Overnight Stop; Overnight Or Weekend Trips; Longer Trips; Extended Stay - Airstream 2017 Interstate Owner's Manual

Overnight Stop

In time you will develop a knack for spotting wonderful
little roadside locations by turning off the main highway
and exploring� There are many modern recreational
vehicle parks, including State, County, and Federal
parks with good facilities, where you may obtain
electrical, water, and sewer hookups and connections�
Directories are published which describe in detail these
parks and tell what is available in the way of services
and hookups�
All you need to do to enjoy the self-contained luxury is
to:
1� Turn on LP gas supply and light appliance pilots if
required�
2� Turn on water pump and open faucets until air is
expelled from the system�
Before moving on, turn off the LP gas and water pump�
Check your campsite, both for cleanliness and to be
sure you have not left anything behind� Make sure
everything is properly stowed�

Overnight or Weekend Trips

On overnight or weekend trips, chances are you will
not use up the capacity of the holding tanks� Deplete
the water supply if using the system moderately or
conservatively� You will need to maintain the level of
your battery during this time� If your battery falls to 60
percent capacity, charge the battery by starting your
generator�
Frequently depleting the battery below 60%
capacity will shorten its lifespan.

Longer Trips

On a longer trip, when you have stayed where sewer
connections and utility hookups were not available, it
will be necessary for you to stop from time to time to
dispose of the waste in the holding tank and replenish
the water supply� Many truck stops and gas stations,
chain and individually owned, have installed sanitary
dumping stations for just this purpose� Booklets are
available that list these facilities�
When you stop for the night, your Airstream Touring
Coach is built to be safely parked in any spot that
is relatively level and where the ground is firm. Your
facilities are with you� You are self-contained� Try to
pick as level a parking spot as possible�
2017 Interstate
WARNING
General Information

Extended Stay

Making a long trip is not very different from making
a weekend excursion� Since everything you need is
right at hand, you are at home wherever you go� When
packing for an extended trip, take everything you need,
but only what you need�
When you plan to stay in the same place for several
days, weeks, or months, you will want your touring
coach to be as level as possible� Check the attitude
with a small spirit level set on the inside work counter�
If a correction is necessary, then you must first level
from side to side� This can be done most easily by
driving up a small ramp consisting of 2 in�x 6 in� boards
tapered at both ends� WE DO NOT RECOMMEND
PLACING TIRES IN A HOLE FOR LEVELING� Check
the tire section of the chassis portion of this manual for
information on tire support�
Hook up to water by attaching a ½ -inch minimum high-
pressure water hose to the city water service�
Plug the 120-volt, 30-amp Electrical Cable into the City
Power Service� Be sure you have the wire grounded
and have the proper polarity� See Electrical Section for
technical details�
To use the generator, you simply start it� All switching
is done automatically� The generator can be started
from the switch inside the front roadside roof locker�
It is easier on your generator and appliances if you'll
allow the generator to reach its normal operating speed
(about a minute) prior to applying heavy current loads�
A Cable/Satellite TV connection is located in the
exterior compartment along with the switches for the
dump valves, macerator pump, and macerator pump
high-pressure hose reel�
Turn on the gas supply� Lighting a top range burner
to bleed any air from the system will make it easier to
start other appliances including the furnace�
When you stay for extended periods where electric
or water hookups are not available, you must make
regular checks on the condition of your 12-volt battery
and the contents of your water tank� Carry drinking
water in a clean bucket to refill your tank. When your
waste tank nears capacity, move your touring coach to
a dumping location�
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