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Thor Motor Coach Owner's Manual (Class C, Calss B+, Hurricane TABLE OF CONTENTS THOR MOTOR COACH LIMITED WARRANTY .............................................................................4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF WARRANTY ....................................................... 7 GENERAL INFORMATION ..............................................................................................................10 DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................................................ 11 SYMBOLS ............................................................................................................................................. 11 MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTIES ..................................................................................................... 12 VENDOR CONTACT INFORMATION .................................................................................................12 MOTOR HOME LOAD LIMITS .............................................................................................................. 13 VEHICLE WEIGHING PROCEDURES ...............................................................................................14 IDENTIFICATION AND SAFETY .....................................................................................................16. REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS ........................................................................................................ 16 LAWS OF THE ROAD ...........................................................................................................................16 MOTOR HOME SERIAL NUMBER DECAL AND DATA PLATES .........................................................17 SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR PROPANE GAS SYSTEMS AND APPLIANCES ................................17 FIRE SAFETY........................................................................................................................................ 18 FIRE EXTINGUISHER .......................................................................................................................... 19 CARBON MONOXIDE AND SMOKE DETECTORS .............................................................................19 PROPANE GAS DETECTOR ................................................................................................................21 CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY ..................................................................................................................... 23 SEAT BELTS ......................................................................................................................................... 23 EGRESS WINDOW ............................................................................................................................... 25 TRAILER TOWING ................................................................................................................................25 CHASSIS.......................................................................................................................................... 26. EMERGENCY STOPPING .................................................................................................................... 26 ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN ............................................................................................................... 26 FUELING THE MOTOR HOME ............................................................................................................. 27 TRAVEL PREPARATION ....................................................................................................................... 28 CONTROLS AND OPERATIONS ....................................................................................................30 DASH CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ................................................................................................... 30 STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT ......................................................................................................33 TURN SIGNAL/LANE CHANGE/HIGH-LOW BEAM/ ............................................................................33 HAZARD FLASHER CONTROL ............................................................................................................33 REAR VISION SYSTEM ........................................................................................................................38 DASH RADIO ........................................................................................................................................ 39 AUTOMATIC HYDRAULIC POWER LEVELERS ..................................................................................37 SLIDE OUTS ......................................................................................................................................... 41 WINDOWS .............................................................................................................................................43 DOORS, DRAWERS AND STORAGE COMPARTMENTS ...................................................................43 SLEEP NUMBER BED ..........................................................................................................................43 ELEVATED BEDS AND ELECTRIC BED LIFT SYSTEMS ...................................................................44 FURNITURE ..........................................................................................................................................45 ENTRY DOOR ....................................................................................................................................... 48 ENTRY STEP ........................................................................................................................................ 48 STORAGE COMPARTMENTS .............................................................................................................. 49 REAR LADDER/ROOF ACCESS .......................................................................................................... 49 AWNINGS ..............................................................................................................................................49 HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING ..............................................................................................53 DASH PANEL HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER ...............................................................................53 ROOF MOUNTED AIR CONDITIONER ................................................................................................ 54 FURNACE ............................................................................................................................................. 55 THERMOSTATS ....................................................................................................................................55 CEILING VENTS ................................................................................................................................... 56 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS................................................................................................................. 57 SHORE CORD ...................................................................................................................................... 57 BATTERIES ...........................................................................................................................................58 POWER CONVERTER.......................................................................................................................... 61 GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER ........................................................................................ 61 12 VOLT SYSTEM FUSES ....................................................................................................................62 CIRCUIT BREAKERS............................................................................................................................ 62 CLASS A AND CLASS C - SYSTEM PANELS ..................................................................................... 63 CHASSIS ALTERNATOR ...................................................................................................................... 64 GENERATOR ........................................................................................................................................65 WATER SYSTEMS........................................................................................................................... 6.6. FRESH WATER SYSTEM .....................................................................................................................66 MONITOR PANEL ................................................................................................................................. 69 WASTE WATER SYSTEM .................................................................................................................... 69 TOILETS ................................................................................................................................................72 WATER SYSTEM WINTERIZATION .....................................................................................................73 WATER SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................... 74 PROPANE GAS SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................75 PROPANE GAS TANK .........................................................................................................................
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