Airstream 360 XC Land, Owner'S Manual

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AIRSTREAM 360 XC LAND YACHT OWNERS MANUAL
H-2
12-Volt Operation
Many interior lights and 12-volt features have been included in your motorhome to give you almost infinite
variable light intensity and convenience.
The lounge and galley area has several features. Just inside the main door are switches for the step, patio
light, battery disconnect, and ceiling lights. The ceiling lights must have their individual switches on before
the remote switches, one on the panel by the door and one above the galley, will control them. The dimmer
switch on roof locker end panel operates the dinette light.
NOTE:
When you use the keypad to turn the patio lights ON you must also use the keypad to turn them
OFF. The same goes for the switch inside the door ... if you turn the lights on with this switch, you must
use the same switch to turn them off. You cannot turn the lights on with the keypad and off with the switch.
In the bathroom, the water heater switch supplies power to the igniter and gas valve. When turned on, it
will flash red until flame is sensed, then the red light will be extinguished. The ceiling light operates the
two center roof lights. The light switch by the water pump switch operates the bathroom light. The Power
Dome switch activates the bath fan with its power lift cover.
The bedroom has a ceiling switch below the TV for the light above the bed. The wall lights are operated by
their own switches. Don’t forget the telephone hook-up under the roadside-hanging wardrobe.
Exterior compartments and interior wardrobes have lights for your convenience.
The bulbs in the light fixtures are all easily replaced if they burn out. Round, exposed bulbs, such as those
around the bathroom mirror and reading lights, are replaced by depressing them into their base, then
turning to the left about 1/4 turn. This will allow them to "POP” out part way, so they can be removed.
WARNING: If they are difficult to turn, use a folded rag to protect your hand when grasping the
bulb in case it should unexpectedly shatter.
The only thing you have to do is make sure the coach batteries don't run down. In normal usage there isn’t
any problem, since you would normally drive part of the day and be plugged into a campground at night.
The alternator charges the all batteries when you drive. When you're plugged into city power or run the
generator, the inverter/converter charges the batteries and carries much of the load.
Some nights you may not find a place to plug into city power. No problem; the standard four battery system
gives you about 400 amp-hours so you can comfortably run your lights and vents in a normal fashion
without depleting the batteries.
If you are not plugged into city power and you're not driving, you'll want to conserve your batteries by
using as few lights and appliances as possible. If you notice the lights becoming dim, its much easier on the
batteries if you go ahead and start the engine or generator before the batteries run down.
Your motorhome is equipped with a 10-watt solar panel. There is an indicator light to the left of the
microwave oven that is on when there is enough sunlight to charge batteries. It will go dim and then off as
the batteries reach a full charge.
There are two sets of 12-volt fuses and breakers in your motorhome. The main interior circuit fuses are in
the black box in the curbside rear compartment. The chassis fuses are located in the black box in the
roadside front compartment. The brightly colored fuses pull straight out from the face of the panel. On the
panel covering the fuses is a diagram showing the function of each fuse or circuit breaker. See the primary
and secondary battery control centers on the drawing on page H-2 and circuit identification drawings in
section H.
Three in-line fuses are also used.