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OWNER'S   M ANUAL  
 
 
 
INTRODUCTION  
The   O wner's   M anual   f or   y our   n ew   E arthbound   R V   t railer   i s   d esigned   t o   r espond   t o   t he   m ost   f requent   i nquiries  
regarding   t he   o peration,   f unction   a nd   c are   o f   t he   m any   s ystems   t hat   m ake   m odern   t railering   a   j oy.  
Earthbound   R V   r ealizes   o ur   c ustomers   p ossess   v arying   d egrees   o f   e xpertise   i n   t he   a rea   o f   r epairing   a nd   m aintaining  
the   a ppliances   i n   t heir   t railer.   F or   t his   r eason,   t he   s ervice   a nd   t rouble-­‐shooting   i nformation   f ound   i n   t his   m anual  
is   d irected   t oward   t hose   w ith   a verage   m echanical   s kills.   W e   a lso   r ealize   y ou   m ay   b e   m ore   f amiliar   i n   o ne   a rea  
than   y ou   a re   i n   a nother.   O nly   y ou   k now   y our   c apabilities   a nd   l imitations.  
We   w ant   y ou   t o   u se   t his   m anual,   a nd   h ope   y ou   w ill   f ind   t he   i nformation   c ontained   i n   i t   u seful,   h owever,   s hould  
you   e ver   f eel   y ou   m ay   b e   " getting   i n   o ver   y our   h ead"   p lease   s ee   y our   d ealer   t o   h ave   t he   r epairs   m ade.  
A   b rief   e xplanation   o f   t he   o peration   o f   t he   a ppliances   s uch   a s   r efrigerator,   f urnace,   w ater   h eater   a nd   o thers   a re  
explained   i n   t his   m anual.   H owever,   y ou   w ill   a lso   f ind   t he   m anufacturer's   i nformation   s upplied   i n   a   p acket  
included   w ith   t his   m anual.  
All   i nformation,   i llustrations   a nd   s pecifications   c ontained   i n   t he   l iterature   a re   b ased   o n   t he   l atest   p roduct  
information   a vailable   a t   t he   t ime   o f   p ublication   a pproval.  
 
W ARNING  
C AUTION  
Throughout   t his   m anual  
a nd  
n otations   a re   u sed.  
 
C AUTION  
Failure   t o   o bserve   t he  
n otations   c an   c ause   d amage   t o   e quipment.  
 
WARNING  
n otes   t he   p ossibility   o f   p ersonal   a nd/or   f atal   i njury   i f   n ot   o bserved.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note:   I f   a nd   w hen   n ew   m aterials   a nd   p roduction   t echniques   a re   d eveloped   w hich   c an   i mprove   t he   q uality   o f   i ts  
product,   o r   m aterial   s ubstitutions   a re   n ecessary   d ue   t o   a vailability,   E ARTHBOUND   r eserves   t he   r ight   t o   m ake   s uch  
changes.  
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  • Page 1       Earthbound   R ecreational   V ehicle   T railer   OWNER'S   M ANUAL         INTRODUCTION   The   O wner's   M anual   f or   y our   n ew   E arthbound   R V   t railer   i s   d esigned   t o   r espond   t o   t he   m ost   f requent   i nquiries   regarding  ...
  • Page 2   EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   O WNER'S   M ANUAL         1.   W ARRANTY   A ND   S ERVICE Warranty   Warranty   E xplanation   Service   Reporting   S afety   D efects   Maintenance  ...
  • Page 3   8.   A PPLIANCES   Air   C onditioner   Furnace   Range/Oven   Microwave   Refrigerator   Water   H eater   Monitor   P anel     9.   A DDENDUM   Water   b oard   s ystem   d irections:   f or   e arly   m odel   y ear   2 010   o nly   "How  ...
  • Page 4: Section 1 -­- W Arranty A Nd S Ervice

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     Section   1   -­‐   W arranty   a nd   S ervice     THREE   Y EAR   L IMITED   W ARRANTY   C OVERAGE    ...
  • Page 5: Reporting Safety Defects

