TIFFIN MOTORHOMES
–PHAETON®
Chapter 7
ELECTRICAL FEATURES
Battery Disconnect Panel
The battery disconnect panel is located inside the battery storage compartment. There is a rotary switch on the upper
left-hand side of the compartment which can disconnect the engine battery when the vehicle is to be stored for any
appreciable time. Rotating this switch disconnects the engine batteries only, not the house batteries. This feature is
designed to prevent the engine batteries from being drained during storage. This switch also disconnects all the 12
VDC circuitry from the batteries; thus removing the total electrical load from those batteries.
On the upper, right-hand side of that compartment is another rotary switch which, when activated, disconnects the
“house” batteries (i.e., the 12 VDC system for the motor home). When the Phaeton is to be stored for any length of
time, it is wise to disconnect these two 12 VDC systems.
When the Phaeton is removed from storage, rotate the upper, left-hand switch to reconnect the 12 VDC circuitry to
the coach batteries and rotate the upper, right-hand switch to reconnect the “house battery”—the 12 VDC systems
are now reactivated. The Freightliner chassis of the Phaeton may be equipped with a second disconnect switch strictly
for the chassis batteries.
If your Phaeton is so equipped, this “master kill switch” may be located in the rear engine compartment. This switch
disconnects all power to the coach so that the coach cannot be started. This switch is used to prevent the ignition
circuitry from being accidentally turned on when the engine is being serviced.
For routine, short-term use, there is a “12 VDC disconnect switch” on the switch console located in the stairwell of the
Phaeton. This switch can be used to disconnect the “house” battery from most of the 12 VDC circuits in the motor
home so that there is no inadvertent drain on the battery while the owner is away from the motor home (e.g.,
shopping trips, day trips for sightseeing).
120-Volt AC (VAC) Receptacles
Your Phaeton Motor Home is equipped with several 120 VAC receptacles (Figure 7-
8) located throughout the interior of the motor home. These 120 VAC receptacles
are of the “three prong” variety; the third prong being a grounding pin which
provides adequate grounding to protect one from any electrical shock. For these
receptacles to work properly; do not use an adapter, cheater, or extension cord
which defeats the function of the grounding pin. For the same reason, never
remove or bend away the ground prong or pin from any three-prong AC plug so
that it would fit a two-prong AC receptacle (i.e., an ungrounded AC
Never operate the Phaeton if there is an electrical short present, as an electrical
short may deliver an electrical shock to anyone coming in contact with the exterior
of the unit. If you should feel even the slightest of electrical shock, immediately disconnect the unit from the 120 VAC
power source and locate the electrical fault (i.e., typically, it is a break in the grounding circuit). Do not reconnect the
120 VAC power until after that electrical fault is fixed—the grounding circuit must be continuous from the frame to the
distribution panel, to the power cord, and to the earth ground so that electrical-shock protection is realized.
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Figure 7-8.
120 VAC Receptacle
Summary of Contents for 2014 Phaeton
Page 6: ... TIFFIN MOTORHOMES PHAETON Chapter 1 GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION 1 1 ...
Page 25: ... TIFFIN MOTORHOMES PHAETON Chapter 3 HEATING AIR CONDITIONING HEATING AIR CONDITIONING 2 1 ...
Page 56: ... TIFFIN MOTORHOMES PHAETON Chapter 5 CABINETS FURNITURE CABINETS FURNITURE 5 1 ...
Page 60: ... TIFFIN MOTORHOMES PHAETON Chapter 6 STRUCTURAL FEATURES STRUCTURAL FEATURES 6 1 ...
Page 62: ... TIFFIN MOTORHOMES PHAETON Chapter 7 ELECTRICAL FEATURES ELECTRICAL FEATURES 7 1 ...
Page 74: ... TIFFIN MOTORHOMES PHAETON Chapter 8 SLIDE OUT FEATURES SLIDE OUT FEATURES 8 1 ...
Page 78: ... TIFFIN MOTORHOMES PHAETON Chapter 9 EXTERIOR FEATURES EXTERIOR FEATURES 9 1 ...
Page 85: ... TIFFIN MOTORHOMES PHAETON Chapter 10 INTERIOR FEATURES INTERIOR FEATURES 10 1 ...
Page 88: ... TIFFIN MOTORHOMES PHAETON Chapter 11 PLUMBING BATH FIXTURES PLUMBING BATH FIXTURES 11 1 ...
Page 104: ... TIFFIN MOTORHOMES PHAETON Chapter 13 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 13 1 ...
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