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DANGER
Avoid inhaling the dry chemicals from the fire
extinguisher. Although non-toxic, they could cause
temporary irritation. When the fire is out, clean the
area as soon as possible. The dry chemicals may
cause surface damage if left too long.
Do not use water to extinguish a fire. Water can
spread some types of fire, and electrocution is
possible.
Underwriter Laboratories classifies fires into three types:
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Class A: Fires in wood, paper, fabric, rubber and
certain plastics.
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Class B: Flammable liquids such as grease, cook-
ing oils, gasoline or kerosene.
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Class C: Electrical fires started from live electrical
wires, shorted motors/switches.
Tire Safety
Before using your RV, you should inspect all the tires for
proper inflation, uneven wear on the tread, cracks, for-
eign objects, or other signs of wear or damage.
Don’t
forget to inspect your spare tire! If excessive or irregular
tread wear, under-inflation or damage like scrapes,
bulges, cracks, punctures, foreign objects embedded in
the tire are present or if you are experiencing continuous
pressure loss, the tire should be dismounted and
inspected by a trained tire technician.
Tires deteriorate over time even if they are not used or
driven on. This deterioration can cause tires to fail even
when there is no visible sign of damage. Lack of use,
overloading, and underinflation can cause tires to dete-
riorate faster. While there is no hard and fast rule or
expiration date on tires, most experts recommend replac-
ing tires every 4 to 6 years depending on use and
climate.
Regularly inspecting and replacing your tires can help
prevent tire failure.
Use the following information to make tire safety a regu-
lar part of your vehicle maintenance routine.
CAUTION
Safety First-Basic Tire Maintenance
Properly maintained tires improve steering, stop-
ping, traction, and load-carrying capability of your
vehicle. Under-inflated tires and overloaded
vehicles are major causes of tire failure. Therefore,
to avoid flat tires and other types of tire failures,
you should maintain proper tire pressure, observe
tire and vehicle load limits, avoid road hazards and
regularly inspect your tires.
Understanding Tire Pressure and Load
Limits
Finding Your Vehicle’s Recommended Tire Pressure
and Load Limits
The tire information and vehicle certification labels con-
tain information on tires and load limits. These labels
indicate the vehicle manufacturer’s information including:
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Recommended tire size
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Recommended tire inflation pressure
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Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR – the maxi-
mum occupant and cargo weight a vehicle is
designed to carry.)
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Front and rear gross axle weight ratings (GAWR-the
maximum weight the axle systems are designed to
carry.)
When taking the trailer out of storage, inspect the tires
thoroughly and be sure there are no cracks in the
grooves and no wires showing. Cracks in the sidewall
could indicate interior damage or separations in the tire.
Understanding Tire Pressure and Load Limits
Tire inflation pressure is the level of air in the tire that
provides it with load-carrying capacity and affects the
overall performance of the vehicle. The tire inflation pres-
sure is a number that indicates the amount of air pres-
sure, measured in pounds per square inch (psi), a tire
requires to be properly inflated. (This number is also
expressed in kilopascals (kPa) which is a metric measur-
ing system used internationally.)
Vehicle manufacturers determine this number based on
the vehicle’s design load limit, which is the greatest
amount of weight a vehicle can safely carry, and the
vehicle’s tire size. The proper tire pressure for your
vehicle is referred to as the ‘recommended cold inflation
pressure’. Tire pressure should always be measured
when the tire is cold to get an accurate measurement. A
cold tire is one that hasn’t been driven on for at least
three (3) hours. As you drive, your tires get warmer,
causing the air pressure within the tire to increase.
Therefore, you cannot get an accurate measurement of
tire pressure unless the tire is cold.
Checking Tire Pressure
Because tires are designed to be used on more than one
type of vehicle, tire manufacturers list the ‘maximum per-
missible inflation pressure’ on the sidewall. This number
is the greatest amount of air pressure that should ever be
put in the tire under normal driving conditions and for
carrying the maximum weight limit of tire capacity.
IDENTIFICATION AND SAFETY
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