Carbon Monoxide Safety Precautions - Fleetwood Southwind 1984 User Manual

EXHAUST GASSES ARE DEADLY. DO
NOT BLOCK THE TAIL PIPE OR SITUATE
THE VEHICLE IN A PLACE WHERE
THE EXHAUST GASES HAVE ANY
POSSIBILITY OF ACCUMULATING OUT·
SIDE, UNDE;RNEATH, OFi INSIDE THE
VEHICLE. OPERATE ENGINE ONLY
WHEN SAFE DISPERSION OF EXHAUST
WARNING
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
OPERATE THE ENGINE WHILE SLEEP·
ING! .
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• Allow extra distances for passing and stopping.
• While traveling. make sure all occupants use their seatbelts.
• While traveling. make sure all doors are closed and that
cabinets. drawers. and loose objects are secure.
• Instruct your family on what to do in case of fire, and hold fire
drills periodically.
• Maintain proper charge in the fire extinguisher.
• Gas and smoke detectors are available from RV equipment
dealers. and may be considered as safety accessories.
• Keep a well stocked first aid kit hanay.
• Keep a tool box handy.
• Check tires often while traveling. Inside rear duals should
receive special attention. as these tires may go flat and not
be noticed. Running a flat on an inside dual could lead to a
tire fire that would be extremely difficult to extinguish. Make it
a habit to check tire pressures before each trip, and when
refueling give each tire a sharp rap on the tread surface with
a piece of pipe or similar object. Properly inflated tires
produce a "bung" sound when rapped. If the tire is flat, the
sound will be a dull '1hud".
CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, tasteless, odorless gas. It
is a by-product of combustion in the engine. The engines
in your motor home and generator system produce it
constantly while they are running. CARBON MONOXIDE
1&
DEADLY. Please read and understand the following
precautions to protect yourself and others from the effeCts'
of carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Exhaust gases are deadly. Do not block the tail pipe '
or situate the vehicle in a place where the exhaust
gases have any possibility of accumulating either
outside, underneath, or inside yow vehicle or any
nearby vehicles. Outside air movements can carry
exhaust gases inside the vehicle through windows or
other openings remote from the exhaust outlet. Operate
the engine only when safe dispersion of exhaust gases
can be assured, and monitor outside conditions to be
sure that exhaust continues to be dispersed safely.
• Be aware of exhaust gas (carbon monoxide) poisoning
symptoms:
Dizziness
Intense Headache
Weakness and Sleepiness
Vomiting
Muscular Twitching
Throbbing in Temples
If .symptoms indicate the possibility of carbon monoxide
poisoning, turn off the engine immediately, open all
windows, get out into fresh air at once, and summon
medical assistance if possible.
• DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES OPERATE
THE ENGINE WHILE SLEEPING. You would .not be
able to mar· 'or outside conditions to assure that engine
exhaust do(. not enter the interior. and you would not
be alert to exhaust odors or symptoms of carbon
monoxide pOisoning.
• Check the exhaust system dUring routine
maintenance, and repair any leaks or obstructions
before further operation.