Outdoors RV Mountain Series Owner's Manual page 48

Living With Your RV
If your RV is equipped with electric stabilizer jacks, you will find the control switches in the forward
passenger side storage compartment on the front wall. Conventional travel trailers will have these
switches located behind a sliding security panel in that same forward compartment. Before traveling, be
sure to slide this panel closed to prevent any potential cargo shift from activating the jacks while moving
down the road. On fifth-wheel models you will find the front landing gear switch located on the exterior
at the driver side toward the front. If your fifth wheel or conventional travel trailer is equipped with the
optionally installed auto-leveling system you will find its control panel in the driver side storage
compartment on the front wall or in the forward passenger side storage compartment on the front wall
respectively. Additionally your conventional travel trailer will have a second control panel located inside
at the monitor location. If your RV is equipped with the wireless function controller you will be able to
control electric stabilizer jacks and fifth-wheel landing gear remotely. Please refer to the specific
literature provided in your owner information packet for detailed operating and maintenance
instructions.
Stabilizing Procedure
1. If the site is not an asphalt pad, concrete slab or other prepared surface, be sure it is as level as
possible. Be sure the ground surface is not soft and will support the feet of the stabilizing jacks
adjusted to a snug, tight fit. It may be necessary to put blocks under each jacks' foot pad.
2. If the site is not level, determine the final parking location for your RV and just prior to pulling
completely into that spot, locate your leveling blocks just ahead of the RV front tires. Pull your
RV up onto the leveling blocks until the RV is reasonably leveled from side to side. Set the tow
vehicle in park and apply the parking brake. Block the RV tires so that it cannot roll.
3. For conventional travel trailers: With foot pad attached to the tongue jack, lower the tongue jack
until you are able to uncouple the tow vehicle. Leave the safety chains (when possible) and
breakaway switch temporarily connected. Level the RV from front to rear.
4. For fifth-wheel travel trailers (no auto-leveling system): Lower the 'quick-drop' landing gear by
releasing the snap pins and letting the inner leg tube and foot pad contact the ground. Raise the
leg tube up just enough to re-insert the snap pin into the nearest hole available with the leg as
close to the ground as possible. The position of each 'quick-drop' leg will depend upon how level
your site is. It is not necessary that the legs be extended to the same length. Extend the landing
gear legs to a point that the tow vehicle can be uncoupled. It may be necessary to put a larger
block of wood under the foot pads to prevent the leg from sinking into soft ground. Level the RV
from front to rear.
5. Check that all doors and windows operate freely and do not bind.
6. After your RV is leveled you will lower the stabilizer jacks. You may need to put a larger block
of wood under any jack that is above soft ground to prevent the jack from sinking in allowing the
RV to become unstable. Lower the jacks until they contact the ground or block with a snug, tight
amount of pressure. Attempt to apply the same amount of pressure equally around the RV so that
it does not come out of level. Do not attempt to raise or level the RV with the stabilizer jacks
as this will void warranty and damage the jack.
7. For conventional travel trailers you may now remove the safety chains and breakaway switch
without the risk of the RV rolling.
8. Before resuming travel, be sure all stabilizer jacks are fully retracted or removed if additional
jack stands are used.
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