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INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-1 Inspect and Maintain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-2 Planning and Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-2 Owner’s Information Package . . . . . . . . . . . 01-2 Chassis and Vehicle Identification . . . . . . . . 01-3 Suspension Alignment and Tire Balance . . . 01-3 After-Market Steering Aid Devices . . . . . . . 01-4 Warnings, Terms and Concepts for Safe Operation of Your Motor Home . . . . 01-4 Event Data Recording Device (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-6 Drivers License Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 01-6 WARRANTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-1 Coverage Provided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-1 What is Not Covered by This Warranty . . . . 02-1 Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-2 Your Rights Under State Law . . . . . . . . . . . 02-2 Dealer’s Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-2 Owner’s Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-2 Manufacturer’s Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-2 Warranty Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-3 Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02-4 IMPORTANT NOTICES ................ 03-1 MODEL INFORMATION ............... 04-1 Providence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .04-1 Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .04-16 Expedition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .04-10 Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .04-15 ON THE ROAD ....................... 05-1 Motor Home Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-1 Responsibility for Proper Loading . . . . . . 05-1 Some Definitions First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-1 Towing a Vehicle or Trailer (“Towed Load or Towed Unit”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-2 Suggested Owners Manual Addendum for Weight Distribution Hitches . . . . . . . . . 05-2 Dinghy Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-4 Towed Vehicle Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Occupant and Cargo Carrying Capacity and Load Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-6 How to Weigh Your Loaded Motor Home . 05-6 Dangers of Overloading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-8 Loading Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-8 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-9 Tire Inflation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-9 Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-10 Under inflation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-10 Air Pressure Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-10 Tire Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-11 Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-11 If You Get a Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-11 Changing a Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-11 Seats and Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-12 Air Bags (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-12 Combination Lap and Shoulder Belts . . . 05-12 Safety Belt Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-13 Safety Restraints for Children . . . . . . . . 05-13 Safety Belts for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-13 Child Seat Tethers (If Equipped) . . . . . . 05-14 Driving and Vehicle Control . . . . . . . . . . . 05-14 Using the Engine to Slow the Motor Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-15 Maneuvering in Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-15 Rear View Video Monitor (If Equipped) . . 05-16 Body Undercoating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-16 Fuel and Fuel Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-16 Fuel Types and Drive ability Issues . . . . 05-17 API Refueling Advisory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-17 Engine Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-17 Exhaust System Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-17 Engine Temperature Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-18 Carbon Monoxide Safety Precautions . . . . 05-18 Carbon Monoxide Detector/Alarm . . . . . 05-19 Emergency Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-19 Manual Head lamp Aiming Procedure . . . . 05-20 LIVING WITH YOUR MOTOR HOME 06-1 Leveling System (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . 06-1 Air Dump System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-1 00-1
Table of Contents Power Entry Step (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . 06-1 Manual Step well Cover (If Equipped) . . . . 06-2 Electric Step well Cover (If Equipped) . . . . 06-2 Step well Cover Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-2 Entry and Screen Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-2 Patio Awning (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-2 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-2 Emergency Exit Window(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-3 Remote Mirror Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-2 Sun Visors (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-2 Power Sun Visors (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . 06-3 Pull Shades (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-2 Day/Night Shades (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . 06-3 Mini-Blinds (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-3 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-3 Exterior Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-3 Interior Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-4 Slide-Out Rooms (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . 06-4 Interior and Furnishings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-4 Dinette Conversion (with Built-in Table) (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-4 Dinette Conversion (with Free-Standing Table) (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-6 Sofa Conversion (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . 06-6 Sleeper Sofa Conversion (If Equipped) . . 06-5 Folding Doors/Privacy Curtain Dividers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-5 Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-6 Overhead Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-6 Folding Chairs (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . 06-7 Free-Standing Furniture (If Equipped) . . 06-7 Monitor Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-6 Effects of Permanent Occupancy . . . . . . . . . 06-7 Condensation and How to Control It . . . . 06-7 Dripping Ceiling Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-9 Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-9 What the <strong>RV</strong> Owner Can Do . . . . . . . . . 