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DRIVING & VEHICLE-CONTROL
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Driving your motor home will be different from driving your family car or
truck.
Your motor home is large and heavy.You may have to adjust or learn new
driving techniques to safely operate
yourm2tor
home.
ENGINE & TRANSMISSION
Your motor home is equipped with a diesel engine. Diesel-equipped
vehicles are less responsive than gas-powered vehicles. Acceleration
willbe
slower. Attempts at "jack -rabbit" starts from stops may damage the engine and
drive-train components.
If
you anticipate overtaking and passing other ve-
hicles, remember that yourmotor home may
not
achieve the required speed as
quickly as you expect.
The engine speed RPM for the engine in your motor home is:
Idle;
Speed ... : ..................................................................... 700 RPM
Governed
Speed .............................................................. 2400·RPM
M3-Ximum
Down Hill Speed with
PAC
Brake ON ......... 2700 RPM
Maximum Overspeed Capability ,
(15 second maximum) ..... , ........................................... 3750
RPM
CAUTiON
Engine-overspeed (engine speed in excess
of
high
idle,
no
load RPM) can damage the engine.
CAUTiON
Driving
a diesel-powered vehicle
is
different from
driving
a gaSOline-powered vehicle. Engine over-
revving can
cause seri,ous
internal
engine damage.
See
the-Chassis OWIler's
ManualJor
more information on engine &
transmission operation.
©
1996
Fleetwood Enterprises Inc.
American
Eagle
Wide
Body
ISSUE DATE:
6196
All
rights
reserved
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