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On The Road
The weight label on your hitch receiver provides
the maximum trailer weight rating and the maxi-
mum tongue weight rating.
It
is important that
these ratings not be exceeded.
Consult with your dealer or towing
equipment/trailer supplier todeiermine the cor'
reet Iype of hitch head assembly, hitch
ball
and
equipment you should use for towing and level-
ing the load you intend to pull.
.
A
WARNING
.
.
.
.
Failure to understand and follow these guidelines as
presented in this section could result in damage to the
motor home frame or body, could cause unstable driv-
ing and handling characteristics, and wilr restrict your
warranty coverage.
Dinghy Towing
When a. motorized vehicle is towed behind a
motor home with all four tires on the ground,
the towed vehicle is often referred to as a
"dinghy". Vehick manufacturers produce tow-
able cars and trucks that are designed to be
capable of being towed behind a larger vehicle,
such as a motor home, with all wheels down.
Caution should be exercised when selecting a
vehicle for dinghy towing.
If
not, battery drain
on the electrical system could occur, the trans- .
mission of the vehicle could be damaged, the
vehicle may be too heavy to pull, among other
concerns.
Before selecting the vehicle that will be towed,
consult the vehicle manufacturers instructions to
ensure the veuic;le is approved by the manufac-
turer for dinghy (four wheels down) towing.
Any aftermarket products that modify the
dinghy fortowing should also be approved by
the vehicle manufacturer.
Make sure that the dinghy weight and attaching
hllrdware do not exceed the motor home hitch
receiver rating. Make sure that the weight of the
motor home and dinghy together; do not exce.ed
. the gross combination weight rating (GCWR) of
the motor home. Make sure that tow bars and
05-4
hitch equipment is rated to handle the weight of
the vehicle you intend to tow.
In addition, the dinghy must be equipped with
itS.o.wllindependent auxiliary brake system that
is activated any time the motor home brakes are
applied.
.
Because of StatelProvince
regulations~care
must
be exercised when wiring the dinghy for all
lighting requirements.
Check with the DMV'of your State and/or
States (and Provinces) 'you will be traveling
through for their requirements.
TOWED VEHICLE WIRING
Your motor home is equipped with an electrical
connector, from here on referred to asa hitch
plug, which provides im electrical connection
for your towed vehicle. The hitch plug is located
at the rear of the motor home near the ·hitch
receiver.
It
is a 7 position connector wired as
follows:
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MARKER
LIGHTS
~F~a
"' " ,oc-,
, I "
STOP---"'"
' - - - L I G H T
GfjOUND
H
NOTCH
TO POWER
OlSTRI8UTION
80~
(8AITERY ,COMO'f)
/ '
/
,.,
TOW
POWER
0047
RIGHT f1JRN
TRAILER'
BRAKE
TRAil [8 HITCH PI III.
AS SHOWN FROM,PLUG SIDE
Please note this connector does not provide
separate positions for the two turn signals and
.
.
.brake lights. This is necessary for the towed
. vehicles.thatdo not have separate amber turn
signals in addition to the red brake lights.
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