Tiffin Motorhomes 2011 Phaeton, Руководство пользователя

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E L E C T R I C A L F E A T U R E S
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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” (Figure 7-8) 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 7-9) 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
receptacle).
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
Figure 7-8. 12 VDC
Disconnect Switch
Figure 7-9. 120 VAC Receptacle