On
The
Road
A.
WARNING
An
incorrectly anchored tether strap could lead to
seat failure and injury to the child.
In
a collision, the
seat
could come loose
and
allow the child to crash
into the inside of the vehicle or other passengers, or
even
be thrown from the vehicle.
Use
only the speci-
fied anchor positions to secure a child restraint requir-
ing top tether strap(s).
Illustration 1
Illustration 2
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DRIVING AND VEHICLE CONTROL
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
dri-
vetrain components
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
trans-
mission 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.
Using the Engine to Slow
the Motor Home
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
expeet
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.
MANEUVERING IN TRAFFIC
Be cautious when maneuvering
to
allow for the
length and width
of
the vehicle. Always allow
room to comer and
to
change lanes. Your vehicle's
side view
milTors
and rear view camera monitor (if
equipped) will help you keep aware of your vehi-
cle's position and the position
of
other vehicles
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