Section 1 – Safety Information
R4 3/30/2017
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used to carry certain items, such as people,
containers of hazardous substances or containers of
flammable substances. A trailer not designed with
living quarters should only be used for
transportation of its intended cargo.
^ DANGER
You can die or be brain damaged by
Carbon Monoxide.
Do not operate a generator, portable grills,
portable heaters, portable lanterns or
portable stoves inside the trailer.
^ WARNING
Never transport people inside your
Featherlite trailer, even if it has living
quarters. Besides putting their lives at risk,
the transport of people may be illegal.
^ WARNING
Do not sleep in a trailer not equipped with
living quarters.
A trailer not designed with living quarters
should only be used for transportation of
its intended cargo.
^ WARNING
Your Featherlite trailer is not capable of
safely transporting flammable, explosive,
poisonous or other dangerous materials.
1.2.13 Inoperable Brakes, Lights or Mirrors
Be sure that the brakes and all of the lights on your
trailer are functioning properly before towing your
trailer. Electric brakes and lights on a trailer are
controlled via a connection to the tow vehicle,
generally a multi-pin electrical connector. Check
the trailer taillights by turning on your tow vehicle
headlights. Check the trailer brake lights by having
someone step on the tow vehicle brake pedal while
you look at trailer lights. Check the turn signal
lights by operating the turn signal lever in the tow
vehicle.
Your tow vehicle will have an electric brake
controller that sends power to the trailer brakes.
Before towing the trailer on the road, you must
operate the brake controller while trying to pull the
trailer in order to confirm that the electric brakes
operate. While towing the trailer at less than 5
mph, manually operate the electric brake controller
in the tow vehicle cab. You should feel the
operation of the trailer brakes. Note that your coach
trailer BRAKES REQUIRE MANUAL
ADJUSTMENT to account for brake shoe wear.
^ WARNING
Failure to connect the tow vehicle lighting
and braking to the trailer will result in
inoperable lights and brakes, and can lead
to collision.
Check that all the trailer lights and brakes
work before each tow.
Standard mirrors usually do not provide adequate
visibility for viewing traffic to the sides and rear a
towed trailer. You must provide mirrors that allow
you to safely observe approaching traffic.
1.2.14 Hazards From Modifying Your
Trailer
Essential safety items and structural integrity can be
damaged by altering your trailer. Even simply
driving a nail or screw can damage an electrical
circuit, LP gas line or other feature of the trailer.
Before making any alteration to your trailer, contact
your dealer or Featherlite, Inc. at 800-800-1230 and
describe the alteration you are contemplating.
Alteration of the trailer structure or modification of
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating or other
systems on your trailer must be performed only by
qualified technicians who are familiar with the
system as installed on your trailer.
1.2.15 Hazards from Accessories
The “Accessories” chapter of this manual contains
some information about certain optional accessories
that may be on your trailer. Read and follow all of
these instructions before operating the accessories.
The major hazards from some of these accessories
are:
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