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SECTION 4
TOWING & HANDLING
27
The connector plug may build up corrosion with
extended use and should be cleaned
periodically to insure good electrical contact.
Make sure the connector plug is kept clean and
protected from road elements as you travel.
S
TABILIZER
J
ACKS
1. Each stabilizer jack can be individually
adjusted to stabilize the trailer for use.
2. When setting your RV up on soft ground,
you may wish to place a wood pad or the
equivalent under each stabilizer jack foot.
This will help keep the stabilizer jack from
sinking into the ground.
3. To lower each jack, insert the jack crank
onto the applicable stabilizer jack shaft.
4. Turn the crank clockwise to lower each leg
until it contacts the ground and stabilizes
the trailer.
To raise each jack, insert the jack crank onto
the applicable stabilizer jack shaft and turn the
crank counter-clockwise.
The stabilizer jacks must be fully retracted
before moving or towing the RV to prevent
stabilizer jack damage.
F
IFTH
W
HEEL
L
ANDING
G
EAR
The fifth wheel landing gear can be operated
manually. The fifth wheel landing gear must be
fully retracted before moving or towing the
RV to prevent damage.
F
IFTH
W
HEEL
H
ITCHING
P
ROCEDURE
Hooking up a fifth wheel will become easier
with practice. The following procedure will
help until you become more experienced.
1. Make sure the trailer wheels are
blocked.
2. Make sure the hitch lever is in its open
or “cocked” position unless it has been
designed to open automatically. Adjust
the fifth-wheel travel trailer pin to the
proper height. Lower the tailgate, if
applicable.
3. Back the truck so the hitch encircles the
fifth-wheel travel trailer pin.
4. A gentle contact of the hitch saddle
against the pin will cause the
mechanism to close.
5. Secure the hitch lever as specified by
the manufacturer.
6. Put the truck in drive (DO NOT press on
the accelerator) and ‘bump’ the hitch to
make sure it is locked.
7. Be sure to raise the fifth-wheel landing
gear all the way up.
8. Attach the breakaway switch cable to
the tow vehicle.
9. Plug the wire harness/connector plug
from the tow vehicle to the fifth wheel.
10. Raise the tailgate of the tow vehicle, if
applicable.
11.
Remove the wheel chocks from the
trailer wheels
T
OWING
DO NOT USE THE FIFTH WHEEL
LANDING GEAR TO SUPPORT THE
TOW VEHICLE WEIGHT
. The fifth wheel
landing gear is designed to bear the front
loaded weight of the RV only.
DO NOT USE THE STABILIZER JACKS
TO LEVEL THE RV.
It is important to
remember that the stabilizer jacks are to be
used only for support while occupying and
moving around the RV. They are not
designed to bear the weight of the RV.
Your RV braking system is rated for
operation at GVWR not GCWR.
Summary of Contents for Recon ZX 2008
Page 1: ...www jayco com Sport Utility Fifth Wheel Owner s Manual Model Year 2008...
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