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 your motor home.
Downhill driving puts extra strain on many drivetrain compo-
nents of your motor home. The brakes are easily overloaded
and overheated when used for downhill slowing. Brake fade
will occur
if
the brakes overheat.
When driving down long grades, shift the transmission to a
lower gear at the top
of
the grade. Rule
of
thumb:
Use
the
same lowest gear going down as it took
to
go up the hill.
Crest the hill in the lower gear. Monitor your speed.
Be
cautious when maneuvering to allow for the length and
width
of
the vehicle. Always allow room
to
corner and to
change lanes. Your vehicle's side view mirrors and rear view
camera monitor will help you keep aware
of
your vehicle's
position and the position
of
other vehicles andlor obstruc-
tions near your motor home.
You
must monitor them con-
stantly while you are driving. Become familiar with the oper-
ation
of
the side mirrors and learn to use them to view
objects and the road beside and behind the motor home.
The rear view mirrors are controlled from a panel located on
the driver's left side instrument panel.
To
adjust the mirrors,
select either LEFT or
RIGHT
mirror and press the appropri-
ate arrow. Activate the mirror heaters by pressing the
HEATER position.
Remember that your motor home is heavier than a car, mak-
ing it less maneuverable and harder to stop. Also, because
of
its greater side surface area, it is more easily affected by
cross winds. Allow extra distances for passing and stopping,
and drive at a moderate speed, particularly in traffic and in
gusty wind conditions.
DRIVING
AND
VEHICLE
CONTROL
MANEUVERING
IN
TRAFFIC
"'I
NOTE
Although your motor
home
is
equipped with
power steering,
the
front
wheels may be difficult
to
turn
when
at a dead
stop.
When
maneuvering in
some close situations,
give yourself some room
to
move either forward
or
backward.
The
vehicle
has
to
be
in
motion for
the
front wheels
to
be
turned with
ease.
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