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Owner's Manual
2016 CS Adventurous
Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc.
PDF generated at: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 12:07:42 EDT

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  • Page 1 Owner's Manual 2016 CS Adventurous Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc. PDF generated at: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 12:07:42 EDT...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Spare Tire Storage Obtaining Service Specifications Warranty Registration Regulatory Notices HOWTO: Monitor Panel HOWTO: Setting Up Your Campsite HOWTO: Shore Power HOWTO: Potable Water Use HOWTO: Waste Water Dumping HOWTO: Propane System HOWTO: Cable and TV Reception HOWTO: Water System Winterizing HOWTO: De-Winterizing...

  • Page 3: Howto: Monitor Panel

    HOWTO: Monitor Panel HOWTO: Monitor Panel Monitor Panel with 1250 watt inverter Monitor Panel for CS with optional 2500 and optional propane generator watt inverter and engine generator The monitor panel is located inside the side door, above the passenger side rear captain's seat. Depending on the options you have, there may be an inverter switch to the left of the main control panel and there may be a propane generator starter switch and hour run meter to the right.

  • Page 4: Battery Disconnect Switch

    The battery disconnect switch turns the coach battery power off and on. When off, it prevents your coach batteries from being drained while the Roadtrek is not in use. The lights, the water pump, the fan, the refrigerator, even the igniters for the propane cooktop need 12 volt power from the batteries.
  • Page 5 Inverter Switch with 2500 Watt Inverter If your Roadtrek has the engine generator and 2500 watt inverter option, your inverter switch will be on its own smaller panel to the left of the main monitor panel. The switch has three positions: off in the middle position, power save auto in the top position, and power save off in the bottom position.
  • Page 6 HOWTO: Monitor Panel There is a shore power indicator light to the right of the switch to tell you the system is receiving shore power. There is also a battery charging indicator light to tell you when the batteries are being charged by shore power. Your refrigerator will run on either 12 volt battery power or 120 volt inverter power, but will use less electricity if the inverter switch is off because of the conversion loss.

  • Page 7: Water Pump Switch

    These will give you an approximate reading, to the nearest third, of how much is in each tank. Roadtrek recommends that you keep a small amount of water in your gray and black tanks at all times. This will reduce the likelihood of material sticking to the inside of the tank.
  • Page 8 HOWTO: Monitor Panel Tank level and battery charge indicators Generator switch and hour meter Optional Propane Generator Switch and Hour Meter To start the generator, push START until the engine catches, then release. Allow the generator to run for a couple of minutes before turning on heavy loads such as the air conditioner.

  • Page 9: Howto: Setting Up Your Campsite

    What Do You Need To Hook Up? In a Roadtrek, the answer to this question is - a lot less than you think. Rather than slog through the setup ordeal that Class As and fifth wheels and other trailers go through, Class Bs are much more nimble. We travel light and can set up and pack up in minutes.
  • Page 10 HOWTO: Setting Up Your Campsite Connected Fresh Water vs. Using your Tanks There's no real advantage to leaving the water hooked up all the time - it's easier just to get your hose out and fill your tanks, and then put the hose away. No leaks, no hose to trip over, no need to disassemble and store all that stuff when it's time to hit the road again.
  • Page 11 HOWTO: Setting Up Your Campsite Simplify, Simplify Campgrounds capitalize helplessness non-self-contained RVs by charging a premium for full hookup sites. You aren't helpless. With an electric-only hookup, you drive a short distance to the campground's fresh water source and waste water dump every few days.
  • Page 12 How level is level? In general, if it's level enough to be comfortable for you, it's probably good enough for your plumbing. If you have a choice, it's better to have the front of the Roadtrek very slightly higher than the back for air conditioner condensate drainage. If you're not running your air conditioner, it doesn't matter.