        If   y ou   n eed   a ssistance,   y ou   m ay   c ontact   E arthbound   R V   a t:     Earthbound   R V,   L LC   1001-­‐D  ...
  • Page 6: Maintenance Schedule

      EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     MAINTENANCE   S CHEDULE     WARNING :   F AILURE   T O   M AINTAIN   Y OUR   T RAVEL   T RAILER   C AN   C AUSE   P REMATURE   A ND   UNEXPECTED  ...
  • Page 7: Maintenance Record

      EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     MAINTENANCE   R ECORD     DATE     DEALER     SERVICE   P ERFORMED   Page   |   7      ...
  • Page 8   EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     NOTES   Page   |   8      ...
  • Page 9 EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     Section   2   -­‐   T owing     TOW   V EHICLE   E QUIPMENT   If   y ou   p lan   t o   b uy   a   n ew   v ehicle   t o   t ow   y our   t railer   w e   s uggest   t hat   y ou   i nclude   i n   y our   p urchase   t he   t owing   o ptions   offered  ...
  • Page 10: Electric B Rakes

      EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     ELECTRIC   B RAKES   The   b rakes   a re   o perated   b y   1 2   v olt   c urrent   f rom   y our   t ow   v ehicle   a nd   M UST   B E   H OOKED   U P   S O   T HAT   Y OU   HAVE  ...
  • Page 11   EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     LOADING   When   l oading   h eavy   o bjects   s uch   a s   t ools,   s killets,   i rons,   a nd   b oxes   o f   c anned   g oods,   e tc.   k eep   t hem   a s   l ow   a s   possible  ...
  • Page 12   EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     HITCHING   U P   Hitching   u p   y our   t railer   i s   s omething   t hat   w ill   b ecome   a lmost   s econd   n ature   w ith   p ractice.   T he   f ollowing   s ection   includes  ...
  • Page 13: Towing Tips

      Caution     -­   R etract   t he   h itch   j ack   c ompletely   f or   m aximum   g round   c learance,   r emove   t he   j ack   p ad   a nd   stow  ...
  • Page 14   EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     The   B RAKE   C ONTROLLER   i s   a ctivated   w hen   y ou   a pply   t he   b rakes   o f   t he   t ow   v ehicle.   Y our   t ow   v ehicle   b rakes   will  ...
  • Page 15: Suggested P Re-­Travel C Heck L Ist

      EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     SUGGESTED   P RE-­TRAVEL   C HECK   L IST   Interior   1.   T urn   o ff   w ater   p ump   s witch.   2.  ...
  • Page 16   EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     NOTES   Page   |   1 6      ...
  • Page 17   EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     Section   3   -­‐   C amping     SAFETY   As   a lways,   s afety   s hould   b e   o ne   o f   y our   t op   p riorities.   M ake   s ure   e veryone   t raveling   w ith   y ou   c an   operate  ...
  • Page 18: Shoreline P Ower S Upply

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     CITY   W ATER   H OOK-­UP   Simply   c onnect   h ose   t o   s ource,   o pen   t he   v alve   a nd   y ou   h ave   p ressurized   faucets,  ...
  • Page 19: Winter T Raveling

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     WINTER   T RAVELING   Traveling   i n   s ub-­‐freezing   t emperatures   w ill   r equire   c ertain   p recautions   t o   p rotect   t he   p lumbing   s ystem   a nd   your  ...
  • Page 20 EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     NOTES   Page   |   2 0      ...
  • Page 21: Slide O Ut R Oom

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     SLIDE   O UT   R OOM   The   t railer   s hould   b e   l evel   p rior   t o   e xtending   t he   s lide   o ut   r oom.   T he   s tabilizer   j acks   m ust   b e   e xtended   p rior   t o   extending  ...
  • Page 22 EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     Section   4   -­‐   E xterior     Cleaning   As   a   g eneral   r ule   o f   t humb   w e   r ecommend   t he   t railer   b e   w ashed   a bout   e very   f our   w eeks   a nd   w axed   i n   t he   spring  ...
  • Page 23 EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     Chassis     WARNING   -­   A LWAYS   O PEN   L ATCH   H ANDLE   B EFORE   I NSERTING   B ALL    ...
  • Page 24: Tire Rotation

