Grand Design Solitude 2017, Owner'S Manual

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Pre-Travel Information
Pre-Travel Information
To help ensure your traveling enjoyment, update your GPS
(customer supplied) and confirm that your route is planned
with current road maps. Call ahead for tourist information for
the areas that you will be visiting or traveling through. Re-
search that your planned camping adventures comply with
all federal, state and local regulations.
• Arrange for someone to check your house periodically
while you are away. Stop mail or newspaper delivery.
• If you intend to be away for more than two weeks, you
may want to consider requesting police surveillance for
your house.
• Carry an extra set of vehicle and house keys with you on
a separate key ring.
• Be sure to renew your license if it has expired, or will
expire during your trip.
• If you are planning to visit other countries, contact the
consulate nearest the point at which you plan to enter
that country for the specific and most current information
(including rules for re-entering the United States).
Always carry your vehicle registration, insurance policy
card(s) and warranty registration.
Tow Vehicle Disclaimer
•
As a minimum requirement, the towing capacity
of your tow vehicle MUST be greater than the
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of your RV.
Contact your automotive dealer to confirm the towing capacity
of your vehicle, weather you are buying a new tow vehicle, or
will tow your RV with one that you already own. Discuss the
GVWR, size and type of RV that you will be towing. If you plan
to purchase a new vehicle, some trucks can be purchased
with an optional tow package.
Some automotive manufacturers publish brochures that
discuss towing considerations. Ask your automotive dealer
how to obtain a copy of this information. Verify that the weight
ratings listed in the brochure are for your exact vehicle, ie, the
correct year, model, engine, transmission, suspension and
any relevant options.
Keep a record
of your license
number and
17-digit vehicle
identification number (VIN)
in the event that theft or
vandalism requires you to
supply this information to
the authorities.
Grand Design RV disclaims
any liability with respect
to damages that may be
incurred by a customer or
owner of a Grand Design
RV recreational vehicle as a
result of the operation, use
or misuse of a tow vehicle.
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