06-10 Fire Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-11 Fire Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-11 Smoke Detector/Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06-12 00-2 PLUMBING SYSTEMS AND HOLDING TANKS ............... 07-1 Fresh Water System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-1 External Fresh Water Hookup . . . . . . . . . 07-1 Filling the On-Board Water Tank . . . . . . 07-1 Draining the Fresh Water Tank . . . . . . . . 07-2 Water Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-2 Water Pump Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-2 Low Point Drains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-3 Troubleshooting the Fresh Water System . 07-3 Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-3 Sanitizing the Fresh Water System . . . . . . 07-3 Exterior Shower (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . 07-4 Drinking Water Filter System (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-4 Waste Water System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-4 Toilet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-4 Draining the Holding Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . 07-5 Black Tank Flush System (If Equipped) . . 07-6 Holding Tank Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-6 Cold Weather Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07-7 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS .............. 08-1 Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-1 Chassis 12-Volt Electrical System . . . . . . . . 08-1 Chassis Bulbs and Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-1 <strong>Fleetwood</strong> 12-Volt House and Automotive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-1 Battery Disconnect (If Equipped) . . . . . . . 08-2 Battery Inspection and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 08-2 Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-2 Solar Panel (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-3 Selecting a Replacement Battery . . . . . . . 08-3 Auxiliary Start System (If Equipped) . . . . 08-3 120-Volt System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-3 Power Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-4 Power Inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-4 Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) . 08-4 Generator (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-5 Generator Operating Safety Precautions . . 08-5 Generator Fuel Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-6 Generator Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08-6
Page 2 and 3: 2013 Owner’s Manual ©2012 by Fle
Page 6 and 7: Automatic Generator Start Control S
Page 8 and 9: Welcome to the recreational vehicle
Page 10 and 11: CHASSIS AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
Page 12 and 13: 3 The maximum amount of weight your
Page 14 and 15: COVERAGE PROVIDED Your new motor ho
Page 16 and 17: Workhorse Chassis Assistance: 1-877
Page 18 and 19: Please pay close attention to these
Page 20 and 21: LAMPS AND BULBS Interior - 12-volt
Page 22 and 23: DRIVER’S CONTROLS 1. Climate Cont
Page 24 and 25: DRIVER’S CONTROLS 1. Blank 40’
Page 26 and 27: DISCOVERY INFORMATION LAMPS AND BUL
Page 28 and 29: Discovery Diesel Information DRIVER
Page 30 and 31: EXPEDITION INFORMATION LAMPS AND BU
Page 32 and 33: Expedition Information 04-12
Page 34 and 35: Expedition Information DRIVER’S C
Page 36 and 37: EXCURSION INFORMATION LAMPS AND BUL
Page 38 and 39: Excursion Information 04-17
Page 40 and 41: Excursion Information DRIVER’S CO
Page 42 and 43: State laws in the United States and
Page 44 and 45: • Do not exceed Maximum Tongue We
Page 46 and 47: ghy” . Vehicle manufacturers prod
Page 48 and 49: To calculate the opposite side of t
Page 50 and 51: TIRES Your motor home is equipped w
Page 52 and 53: visually if it is a front tire . If
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driver and front passenger position
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Using the Engine to Slow the Motor
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Starting in 2010 your vehicle will
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If you or others experience any of
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a . Type 1 Headlamps: The projected
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LEVELING SYSTEM (If Equipped) Contr
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Day/Night Shades (If Equipped) The
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tabletop and release the “positio
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To check the battery charge: 1 . Sh
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CAUTION Do not heat the RV interior
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We provide you consumer information
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The plumbing systems in your motor
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Low Point Drains To drain hot and c
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Draining the Holding Tanks The hold
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closed . Fill tank to at least 3
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Your motor home is equipped with th
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120-volt AC power through the conve
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electrical system checked at an aut
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There is no programming necessary a
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Propane is available from an approv
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USING PROPANE SYSTEM AT LOW TEMPERA
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WARNING The Propane leak detector/a
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The appliances installed in your mo
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the generator . Be sure the air con
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Your motor home has been designed t
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com part ments at least annually wi
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• Liquid deodorizing cleaner. Avo
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Wash exterior l Maintenance A B C D
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STORAGE CHECKLISTS The following ch
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3 . Winterize the Propane system .
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13. Operate all faucets and fixture
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AC Inverter - An electronic device
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MANUFACTURING PLANTS: FLEETWOOD RV,
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