Thor Motor Coach CLASS A - Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction
About This Owner's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
TMC Warranty Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chassis Manufacturer's Owner's Manual and Warranty . 9
TMC Owner’s Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Contact TMC Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Online Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
TMC Owners Resource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
TMC Instructional Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
TMC System Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
TMC Basic Operation Guides . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Link to TMC Owners Resource . . . . . . . . . . 11
Freightliner 24/7 Direct App . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Thor Diesel Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 2: Consumer Information
Dealer’s Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Consumer’s Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Change of Address or Ownership . . . . . . . . . . 14
Vehicle Identification Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How to Obtain Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Suggestions for Obtaining Service . . . . . . . . . . 14
Emergency, Weekend, or After Business Hours
Warranty Repair Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Obtaining Service Repair at Thor Motor Coach . . . 15
Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Website Usage Disclaimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Privacy Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chassis Information Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
In the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
In Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 3: Vehicle Safety
Safety Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Fire Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Basic Rules of Fire Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Fire Extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Smoke Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Carbon Monoxide (CO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Exhaust Fumes and Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Propane Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Combination Carbon Monoxide/Propane Alarm . . . 24
What to do if the alarm sounds: . . . . . . . . . . 25
Emergency Egress Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Emergency Egress Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Swing Latch Operation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lever Latch Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Seatbelts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Front Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driver and Front Passenger Seats . . . . . . . . . . 30
Child Safety Restraint System . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Transporting Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rear Cargo Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Safely Driving the Motorhome . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Laws of the Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Clearance and Side Marker Lights . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chassis Manufacturer's Vehicle Safety Features . . . 33
Emergency Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Mirrors and Vision Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Blind Spot Detection, Class A . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Blind Spot Detection, Class C . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Chemical Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Formaldehyde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Section 4: Fuel Systems
Fuel System Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Location of Fuel Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Fuel Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Fuel Transfer System (if equipped) . . . . . . . . . . 44
Fuel Transfer System Operation . . . . . . . . . . 45
Freightliner Exhaust Emissions Systems . . . . . . . 46
Section 5: Tires and Wheels
Tire Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Tire Inflation and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Checking Tire Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Inspect the Condition of Your Tires . . . . . . . . 48
Common Tire Wear Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lug Nut Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Wheel Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Changing a Damaged Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Tire Identification Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50