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VEHICLE LOAD CAPACITY - WEIGHING
Your motor home is designed to carry the loads defined
by the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) and Gross
Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) shown on the certifica-
tion tag posted on the drivers door post. These ratings
are for a fully-loaded vehicle including passengers and
normal belongings.
NOTE:
Exceeding the GAWR or GVWR of your
motor home can cause undesirable hand-
ling characteristics and may even create
a safety hazard.
Modification of your
vehicle by addition of racks not speci-
fied by the manufacturer to carry add-
itional equipment or vehicles is not re-
commended and may make your warran-
ty inapplicable.
Periodically weigh the motor home at a public scale to
determine axle loads.
The following procedure is sug-
gested, although any method 'recommended by the scale
operator which correctly determines weight values is ac·
ceptable. During all measurements, it is important that
the vehicle be kept as level as possible.
1.
Run only the front wheels onto the scale plat-
form and obtain a reading.
(This first value
is the front axle Gross Axle Weight.)
2.
Next, place the entire vehicle (both axles) on
the scale and obtain a reading. (This second
value is Gross Vehicle Weight.)
3.
Drive forward until only the rear axle is on
the platform and obtain a reading.
(This
third reading is rear axle Gross Axle Weight.)
4.
Compare reading 2 with the GVW R of your
vehicle.
If this reading exceeds the GVWR
rating, it will be necessary to reduce total
veh icle load.
5.
If reading 2 is less than the GVWR of your
vehicle, .check readings 1 and 3 to verify that
each is less than the GAW R on the certifica-
tion tag. If either exceeds the GAWR for the
axle, redistribute enough equipment from
front to back or the reverse to ensure that
loads on front and rear axles are within the
required limit.
Check vehicle weight periodically to obtain optimum
mileage from tires and improved handling. Tires should
always be inflated as recommended in the Chassis Man-
ufacturer's Instructions.
See your Chassis Operator's
Manual.
READY TO LEAVE
The following suggestions may be helpful when you are
ready to leave,
(BE SURE TO PLACE THE ENTRY
STEP IN TRAVEL POSITION.)
STARTING AND WARMUP
For best results, always follow the recommendations in
your Chassis Operator's Manual when starting or opera-
ting your engine.
NOTE:
Be sure transmission is in neutral or park and
parking brake is engaged to keep the motor
home from rolling. If the parking brake needs
adjustment, see the Chassis Operator's Manual
for proper adjustment instructions.
SAFETY BEL T5
Seat belts are an important safety feature of your veh-
icle. F-ur your protection, it is required that all belts be
fastened' while your motor home is in motion.
The
driver's seat and all other seats designed to carry pas-
sengers, while under way, have been equipped with lap
belts.
NOTE:
Seats which are not equipped with safety
belts should not be occupied while vehicle is
in motion and will be labeled: "NOT FOR
USE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION."
WARNING
PASSENGERS SHOULD
NOT BE ALLOWED TO
RIDE IN THE CAB-OVER BED AREA.
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Safety belts are adjusted in the following manner: To
lengthen the belt, tip the buckle at right angles to the
belt, as shown in Figure 3. Holding the buckle in this
position permits the belt to slide through. Pull on the
buckle until the desired length is obtained. To fasten
the belts, make sure the belts are not twisted, then push
the tongue end of one belt into the buckle of the mating
belt.
Be sure it goes in all the way and that it latches.
Tighten by pulling the loose end of the belt while hold-
ing the buckle. Adjust the belt as low on the abdomen
and as snug as comfort will allow for greatest safety.
Never use a belt for more than one person at a time.
NOTE:
I f your belts have been equipped with retrac-
tors, be sure belt is pulled all the way out of
retractor.
To release the belt, depress the button in the center of
the buckle and slide the tongue out of the buckle.
FIGURE 3 SAFETY BELT ADJUSTMENT
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