  • Page 13: Howto: Shore Power

    HOWTO: Shore Power HOWTO: Shore Power Connecting To Shore Power Your Roadrek has a shore power cord; depending on the model it may be removable or permanently attached. Refer to the Electrical Secion in this manual for details. The power cord is designed to fit into a standard 30A RV outlet. Campsite Power Connections Most RV parks and campgrounds have AC power of various voltages and amperages available at each site.
  • Page 14 Your Roadtrek is equipped with a 30 Amp cord. Most power pedestals have a 30 amp receptacle. © 2016 by Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc.
  • Page 15 HOWTO: Shore Power 15A to 30A adapter 50A to 30A adapter It is possible that a campground (or perhaps a friend's driveway) will not have a 30A receptable available for your use. You can purchase a 15A to 30A adapter and connect to an ordinary 15A household outlet. Be aware that in those situations, you will have limited power compared to a 30A circuit.

  • Page 16: Howto: Potable Water Use

    HOWTO: Potable Water Use HOWTO: Potable Water Use Your Roadtrek can operate in either fully self-contained mode, or can be connected to a water supply such as a campsite's faucet. The city water connection is in the driver's side front access bay, to the left of the propane tank. Unscrew the white plastic protective cap and connect your clean hose to the water faucet and to a water pressure regulator attached to this connection point.
  • Page 17 The city water inlet connection is located in the front driver's side compartment, to the left of the propane tank. Roadtrek recommends that you use a dedicated single purpose potable-water hose. These are usually white in color. Buy a new one and use it only for filling your tanks and connecting to city water. View any hose lying around a campground with extreme skepticism, especially it there's a wastewater dump nearby.
  • Page 18 • • Flush old water and any contaminants out of the water supply faucet. • • Connect your fresh water hose to the faucet. • • Attach your pressure regulator to the Roadtrek's city water connection. • • Attach your fresh water hose to the the pressure regulator.
  • Page 19 HOWTO: Potable Water Use Attaching pressure Hose connected regulator to city water fill location To disconnect the city water connection: • • Turn off the external water source. • • Open a faucet to relieve the pressure in the system. Failure to do so will not damage your vehicle, but may result in an unexpected shower when you disconnect the hose.

  • Page 20: Howto: Waste Water Dumping

    Waste Water Discharge Pump Your Roadtrek is equipped with a waste water disposal pump to make dumping your tanks easier and cleaner. The macerator in this pump grinds up any solids in the system and pumps the resulting wastewater out to the dump station.
  • Page 21 HOWTO: Waste Water Dumping If possible, you want to dump the tanks after driving as the movement of the vehicle will have sloshed the water in the tanks, loosening any solids. Make sure the tanks are as full as possible before dumping - you may wish to use a hose or bucket to add water to the black water tank through the toilet if it is less than 1/2 full.
  • Page 22 HOWTO: Waste Water Dumping • Open the driver’s door and locate the waste water pump switch. It is a red pushbutton located on the driver's seat base or on the B pillar. Macerator button on base of driver's seat Macerator button on the B pillar behind driver •...
  • Page 23 • • There are two ways to secure the hose in the dump station waste receptacle four inch pipe. In the white box that came with your Roadtrek there is a rubber doughnut, which goes over the discharge nozzle and can be wedged into the waste receptacle to hold the waste water discharge hose in place.
  • Page 24 HOWTO: Waste Water Dumping Rubber doughnut installed on nozzle Rock used as weight to hold the hose • • Push the jogger handle in and turn it to loosen any materials in the macerator. Pull the jogger handle out. • • Open the black water tank gate valve by pulling the black handle out. It will come out approximately three inches (8 cm) and stop.
  • Page 25 HOWTO: Waste Water Dumping Open the black valve Open the gray valve Always dump the black tank first and the gray tank second. The graywater will help flush any remaining solids from the dump hose. If you wish to rinse the system, pour water down the toilet and sink, and dump again. •...
  • Page 26 HOWTO: Waste Water Dumping Jammed waste water pump Sprinter macerator manual crank knob Chevy macerator manual crank knob If the waste water discharge pump stops while you are pushing the button, it's jammed. Something has gotten caught up in the blades. Release the button to stop the pump. •...

