Allegro RED Owner's Manual - Tiffin Motorhomes

TIFFIN MOTORHOMES –ALLEGRO RED® Chapter 8 SLIDE-OUT FEATURESSlide-Out Overview WarningBEFORE ACTIVATING THE SLIDE-OUT FEATURES, please read the slide-outRoom instruction manual first. Additionally, the motor home must be parkedand the leveling jacks must be used to level the motor home PRIOR toactivating the slide-out features.General Considerations Please NoteThe Slide-Out Room requires semi-annual inspection (i.e., every six months)to assure that the slide-out mechanism is properly aligned andfunctioning correctly. Please make sure that this inspection is performedevery six months to correct any possible misalignments.The slide-out-room feature is actuated by means of a readily accessible, slide-out switch (Figure 8-1). The rocker switchmust be manually held down in the desired position (i.e., either “in” or “out”) to activate the desired action of theslide-out room and continue to be held down until the desired action is concluded.Releasing the rocker switch before the slide-out is fully extended or retracted will stopthe slide-out at some intermediate position. NOTE: The rocker switch for the slide-outwill only operate when the ignition switch is in the “on” position—there is an interlockwhich keeps the slide-out mechanism from operating when the ignition is “on.”Figure 8-1. Slide-Out SwitchesOperating Precautions Before the slide-out-room mechanism is to be used, make sure that the motor home is parked, the levelingprocess has been properly completed. Verify that no obstacles (e.g., branches, trees, telephone poles,power/water hookups, trash bins, and the like) are within a five-foot space envelope of that slide-out room topreclude damaging the slide-out room when it is finally deployed. 8-2