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Vehicle Operation
Your motor home will travel safely and comfortably at highway speed limits. However, it
will take longer than a passenger automobile to reach that speed. Allow more time to go
around the vehicle you are passing. Avoid situations that might require sudden momentum
changes as the length of the motor home aects your ability to quickly cut back into trac.
Swerves and sharp turns, especially at high speeds, could result in loss of control of the
motor home. The motor home has a longer turning radius. When turning, check the road
clearance and be aware of others, especially if towing a vehicle behind your motor home.
Adverse weather conditions and extremes in terrain may aect the performance and handling
of your vehicle. Do not operate the cruise control on icy or extremely wet roads, gravel
roads, winding roads, in heavy trac, or in any other trac situation where a constant speed
cannot be maintained. Use care when accelerating or decelerating on a slippery surface.
Abrupt speed changes can cause skidding and loss of control.
Even though your motor home is equipped with brakes designed for its Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR) we suggest you practice stopping away from trac until you become
accustomed to your motor home’s stopping distance. Your motor home is equipped with a
third brake light that activates when the brakes are engaged.
When descending a long hill, shift the transmission into a lower gear and engage the
auxiliary engine braking. Auxiliary engine brake engagement is activated by a switch on
the driver’s console.
See the chassis owner’s manual for additional information. The transmission and engine
will help in controlling downhill speed and can lengthen brake life. The distance required to
stop the motor home is greater than an automobile’s.
Driving through water deep enough to wet the brakes may aect stopping distance or cause
the vehicle to pull to one side. Check the motor home’s brake operation in a safe area to be
sure they have not been aected.
The parking brake should be engaged when the motor home is parked. Never drive your
motor home with the parking brake engaged as this will reduce braking eectiveness and
cause excessive driveline wear. Refer to your Chassis guide for more information on the
parking brake.
Your motor home chassis braking system is rated for operation at GVWR not
GCWR.
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