  • Page 27: Howto: Propane System

    HOWTO: Propane System HOWTO: Propane System Your vehicle is equipped with a propane system which, when properly handled and maintained, will provide trouble and worry free operation of your propane fueled appliances. Regulatory Concerns Many jurisdictions place restrictions on propane on highways, in tunnels, on ferries, and on bridges. Please follow all local restrictions in all the jurisdictions along your trip.
  • Page 28 HOWTO: Propane System Propane Tank Location The propane tank is located behind the front utility access door along the bottom driver's side of the vehicle. To access the tank for filling and to turn the manual tank shutoff valve off and on, pull the door up and secure it with the rotating tab. Main Shutoff valve Propane tank Support for side compartment cover...
  • Page 29 The propane system has a high-pressure auxiliary BBQ takeoff. Locate the hose by reaching under the edge of the Roadtrek about halfway between the rear passenger tire opening and the side door. Pull the hose toward the back of the Roadtrek to release it from the channel it is stowed in.
  • Page 30 HOWTO: Propane System Propane Tank Filling Do not attempt to fill the tank unless you have had appropriate training. Reading this manual does not constitute sufficient training to safely fill propane. If you overfill the tank, propane will vent uncontrollably out of the relief valve. To fill the tank, first turn off all propane appliances, then turn off the tank shutoff valve.
  • Page 31 Note the amount it takes to fill your tank. The 16 gallon tank in your Roadtrek will hold 12.8 gallons / 48 liters when completely empty and filled to the correct 80% full level. Subtract the amount you buy from this number, and you'll know how much was in the tank when you filled it.
  • Page 32 Propane tanks must not be placed or stored inside your vehicle. Propane tanks are equipped with safety devices which relieve excessive pressure by discharging gas to the atmosphere. The Roadtrek's propane tank is mounted outside the vehicle and will vent propane where it can dissipate; any tank inside the vehicle will vent into the passenger compartment, creating an explosive propane-air mixture inside the enclosed space, which also contains many potential sources of ignition.

  • Page 33: Howto: Cable And Tv Reception

    HOWTO: Cable and TV Reception Your Roadtrek comes with a home theatre system. This consists of a TV, a DVD player, the speaker system and the radio in the dash, along with a rooftop TV antenna and a cable TV connection.
  • Page 34 HOWTO: Cable and TV Reception TV antenna switch and power injector Rear speaker switch Over-the-air TV © 2016 by Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc.
  • Page 35 Antenna/cable switch (small white button on cover) To watch TV using the Roadtrek rooftop antenna: • • Have 120 volt AC power available (inverter on OR shore power plugged in OR generator running) • • Turn on TV and home theatre system •...
  • Page 36 Coaxial TV connecting wire with screw-on You need a length of coaxial TV cable to reach from the cable TV outlet to your Roadtrek's connection point. These are sold in electronic supply and camping supply stores and come in lengths of 25, 50, and 100 feet. The cable is typically sold as RG-59U or RG-6 with F-type connectors.
  • Page 37 HOWTO: Cable and TV Reception TV cable connected Push the white button on the panel in the cabinet above the TV to switch between cable and antenna. © 2016 by Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc.
  • Page 38 HOWTO: Cable and TV Reception Speaker Switch The speaker switch is located in the same cabinet as the Cable/Antenna switch. select Surround, Off, Automotive. In the Surround position, the rear speakers (the speakers above the bed) will work with the TV/home theatre system. In the Off position the speakers are off.

