Allegro RED Owner's Manual - Tiffin Motorhomes

TIFFIN MOTORHOMES –ALLEGRO RED® Chapter 4 MAJOR APPLIANCES & ACCESSORIESRefrigeratorYour coach will either be equipped with a standard Norcold refrigerator or an OPTIONAL residential refrigeratordependent upon what was selected. When the Norcold refrigerator is in the “LP gas” mode, make sure that the mainLP gas valve is in the “on” position before attempting to start the refrigerator. Please note that the refrigerator isequipped with a semi-automatic energy selector (AES) control system which can set automatically to switch between a120-volt AC system or a LP-gas operation system. Note: If the 12V system is off the refrigerator will not work.WarningThe majority of LP gas appliances used in motor homes normally vent to theoutside of the motor home. When your motor home may be parked in closeproximity to a fuel pump (i.e., during re-fueling operations), it is possible thatthe fuel fumes could enter this type of appliance and possibly be ignited bythe burner flame thereby causing a fire or explosion. Accordingly, please useextreme caution when re-fueling the motor home.A 12-volt power supply (e.g., 12 VDC system of the motor home, auxiliary battery, or converter) is required for properoperation of the electronic control panel; the 12 VDC power supply must be “on” for the refrigerator to operatecorrectly. For electrical operation of the refrigerator, either the external electrical power line must be connected to themotor home or the on-board electrical generator must be running to provide the necessary 120-volt AC power. Tooperate the refrigerator in the LP-gas mode, the main LP gas valve must be “open.”Dometic RefrigeratorTo start the Dometic refrigerator (Figure 4-1), on the control panel, press the main power“on/off” button. The refrigerator will be in “ON” mode when the button is in and “OFF”mode when the button is out. Press the Auto/Gas mode selector button to turn the AUTOmode “on” or “off.” The Auto Mode will be “ON” when the button is in and “OFF” whenthe button is out.The thermostat has five settings where “1” indicates the warmest and “5” the coldesttemperature setting. Press the button once to display the current setting. Continueto press repeatedly until the desired setting, e.g. 3, is shown in the LED display.This value is shown for about 5 seconds and then the fresh food compartmenttemperature is displayed once again.Figure 4-2.The Dometic refrigerator is equipped with an automatic travel latch that automaticallyDometic 4 Door Refrigeratorlocks the refrigerator’s doors when the motor home’s engine is running. When the motorhome’s engine is turned off, the latch unlocks the doors. To open one of the refrigerator doors while the engine isrunning, the travel latch must be manually unlocked. To unlock, simply slide the shutter to the left. The doors willautomatically lock again after five seconds.