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Corrosion Protection
Your Gulf Stream recreational vehicle has been
designed to withstand normal environmental
conditions. But, the sand and salt used on the
highways and the salt spray in the air near oceans can
cause the metal components on your recreational
vehicle to corrode.
To protect your recreational vehicle from this
corrosion, it must be thoroughly cleaned as soon as
possible after exposure to these elements. Washing
the undercarriage with a high-pressure washer will
remove the majority of the salt. But, this will not
replace the paint that is literally sand-blasted off the
undercarriage by the road salt and sand. Sand-blasted
and corroded frame components must be refinished.
This can be done with readily available rust
preventative paint and undercoating. This is necessary
to properly maintain your recreational vehicle.
We have also found generators to be affected by
salt spray. Since the generator requires air for
operation and cooling, the generator compartment
cannot be completely sealed from the elements.
Therefore, whenever the recreational vehicle is
exposed to salt spray, the generator should also be
cleaned.
Aftermarket undercoating processes are also
beneficial in rust prevention. But, to remain effective,
these treatments must be inspected and renewed
annually as most undercoating agents can dry and
peel with age.
Therefore, regularly scheduled inspections and
maintenance is necessary to protect your recreational
vehicle and its various components and fixtures from
the elements and keep it corrosion-free.
In addition to maintenance, you should keep from
storing your vehicle in grassy areas for long periods of
time. The stagnant, moist air developed under the
coach will speed up the corrosion process. Always
store your vehicle on pebble, concrete or asphalt.
LEVELING JACKS
Leveling jack systems are installed to level your
coach, and to keep the coach from swaying when
parked for camping. Leveling jacks were not designed
as lifting systems for service access under the coach.
Placement of ANSI approved jack stands under the
coach is necessary prior to entering the underside of
any vehicle for service.
Due to the varying options contained in leveling jack
systems, it is recommended that you read the
operation manual included with the system installed on
your coach (optional) for proper operation procedures.
Leveling Jack Circuit Breaker Switch
If you are having trouble with the system, make sure
that the 50 amp 12 volt mini breaker installed in either
the front or rear exterior electrical compartment has not
been tripped. Your batteries must be near fully
charged to operate the leveling system as well. Also
make sure that you have the ignition key in the proper
position, the brake is set, and that the transmission is
in “park.”
AWNINGS
Awnings installed on your vehicle are optional and may
have been added by your dealer. Proper use, care,
and maintenance procedures for awnings are included
in the literature provided with the awning.
To open your main awning:
-Make sure that you have sufficient clearance from
obstructions.
-Unlock the awning using the provided wand. Pull
down the locking latch located on the top of the right
awning arm.
-Unlock the travel lock on the awning arm, if equipped.
-Loosen the rafter arm knobs located in each awning
arm.
-Using the wand, hook the loop hanging in the center
of the awning and pull the awning completely out.
-Slide each rafter arm to the top of each awning arm
and tighten the rafter knobs, making sure the awning
fabric is not loose.
-Near the base of each awning arm is a flip-out
lever/handle, which is also an awning arm slide lock.
When the lever is flipped out, the awning arm can be
slid up to raise the awning. Flipping the lever back
down will allow the arm to lock.
-Your awning is now in place. You may choose to use
anchor straps for extra support in windy conditions.
To close the main awning:
-Flip the awning arm levers out and slide the awning
arms back down, being careful not to let the awning
drop down, as flipping the levers out will unlock the
arm and allow it to slide down.
-Loosen the rafter arm knobs and slide the rafter arm
as far down as it will go. Do not re-tighten the rafter
arm knobs at this time.
-While holding the wand strap in the awning tube, push
the awning main latch located on the top of the right
arm to “locked.” BE CAREFUL! This will cause the
awning to roll up if you don’t have a good hold of the
awning tube strap.
-Holding the awning tube strap, allow the awning to roll
up until you can use the wand in the strap. Using the
wand, allow the awning to roll all the way up. Do not