  • Page 39: Howto: Water System Winterizing

    (above 40 deg. F or above 4 deg. C) and the forecast is for temperatures just below freezing for a few hours at night with calm winds, then you don`t need to winterize. The heat in your Roadtrek is enough to keep the lines from freezing.
  • Page 40 HOWTO: Water System Winterizing Typical non-toxic RV Freshwater tank drain valve antifreeze If you have the standard Alde hydronic hot water/heating system, continue on through these steps. If you have the optional Webasto diesel-fueled hot water systen, skip steps the dealing with the Alde system water heater and its bypass valves, go to the bottom of this article and perform the steps pertinent to your unit.
  • Page 41 Valves turned to bypass position - all black handles horizontal black handles vertical • • Turn the three black plastic handled valves so that they are all pointing toward the side of the Roadtrek. See photo above. © 2016 by Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc.
  • Page 42 HOWTO: Water System Winterizing Location of Alde frost valve Alde frost protection normal position - Frost protection valves turned to dump blue handle is pointing parallel to the position - blue handle pointing toward water line, blue button at base (see water line, blue button at base is out arrow) is in •...
  • Page 43 There are two air ducts on the front side of the unit, near the top. There are also two white water lines coming back from the front of the Roadtrek, one on each side of the chassis centerline. Just before these lines get to the Webasto unit, there is a transverse white hose connecting them, with a valve on it.
  • Page 44 HOWTO: Water System Winterizing Shunt and Webasto supply line valves in Shunt and Webasto supply line valves in normal position (shunt closed, supply bypass position (shunt open, supply valves open valves closed)) • • From the passenger side of the differential you will see two valves. The one on the transverse line is the shunt valve, and the one on the line between the transverse line and the Webasto unit leading to the blue overpressure relief valve is the cold side supply valve.
  • Page 45 HOWTO: Water System Winterizing Complete the winterization • • Check to be sure that the drain on the fresh water tank and the black and and gray waste water tank valves are all closed. Move the single lever galley faucet all the way to the cold side, and leave it open. •...
  • Page 46 HOWTO: Water System Winterizing Access to the city water valve, side door Screws holding plastic City water valve in open, along-the-line radiator cover on position • • Open the city water valve. To do this, loosen the Robertson head screws holding the plastic radiator cover on the side door step.
  • Page 47 HOWTO: Water System Winterizing Water pump access inside passenger side Water pump filter bench enclosure • • Turn the water pump off and open a galley sink faucet to release back pressure. • • Open the fresh water tank drain line under the passenger front door briefly until antifreeze flows out. •...
  • Page 48 HOWTO: Water System Winterizing Winterizing using compressed air Roadtrek recommends against using compressed air for winterizing. Other methods of winterizing Roadtrek only recommends the winterizing method outlined above using RV antifreeze. © 2016 by Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc.

  • Page 49: Howto: De-Winterizing

    1. 1. Check to be sure the fresh water tank drain valve is closed, then add the water/bleach mixture to the fresh water tank through the gravity fill. 2. 2. This is a good time to get some stuff for spring cleaning of your Roadtrek, so drive around for an hour. Let it sit for a couple more hours.
  • Page 50 HOWTO: De-Winterizing Second step You will need a good supply of fresh water and a cup of chlorine • • Fill the fresh water tank approximately 1/2 full, adding a cup of chlorine bleach halfway through the filling process. • • Turn on the water pump, and circulate the dilute bleach solution through the entire system. The water heater is still winterized.
  • Page 51 (the differential). There are two air ducts on the front side of the unit, near the top. There are also two white water lines coming rearward from the front of the Roadtrek, one on each side of the centerline. Just before these lines get to the Webasto unit, there is a transverse white hose connecting them, with a valve on it.
  • Page 52 HOWTO: De-Winterizing Webasto line valves in bypass position. Webasto line valves in normal operating Green arrow means valve is open, red position. Green arrow means valve is closed. Front of vehicle is to the upper open, red closed. left. • • Lift the cushions and stowed rear table off the driver's side bench behind the wardrobe and loosen the screw securing the hinged cover.
  • Page 53 HOWTO: De-Winterizing Alde bypass valves in normal operating Frost protection valve in normal position operating position • • Open the galley sink, move the handle in the hot water direction, and run the water pump until water flows from hot water tap at sink and you smell chlorine.

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