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Section 3: Pre-travel information
Trailer Plug
If you choose to tow behind your RV, a chassis manufacturer supplied 7-way trailer plug
(located at the hitch) is pre-wired into your motor home. Before hitching up to a trailer,
please read Using the Rear Hitch, vehicle weight ratings, etc. Your motor home may have
both 4-way and 7-way trailer receptacles.
Wiring to operate your towed vehicle brakes must be the same size in both the towed vehicle
and the motor home.
White
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Ground
Blue
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Brakes
Green
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Running lights
Black
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House batteries charge line
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Stop & left turn
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Stop & right turn
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Back up
The connector plug may build up corrosion with extended use and should be cleaned
periodically to insure good electrical contact. Make sure the connector plug is kept clean
and protected from road elements as you travel.
Weighing Your Motor home
When your motor home is loaded you should have it weighed. The actual weight of the
motor home, passengers, all options, liquids, the hitch weight of your towed vehicle and
your personal cargo is important for you to know so you do not exceed the GVWR. There
are two important factors when loading your motor home, total weight and balance.
It is imperative that you verify compliance within all applicable weight ratings. Overloading
your motor home will void the Limited Warranty and the warranties of many component
part manufacturers.
Periodically weigh your motor home at a public scale to determine proper load
distribution. To obtain the side-to-side weights, there needs to be enough space on either
side of the scale to accommodate the motor home being partially off the scale.
Different types or scales may require different procedures when weighting the motor
home. The motor home must remain as level as possible on the scale (even if an axle is not
physically on the scale). To obtain the side-to-side weights, make sure there is enough space
on either side of the scale to accommodate the motor home being partially off the scale.
If a boat, trailer or other vehicle is being towed, it should be weighed separately. Combine
this weight with the motor home's Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) to ensure the total combined
weight does not exceed the GCWR.
Once actual weights are obtained, compare them to the Weight Information Label weight
ratings to ensure you are below the posted minimum ratings.
If there is a difference in the weights on one side of the vehicle as compared to weights on
the other side, components (tires, wheels, brakes, springs, etc.) on the heavier side may be
overloaded, although the total axle load is within the GAWR.
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Maintenance Record
7-way trailer plug - Car end, rear view
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