Overnight Stop; Overnight Or Weekend Trips; Longer Trips; Extended Stay - Airstream INTERSTATE 24 2024 Owner's Manual

General Information

Overnight Stop

In time you will develop a knack for spotting wonderful
little roadside locations by turning off the main highway
and exploring� There are many modern recreational
vehicle parks, including State, County, and Federal
parks with good facilities, where you may obtain
electrical, water, and sewer hookups and connections�
Directories are published which describe in detail these
parks and tell what is available in the way of services
and hookups�
All you need to do to enjoy the self-contained luxury
while boondocking is to:
1� Turn on the 12-volt battery disconnect switch to
provide power to your components�
2� Turn on the exterior LP gas supply, if you need to
cook or start the generator�
• Generator must be started to run the air
conditioner�
• Inverter will need to be turned on to power the
entertainment devices� To conserve battery
power, turn off the inverter when not in use�
3� Turn on the water pump and open faucets until air
is expelled from the system�
Before moving on, turn off the LP gas and water pump�
Check your campsite, both for cleanliness and to be
sure you have not left anything behind� Make sure
everything is properly stowed�

Overnight or Weekend Trips

On overnight or weekend trips, chances are you will
not use up the capacity of the holding tanks� Deplete
the water supply, if using the system moderately or
conservatively� You will need to maintain the level of
your battery during this time� The batteries will shut
down at 10�5 volts� It is recommended you charge the
batteries, by plugging into shore power or by starting
your generator, when they reach 12 volts�

Longer Trips

On a longer trip, when you have stayed where sewer
connections and utility hookups were not available, it
will be necessary for you to stop from time to time to
dispose of the waste in the holding tank and replenish
the water supply� Many truck stops and gas stations,
chain and individually owned, have installed sanitary
dumping stations for just this purpose� Booklets are
available that list these facilities�
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When you stop for the night, your Airstream Touring
Coach is built to be safely parked in any spot that
is relatively level and where the ground is firm. Your
facilities are with you� You are self-contained� Try to
pick as level a parking spot as possible�

Extended Stay

Making a long trip is not very different from making
a weekend excursion� Since everything you need is
right at hand, you are at home wherever you go� When
packing for an extended trip, take everything you need,
but only what you need�
Hook up to water by attaching a ½ -inch minimum high-
pressure water hose to the city water service�
Plug the 120-volt, 30-amp electrical cable into the
city power service� The SmartPlug incorporates a
reverse polarity feature which will include a series of
light codes to let you know the condition of the power
coming from the campsite power pedestal� Please refer
to the provided SmartPlug owner's manual for more
information on reverse polarity and the light codes�
To use the generator, you simply start it� All switching is
done automatically� The generator can be started from
any of the Multiplex Systems control panels� It is easier
on your generator and appliances if you'll allow the
generator to reach its normal operating speed (about a
minute) prior to applying heavy current loads�
Your Touring Coach is equipped with an Automatic
Generator Start System (AGS)� The purpose of an
AGS system is to automatically start (and run) the
generator when the 12 volt electrical system (house
batteries) drops to a pre-determined level� See Section
5 for more information on the AGS System�
A Cable/Satellite TV connection is located in the
exterior compartment along with the switches for the
dump valves, macerator pump, and macerator pump
high-pressure hose reel�
Turn on the exterior LP remote power switch� If you
have not used the LP system for some time, light
lighting a cooktop burner to bleed any air from the
system will make it easier to start other appliances
including the furnace�
When you stay for extended periods where electric
or water hookups are not available, you must make
regular checks on the condition of your 12-volt
batteries and the contents of your water tank (Multiplex
control panel)� Carry drinking water in a clean bucket to
refill your tank. When your waste tank nears capacity,
move your touring coach to a dumping location�
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