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SECTION 2
DRIVING YOUR MOTOR HOME
REPLACEMENT FUEL CAPS
To protect gasoline system from excessive
pressure or vacuum, or from sudden pressure, re-
place lost caps with caps of the same design
available from your dealer.
STARTING AND
STOPPING ENGINE
Refer to your chassis operating guide for the
manufacturer's recommendations on starting and
stopping the engine.
Brake-Shift Interlock (Chevy and Ford Chas-
sis)
Chevy and Ford chassis are equipped with a
brake-shift interlock safety feature. The shift
lever cannot be moved from the Park position
unless the ignition is ON and the service brake
pedal is pressed.
NOTE: On Ford chassis, if the brake light fuse is
blown, the interlock feature will not work
properly and an alternate method must
be used. See your Ford Owners Guide
for detailed instructions on what to do in
this situation.
FUEL PUMP SHUT-OFF SWITCH
(Ford Chassis Only)
Vehicles built on Ford chassis are equipped
with an inertial type switch that shuts off the fuel
pump in the event of collision. This switch must
be manually reset to resume the fuel supply to the
engine.
See your chassis operating guide for location
and reset procedures for this switch.
NOTE: It is possible to accidentally trigger the
fuel pump shut-off switch by abruptly
striking an object such as a curb or park-
ing block. If your vehicle exhibits symp-
toms of running out of fuel immediately
after such an occurrence, the fuel pump
shut-off switch may need to be reset.
Consult your Ford chassis operating
guide for additional information.
PARKING BRAKE
Never drive your vehicle with the parking
brake set. This will reduce parking brake effec-
tiveness and cause excessive wear.
Consult your chassis operating guide in your
Motor Home Operations Manual for operating
instructions.
HAZARD WARNING
LIGHTS
See your chassis operating guide for operation
of the hazard flasher switch. See also Section 3
for supporting information.
DOOR LOCKS AND
HANDLES
NOTE: Keys should always be removed when
leaving the vehicle. Since doors can be
locked without keys, make sure they have
been removed from the ignition before
locking the driver’s compartment.
The entrance door may be opened from out-
side the vehicle by pulling the door handle out-
ward. To open the door from inside, pull outward
on the door handle. When the door is locked, nei-
ther the inside nor the outside door handle can be
operated.
ENTRANCE DOOR LOCK AND HANDLE
The entrance door may be opened from out-
side the vehicle by pulling the door handle out-
ward. To open the door from inside, pull outward
on the door handle. When the door is locked, nei-
ther the inside nor the outside door handle can be
operated. It can be locked and unlocked from the
outside of the vehicle by inserting the key into the
lock and turning.