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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
This chapter includes information about required and recommended maintenance, inspection of
components, as well as other maintenance items to help retain the coach’s dependability, safety, visual
appearance, and resale value.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
IMPORTANT
!
Read and follow all maintenance schedules to meet warranty requirements. Preventive maintenance and scheduled
maintenance items are not warrantable. Damage caused by improper or unapplied maintenance is not covered by
your Newmar Limited Warranty.
How to Weigh a Coach
This article provides the Newmar-recommended procedure for weighing the coach. Below are some samples of the weight
information labels that may appear in your coach.
IMPORTANT
!
The sales literature may give approximates or
standards. Each individual unit may weigh differently
based on the factory and/or dealer options added.
IMPORTANT
!
To assure the accuracy of your weights, make sure the
unit is always level during weighing.
Weighing Your Coach
The unit has been built to comply with the component
suppliers’ recommended limits to provide you with a
realistic CCC. When loading the unit, distribute the items
so that not all of the weight is added to one area of the
unit.
Weight Descriptions
The following definitions are provided to help with
communication issues with weight and your coach.
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR):
The maximum
permissible weight for an axle.
Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR):
The value
specified by the manufacturer of the vehicle as the
maximum allowable loaded weight of the motorhome and
any towed trailer or towed vehicle.
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR):
The maximum
permissible weight of the fully-loaded motorhome. The
GVWR is equal to or greater than the sum of the UVW
plus the CCC. (GVWR ≥ UVW + CCC)
Unloaded Vehicle Weight (UVW):
The weight of this
motorhome as built at the factory with full fuel, engine
oil, and coolants. The UVW does not include cargo, fresh
water, propane gas, or dealer-installed accessories.
Cargo Carrying Capacity (CCC):
The weight equal to
GVWR, minus each of the following: UVW, full fresh
(potable) water weight (including water heater), full
propane gas weight, and SCWR. (CCC = GVWR - UVW -
Water Weight - Propane Weight - SCWR)
Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW):
The weight of the unit with
all items and supplies that are loaded into the unit at any
point in time.
Sleeping Capacity Weight Rating (SCWR):
The
manufacturer’s designated number of sleeping positions
multiplied by 154 pounds (70 kilograms).
If you have questions as to what the weight of the unit is
after it has been loaded, take the unit to a drive-on scale
or use individual wheel scales, and verify that the weights
are within the limits of those specified for the unit. When
weighing the unit, follow these instructions. Failure to
follow these instructions may give an erroneous weight
reading.
To find the total weight of the unit, pull the unit onto the
scales so that all of the wheels are on the scale as shown.
Record the weight. This is the GVW and should not
exceed the GVWR supplied by Newmar for the unit.
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