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     TIRES   In   a n   e mergency,   r emove   t he   f lat   t ire.   T he   i ndependent   s uspension   o f   t he   r ubber   t orsion   a xle   a llows   f our   wheels  ...
  • Page 25: Axle A Nd R Unning G Ear A Ssembly

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     AXLE   A ND   R UNNING   G EAR   A SSEMBLY   Each   R UBBER   T ORSION   a xle   i s   a ligned   d uring   m anufacturing,   a nd   d ouble-­‐checked   o n   a   r andom   b asis.   Alignment  ...
  • Page 26 EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     ELECTRIC   B RAKES   A   C ONTROLLER   i nstalled   i n   y our   t ow   v ehicle   w ill   s ynchronize   t he   t railer   b rakes   w ith   y our   c ar   b rakes.   I t   is  ...
  • Page 27: Brake Adjustment

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     HOW   T O   U SE   Y OUR   E LECTRIC   B RAKES   P ROPERLY   Your   t railer   b rakes   a re   d esigned   t o   w ork   i n   s ynchronization   w ith   y our   t ow   v ehicle   b rakes.   N ever   u se   y our   tow  ...
  • Page 28: Proper T Ire I Nflation

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     Load/Inflation   I nformation   f or   Y our   T ires   Maintaining   p roper   t ire   i nflation   p ressure   i s   e ssential   f or   b oth   t ire   s afety   a nd   p erformance.    ...
  • Page 29: Section 5 -­- I Nterior A Nd A Ccessories

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     Section   5   -­‐   I nterior   a nd   a ccessories     INTERIOR   The   i nterior   o f   a ll   E arthbound   R V   t railers   h as   b een   d esigned   f or   c omfort,   c onvenience,   d urability   a nd   appearance.  ...
  • Page 30: Monitor Panel

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     Monitor   P anel   The   m onitor   p anel   a llows   y ou   t o   c heck   t he   a mount   o f   f luid   i n   y our   f resh   w ater   t ank,   b lack   t ank,   t he   grey  ...
  • Page 31: Operation

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     WEEKLY   T ESTING   O F   Y OUR   S MOKE   A LARM   1.   F OR   A   C OMPLETE   W EEKLY   T EST   O F   T HE   E LECTRONICS   A ND   T HE   S ENSOR   O PERATION,   FIRMLY  ...
  • Page 32: Fire Extinguisher

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     FIRE   E XTINGUISHER   The   f ire   e xtinguisher   j ust   i nside   y our   f orward   d oor   s hould   h ave   t he   c harge   c hecked   o n   a   r egular   b asis.   Make  ...
  • Page 33: Liquid P Etroleum G As ( Lpg)

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     Section   6   -­‐   P lumbing     LIQUID   P ETROLEUM   G AS   ( LPG)    ...
  • Page 34: Automatic G As R Egulator

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     AUTOMATIC   G AS   R EGULATOR   All   m odels   a re   e quipped   w ith   a n   a utomatic   g as   r egulator.   B oth   t anks   a re   c onnected   t o   t his   r egulator.   O pen   both  ...
  • Page 35: Basic R Ules F Or S Afety

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     BASIC   R ULES   F OR   S AFETY     WARNING :   D o   n ot   s tore   L P   c ontainers   w ithin   a   v ehicle.   L P   c ontainers   a re   e quipped   with  ...
  • Page 36: Water S Ystem-­Self C Ontained

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     WATER   S YSTEM-­SELF   C ONTAINED   Fill   t he   w ater   t ank   b y   r emoving   t he   c ap   o n   t he   e xterior;   a   g arden   h ose   c an   n ow   b e   i nserted.   I t's   a   g ood   i dea   t o   l et   t he   water  ...
  • Page 37: Drain V Alves

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     DRAIN   V ALVES   To   E mpty   F resh   W ater   T ank   Pumping   t he   w ater   o ut   w ith   t he   s elf-­‐contained   w ater   p ump   c an   e mpty   t he   f resh   w ater   t ank.   Simply  ...
  • Page 38: Drain A Nd W Aste S Ystem

