THOR Class C Series Owner's Manual page 6

Section 4: Weighing, Loading, and
Towing
Federal Weight Label . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Motorhome Occupant and Cargo Carrying
Capacity Weight Label . . . . . . . . . 46
Weight Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Weighing Your Motorhome . . . . . . . . 47
Weight Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Loading Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Packing For Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Towing With Your Motorhome . . . . . . . 50
Electrical Connections to a Towed Vehicle . . 52
Section 5: Chassis
Class A Motorhome Engine Access . . . . 53
Chassis Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Battery Isolation Manager . . . . . . . . . 54
Emergency (Auxiliary) Start Switch . . . . 55
Section 6: Electrical Systems
Shore Line Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . 57
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Monitor Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Auxiliary Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Testing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . 61
Master Battery Disconnect Switch . . . 61
Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Inspection and Maintenance . . . . . . 62
Inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Inspection and Maintenance . . . . . . 62
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) . . 65
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Section 7: Fuel Systems
Fuel Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Fuel Pump Collision Shut-off Switch . . . 70
Fuel Transfer System . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Fuel Transfer System Safety . . . . . . 71
Section 8: Propane System
Propane Gas Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Propane Leak Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Propane Gas Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Servicing or Filling . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Using the Propane System . . . . . . . . 77
Traveling with Propane . . . . . . . . . . 77
Section 9: Water Systems
Fresh Water System . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Potable Water Hose . . . . . . . . . . 79
Connecting to an Exterior Water Fill . . 79
To Disconnect From the Outside Water
Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Filling the Fresh Water Tank . . . . . . 80
Water Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Water Pump Filter . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sanitizing the Fresh Water System . . . 82
Waste Water System . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Drain Pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emptying the Holding Tanks . . . . . . 83
Black Tank Flush . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Winterizing the Water System . . . . . . 84
De-winterizing Your Motorhome . . . . . . 86
Section 10: Leveling Jacks and
Slideout Systems
Leveling Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Stabilizing Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Slideout Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Extending the Slideout . . . . . . . . . 90
Retracting the Slideout . . . . . . . . . 91
Section 11: Interior
Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Heating/Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Entertainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Sleeping Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Front Cab Power Drop Down Overhead
Bunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Rear Garage Elevated Beds . . . . . . 96