Fleetwood 1997 Discovery Owner's Manual page 70

Mountain dJiving or desert temperatures can put extreme
demands on drive train components. Under extreme heat
conditions you may need to turn off the vehicle air conditioner
to improve engine and transmission cooling.
Be aware of the extra height of your motor home. Check for
low hanging tree branches or other obstlUctions whenever you
drive or park. Avoid low overhangs when pulling in for ser-
vice. Always check overhead clearances of overpasses and
bridges. This may be particularly important if you drive with
the overhead vents open 01' if the motor home is equipped
with a roof air c01lditioner, roof rack, eB 01' TV/radio
antenna.
Before leaving on a trip, check your route. Some tunnels
prohibit motor homes with LP gas systems.
When parking parallel to a curb, be sure to allow for poles or
obstlUctions as the front and rear portions of the motor home
swing wider than an automobile. When parking on an incline,
turn the front wheels into the curb in the direction of the roll
to aid the parking brake. When parking, always shift the
transmission to N and set the parking brake.
If you can't avoid operating, parking or idling your vehicle
off-road:
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Be aware that combustible materials could catch fire
from the vehicle's hot exhaust system.
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Avoid driving your vehicle through 01' over combustible
materials such as leaves, grass, vegetation or stubble
high enough to touch, catch or collect on its hot exhaust
system.
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Parking or idling should be done only in an area where
there are 110 combustible materials under the vehicle.
NOTE
Although your motor
home is equipped with
power steering, the front
wheels may be difficult to
turn when at
a
dead stop.
When maneuvering in
some close situations,
give yourself some room
to move either forward or
backward. The vehicle
has to be in motion for the
front wheels to be turned
with ease.
WARNING
Do not park or idle the
motor home over com-
bustible materials such as
tall grass or dried leaves.
Combustible materials
may catch lire lrom the
hot exhaust gases, soot
or sparks that could es-
cape through corrosion
holes or cracks. This is
particularly important il
the exhaust system has
not been properly
maintained.
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DisCOVERY- CopYRiqHT 1996, FIEEnvood ENTERPRisES, INC. All RiqHTs RESERVEd.