If
you can't avoid operating, parking or idling your vehicle off-
road:
» Be aware that combustible materials could catch fire from
the vehicle's
hot
exhaust system.
» Avoid driving your vehicle through
or
over combustible
materials such as leaves, grass, vegetation
or
stubble high
enough
to
touch, catch
or
collect
on
its
hot
exhaust sys-
tem.
» Parking
or
idling should be done only in
an
area where
there are no combustible materials under the vehicle.
To
use the engine as a braking force, select the next lower gear.
Engine braking provides good speed control for going down
grades. When the motor home is heavily loaded, or the grade is
steep, preselection
of
a lower gear prior to the grade may be
desirable.
Gear preselection means the selection
of
a lower gear to match
the driving conditions you encounter or expect to encounter.
Preselection will give you better control on slick or icy roads
and on downgrades. Downshifting to lower gears increases
engine braking. The selection
of
a lower gear often prevents
cycling between a gear and the next higher gear on a series
of
short up-and-down hills.
PACE
ARROW
WARNING
Do
not
park
or
idle the
motor home over com-
bustible materials such
as
tall
grass
or
dried
leaves.
Combustible materials
may
catch
fire
from
the
hot
exhaust gases, soot or
sparks that
could escape
through corrosion
holes or
cracks.
This
is
particularly
important
if
the exhaust
system has not been
properly maintained.
USING
THE
ENGINE
TO
SLOW
THE
MOTOR
HOME