Tow Vehicle ......................................29
Sport Utility Trailer Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........30
Hitches . ........................................30
Weight Distributing System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........30
Sway Control ....................................30
Hitch Height ......................................31
The Hitching Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............31
The Safety Chain ....................................32
Fifth-Wheel Sport Utility Trailers Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........33
Hitches . ........................................33
Hitch Height ......................................33
Hitching Procedures . . . ...............................33
Towing ..........................................34
Towing Behind Your Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......34
Tires . . ..........................................35
Wheel Lugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........36
Brakes ...........................................37
Pre-Travel Checklist....................................38
Setting Up Camp.........................................41
Selecting your Campsite . . . ...............................41
Setting Up Your Trailer . . . ...............................42
Un-Hitching - Fifth-Wheel Sport Utility Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Un-Hitching - Sport Utility Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......42
Leveling Your Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........42
Additional Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Stabilizer Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Slideout Room (Option on Some Models). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Extending Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........44
Retracting Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........44
Television ......................................44
Antenna .....................................44
Cable .......................................44
Rear Bed Operation (Fig. 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......45
SetUp......................................45
Store Away....................................45
Couch/J-Steel Dinette Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........45
Booth Dinette to Bed Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........46
Hide-a-Bed .....................................46
Awning Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Screen Wall (Option) . . . ...............................47
Patio Canopy and Screen Room (Option). . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........48
Utility Hookups ......................................53
Electricity .......................................53
Water ..........................................53
To utilize the city water connection:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......53
To utilize the installed tank: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........54
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