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SECTION 3
DRIVING YOUR MOTOR HOME
3 DRIVING YOUR
MOT
O
R HOME
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 Ford 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
parking block. If your vehicle exhibits
symptoms of running out of fuel
immediately after such an occurrence,
the fuel pump shut-off switch may need to
be reset.
Consult your chassis operating guide for
additional information.
OVER-DRIVE SWITCH
Workhorse Chassis only
The Overdrive Switch allows you to
deactivate the automatic overdrive feature of the
transmission when necessary.
When this switch is ON, the transmission will
automatically shift to the overdrive gear
whenever possible for greatest fuel economy.
Some driving situations, however, may
require the transmission to be temporarily
disabled from shifting into overdrive gear, such
as when towing a car or trailer, driving in rolling
hill country or driving into a strong headwind
where the transmission will repeatedly shift up
and down causing annoyance and reduced fuel
economy.
See your Workhorse Operator’s Manual for
further information on this switch.
DOME LIGHT SWITCH
Turn the ‘dome light’ map light on using the
Panel Dim thumbwheel. Roll it up to maximum
position until you feel it click into the maplight
‘on’ position.
See your Chassis Operator’s Manual for
further information on this switch.
BATTERY BOOST SWITCH
This switch can be used to provide emergency
starting power from the motor home auxiliary
battery if the automotive battery is discharged.
Battery Boost Switch
If engine battery is discharged, press and hold
to ON position while turning ignition key for
emergency starting power.
NOTE: The Aux Battery Switch by the entrance
door must be ON and house batteries
sufficiently charged for this feature to
work.