware
of the symptoms of exhaust gas (carbon
monoxide) poisoning:
Dizziness
Vomiting
Nausea
Muscular
twitching
Intense headache
Throbbing
in temples
Weakness
and sleepiness
Inability
to think clearly
WARNING
Do not under any circumstances operate any engine
or the cooking stove or range while
sleeping. You would
not be able to monitor outsider conditions to assure
that engine exhaust does not enter the interior, and you
would not be alert to exhaust odors or symptoms of
carbon monoxide poisoning.
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