THOR Jayco TALON 2021, Owner'S Manual

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Section 4: Vehicle Operation
Setting Up Your Recreation Vehicle
 Position the RV as desired.
 Level the RV (side-to-side). Leveling your recreation vehicle is important as the water
drainage systems are designed with proper slope and must be level for proper opera-
tion, and the appliances perform best when level.
 Block the wheels securely to prevent the RV from moving.
Travel Trailer Set Up
1. Unhook the wire harness/connector plug, safety chains and breakaway switch lanyard.
2. Install the dolly wheel or platform.
3. Release the weight distributing bars (customer supplied).
4. Open the tongue jack coupler latch.
5. Turn the tongue jack crank to raise the coupler above the hitch ball.
6. Level the RV (front-to-back) with the tongue jack crank.
7. lower stabilizer jacks (If applicable).
8. Pull the tow vehicle away, as desired.
Fifth Wheel Set Up
1. Drop the landing gear (important!) See the operator’s manual for proper operation.
2. Disconnect the wire harness/connector plug and breakaway switch lanyard.
3. Drop the truck tailgate (if applicable).
4. Gently put your truck into reverse (don’t give it any fuel/acceleration). This effectively
moves the kingpin off the locking bar that will allow you to disengage it.
5. Step on brake and apply parking brake.
6. Disengage the locking bar and unhitch.
7. Drive away.
8. Adjust the fifth-wheel height for proper front to back leveling of the RV.
1. Remove the lug nuts holding the tire in place.
2. Remove the support bracket from the bottom lug.
3. Pull the tire from the tire carrier.
To install the tire on the tire carrier
1. Place the tire on the carrier with the top lug bolt in-
serted into one of the holes in the tire rim and the
bottom lug bolt in the center of the rim.
2. Install the top lug nut.
3. Place the support bracket over the bottom lug bolt
across the center of the rim (photo).
4. Install the bottom lug nut over the support bracket.
5. Tighten the lug nuts securely before returning to travel.
Vinyl Tire Cover (if so equipped)
Your tires are manufactured with components that cause “bleeding” onto the tire cover. To
prevent this, it is recommended to use a separator (garbage bag, paper, cloth, etc.) between
the tire and the cover.
Bumper Mount