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     DRAIN   A ND   W ASTE   S YSTEM   Your   t railer   h as   a   d rain   a nd   w aste   s ystem   t hat   i ncludes   w aste-­‐holding   t anks   m ade   f rom   m olded   p lastic,   f ree   from  ...
  • Page 39: Black T Ank F Lush

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     BLACK   T ANK   F LUSH     The   t railer   h as   a   w ater   h ose   c onnector   m arked   " black   t ank   f lush".   T o   u se,   h ook   u p   a   h ose   a nd   t urn   o n   f ull   force.  ...
  • Page 40: Section 7 -­- E Lectrical

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     Section   7   -­‐   E lectrical     ELECTRICAL   O PERATION   The   m ajor   p ortion   o f   e lectrical   p ower   i n   y our   E arthbound   R V   i s   1 2-­‐volt.   T he   1 2-­‐volt   c urrent   p owers   t he   f ans,   furnaces,  ...
  • Page 41: P Ower C Ircuits

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     WARNING :   T he   g ases   g enerated   w ithin   a   s torage   b attery   c ell   m ay   b e   i gnited   b y   a n   o pen   flame  ...
  • Page 42: Converter C Ooling S Ystem

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL       120-­VOLT   A C   P ANEL   B OARD   This   p anel   c ontains   t he   1 20   V   b ranch   c ircuit   b reakers   f or   y our   R V.   O ne   o f   t he   b reakers   c ontrols   the  ...
  • Page 43: 110-­Volt E Lectrical S Ystem

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     110-­VOLT   E LECTRICAL   S YSTEM   City   P ower   The   E arthbound   R V   c onverter   s ystem   e nables   y ou   t o   u se   t he   l ights   a nd   a ppliances   w hether   o perating   o n   s elfcontained   battery  ...
  • Page 44: Section 8 -­- A Ppliances

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     Section   8   -­‐   A ppliances     AIR   C ONDITIONER   Manufacturer:   D ometic   S ales   C orporation   2320  ...
  • Page 45: Microwave O Vens

    EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     MICROWAVE   O VENS   Refer   t o   t he   o perating   i nstructions   i ncluded   i n   y our   o wner's   p acket.    ...
  • Page 46: Water Heater

      EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     WATER   H EATER     Note:   R eview   t he   w ater   h eater   l iterature   s upplied   i n   y our   O wner's   P acket   b efore   p roceeding,    ...
  • Page 47 EARTHBOUND   R ECREATIONAL   V EHICLE   T RAILER   O WNER'S   M ANUAL     Section   9   -­‐   A ddendum     For   e arly   2 010   E arthbound   R Vs   b uilt   w ith   t he   W ater   B oard   S ystem:    ...
  • Page 48         Page   |   4 8      ...
  • Page 49     How   t o   w interize   y our   E arthbound   R V     A.     D rain   a nd   b y-­pass   t he   w ater   h eater:   Locate  ...
  • Page 50 4.     T urn   t he   w ater   c ontrol   v alve   o n   t he   c onnecting   l ine   u ntil   i t   i s   p arallel   w ith   t he   w ater   l ine,   t hus   a llowing   w ater   t o   flow,  ...
  • Page 51   B.     P rocedure   f or   u nits   e quipped   w ith   a   m anifold   w ater   c ontrol   s ystem.         Manifold   w ater   c ontrol   s ystem   1  ...
  • Page 52 Figure   4   2.     A ttach   y our   h ose   t o   t he   C ity   W ater   i nlet,   s ee   f igure   6 .    ...
  • Page 53   C.     P rocedure   f or   u nits   e quipped   w ith   a   w ater   b oard   s ystem.       1.     P osition   a ll   t hree   ( 3)   v alve   s tems   i n   t he   ‘ down’   p osition,   a s   s hown   i n   t his   i llustration.    ...
  • Page 54 5.     O pen   o n   t he   h ot   w ater   s ide   o f   t he   f aucet   ( kitchen,   b athroom,   a nd   e xterior   s hower),   t urn   i t   o ff   w hen   R V   a nti-­‐freeze   flows  ...

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