Jayco Recon ZX 2011, Owner'S Manual

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SECTION 4
TOWING & HANDLING
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
hitch assembly to the proper height.
Lower the tailgate, if applicable.
3. Back the truck so the hitch encircles the
pin. A gentle contact of the hitch saddle
against the pin will cause the mechanism
to close.
4. Secure the hitch lever as specified by the
manufacturer.
5. Put the truck in drive (DO NOT press on
the accelerator) and ‘bump’ the hitch to
make sure it is locked.
6. Be sure to raise the fifth-wheel landing
gear all the way up.
7. Attach the breakaway switch cable to the
tow vehicle.
8. Plug the wire harness/connector plug from
the tow vehicle to the fifth wheel.
9. Raise the tailgate of the tow vehicle, if
applicable.
10.
Remove the wheel chocks from the trailer
wheels
T
OWING
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.
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.
Your RV braking system is rated for
operation at GVWR not GCWR.
Whenever possible, do not travel with
waste in the holding tanks. Liquid or debris
in the holding tank(s) may affect the towing
characteristics and may result in property
damage or personal injury.
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