Fleetwood American Eagle 1998 Owner's Manual page 165

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REFRIGERATOR
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Consult the operating instructions furnished in your Owner's Information
Package.
Before operating the refrigerator when the motor home is parked,
make sure it is level. If it is not level, the refrigerant will not circulate, cooling
. action will stop, and the refrigeration system may be damaged, . .
The refrigerator uses the absorption principle of operation. If you plap to
cool food or drinks itl high outside temperatures, pte-cool
th~
food, and park
the motoi' home with the refrigerator vent door in the shade. Once the interior
of the refrigerator is cool, the refrigeration system wIll usually maintain this
temperature. If the inside of the refrigerator is hot, the food is not pre-cooled,
and the outside temperature is high, be prepared for longer cooling times.
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THREE-WAY AUTOMATIC REFRlqERATOR (Standard)
. Your motor home may be equipped with.a standard size ThreeoWay
Automatic Energy Selector (AES) refrigerator. Therefrigerator will automati-
cally select the best available energy source for the Gonditions -120-volt,
12-
volt-or LPgi\s. - - .
The refrigerator will ohly operate on el2-volt DC power ""hen the motor
home engine is running. '
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If battery power is low, a built-in battery protection feature switches
refrigerator operation to LP gas.· An indicator lamp on the refrigerator. will
light. When the battei'y charge level is normal, the
refrigeratOl~
automatically
returns to the 12-volt operating mode:
TWO-WAY AUTOMATIC REFRIGIERATOR (Op. tional)
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YQuLmotor home may be equipped witli the optional double-wide Two-.
Way Automatic Enyrgy Selector
(AES)
refrigerator. The refrigeri)tor will
automatically select the best available energy source forthe conditions -12Q-
volt or LP gas. - .
The refrigerator requires 12-voltDC power to operilte the AutomC\.tic
Energy Selector and the humidity controller .
. American Eagle
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ISSUE DATE: 6/97
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