Grounding is your personal protection from electrical shock.
Do
not use any adapter, cheater, or extension cord that
will break the
continuity of the grounding circuit connected to that third pin.
NEVER
remove the grounding pin
for
convenience
of
being able to
connect to
a
non-ground (only 2-prong) receptacle.
Check
the
polarity
of
your power source.
SAFETY
WHEN
EMERGENCY
STOPPING
Always carry road flares and/or reflective triangular highway
warning devices to be displayed when necessary.
Pull
off
the
roadway as far as possible when changing fiats or for other
emergency situations. Turn on your vehicular hazard warning
flashers when parked alongside a roadway, if only
for
a minute or
two.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
1.
Sanitize the fresh water supply system periodically (see
saniti~ing instructions).
2.
Keep water connection fittings from coning
in
contact with the
ground or drain hose to reduce chance of contamination.
3.
Enlist services of
a
qualified technician to
fix
gas or electrical
appliances.
4.
Al~ays have a serviceable fire extinguisher placed in an easily
accessible
location.
5.
Piease read carefully the loading section under Chapter
If1
related to your respective trailer.
b.
Insure that tires are in good condition and properly inflated.
Watch inflation especiaily closely
-
under-inflated tires
wiH
overheat. Overheated tires are
a
potential hazard as they may
throw rubber and cause a blowout.
7.
Check and tighten wheel lugs regularly (every
50
miles when
new until
200
miles are reached and then check
lugs
every
500
miles).
8.
Check brakes in a safe area
-
not while traveling a busy
highway.
9.
Use seat belts (motor homes) at all times.
10.
Disconnect television power cord and antenna lead-in
during
local thunderstorms and lightning activity.
11.
Always solidly block trailer wheels before unhitching.
12.
Before leaving a camp area with a traiier in tow, insure that
the safety pin or locking lever is seated, breakaway wire
is
attached to tow vehicle,
the
jack
is raised so that
it
cannot
touch the ground, the
dolly
wheel removed,
110-volt
electrical
cord
properly stored, safety
chains
are
connected, and all interior
lights
off.
13.
Observe
the warning labels attached to your vehicle concerning
L.P.-gas,
water, electricity, and loading.
14.
Observe the maintenance
chart
in
Chapter
VH
related to your
respective unit.
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