Deep Snow And Mud Switch (If Equipped); Living With Your Motor Home; Draining The Holding Tanks - Fleetwood 2009 AMERICAN ALLEGIANCE User Manual

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DEEP SNOW AND MUD SWITCH
(IF EQUIPPED)
A deep snow and mud option switch is included
with ATC. This function increases available
traction on extra soft surfaces like snow, mud or
gravel, by slightly increasing the permissible
wheel spin.
Drivers use a deep snow and mud switch to
select this feature. When this function is in use,
the ATC indicator lamp blinks continuously.
Switch and lamp locations will vary, depending
on the vehicle make and model.
Listed below is how the Deep Snow and Mud
feature works:
Driver System
Action Response
Press deep ATC lamp
snow and blinks
mud switch continuously
Press ATC lamp
switch stops blinking
again
NOTE: Turning off the ignition will also deac-
tivate the deep snow and mud feature.

LIVING WITH YOUR MOTOR HOME

When preparing to travel in your motor home,
you have 20 minutes to retract your slide outs
and raise your leveling jacks before the air
leveling system "times out". In the event you
exceed this period, you will be required to turn
the motor off with the ignition key, wait five
seconds with the key in the off position and
restart your engine. Press the "Travel Mode" on
the leveling system key pad to ensure activation
of the leveling system to "travel height". This
event should take less than five minutes. You
can verify the leveling system is at ride height
by observing the clearance between the tires and
the wheel well skirts. There should be
approximately two to three inches of vertical
clearance between these two components with
04-8
Function Function
Active Not
Active
X
X
the wheels pointing straight ahead. Failure to
wait until the leveling system is fully inflated
may result to damage to the fiberglass wheel
well skirt or damage.
PLUMBING SYSTEMS AND
HOLDING TANKS

DRAINING THE HOLDING TANKS

The holding tanks terminate in a valve arrange-
ment that permits draining of each tank sepa-
rately. The valves are called knife valves. A
blade closes the opening in the sewer drain
pipes. The blade is connected to a 12-Volt elec-
tric motor. A button will activate the knife valve
for discharging the wastewater from the RV.
During self-containment use, the sewer line is
securely capped to prevent leakage of waste
material onto the ground or pavement. Do not
activate the knife valve when the protective cap
is installed on the pipe. Always drain the tank
into an acceptable sewer inlet or dump station.
Drain the holding tanks only when they are at
least 3/4 full. If necessary, fill the tanks with
water to 3/4 full. This provides sufficient water
to allow complete flushing of waste material
into the sewer line.
Whenever possible, drain the holding tanks
before traveling. Wastewater and sewage in the
holding tanks reduces the carry capacity of the
motor home. See the Motor Home Loading
chapter.
During extended or semi-permanent hook-ups to
sewage systems, waste materials will build up in
the tank and cause serious plugging. If the tank
valves are continuously open. In these cases,
keep the valve closed until the tanks are 3/4 full,
and then drain into the sewage system.
The holding tank drain valve outlet is to be used
with a removable termination fitting that locks
onto the outlet with a clockwise twist. Clamp
the sewer hose drain to this fitting. A protective
cap should remain in place when you are not
draining the tanks.