Jayco 2016 Melbourne User manual

2016 CAMPING TRAILERS

PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

2016 MELBOURNE

CLASS C MOTORHOMES

0189568.2016

2016 Jayco Melbourne

THE JAYCO ECOADVANTAGE IS OUR COMPANY’S COMMITMENT

TO PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT. Through Jayco’s company-wide

sustainability program, we’re creating better ways to build better RV’s using

fewer natural resources. Already, our initiative has created signicant impact.

As of 2014 our company has:

Recycled

Conserved

Saved

We’re proud of our results, and we know those numbers show that a little

initiative can go a long way. The Jayco EcoAdvantage is our way of making

sure endless generations can enjoy the Great Outdoors.

●7,192 tons of wood

●2,354 tons of scrap metal

●1,428 tons of cardboard and paper

●9,997,400 gallons fo fresh water, enough to meet the

daily needs of 133,293 Americans.

●34,277 gallons of gas, enough for Americans to drive

more than 957,600 miles.

●Enough electricity to power 1,745 homes for tha

year.

●60,900 mature trees.

●Enough landll airspace to meet the annual disposal

needs of a community of 44,683 people.

2016 Jayco Melbourne

Table of ConTenTs

Warranty & Service

About This Manual 3

Chassis Guide 3

Warranty packet 3

Safety Alerts 3

Reporting Safety Defects 4

Manufacturing Process 5

Options & Equipment 5

Customer Responsibility 6

Change Of Address/Ownership 6

Dealer Responsibility 6

Suggestions For Obtaining Service 6

Customer Relations 7

Jayco Travel Club 8

JayPlus™ Extended Service Contract 8

Jayco Customer First Emergency Roadside Assistance 8

Obtaining Emergency Warranty Repair 9

Obtaining Service For Separately Warranted Items 10

Obtaining Service at Jayco 10

Parts & Accessories 11

Notice To Jayco Dealers 14

Occupant Safety

Secondary Means of Escape (Exit Window) 19

Exit Window Label 19

Fire Safety 20

Fire Extinguisher 21

Smoke Alarm 21

Smoke detector warning label 22

Combination Carbon Monoxide/ Propane Alarm 23

Formaldehyde 27

Extended Or Full Time Usage 27

Formaldehyde label 27

LP/Carbon monoxide detector 27

Cold Weather Usage 28

Condensation 28

pre-travel infOrmatiOn

Vehicle Labels 29

Weight Terms 29

Towing & braking warning label 30

Federal OCCC and voluntary weight labels 30

Motor Home Weight Labels 31

Loading Your Motorhome 31

Federal label 31

Motor home Weight Information label 31

Trailer Plug 33

Weighing Your Motor home 33

7-way trailer plug 33

vehicle OperatiOn

Vehicle Operation 35

Using The Rear Hitch 35

Towing and braking label 35

Braking & Stopping 36

Parking Brake 37

Table of ConTenTs

Power Entry Door Step 37

Entrance Door Step(s) 37

RV Step 37

Entrance Door 38

Keys 38

Driver & Front Passenger Seat 38

Seat Belts 39

Child Safety Restraint Systems 39

Outside Rearview Mirrors 40

Rear Vision Camera 40

Backing Up 41

Campsite Hook-Up 41

Electric Rear Stabilizer Control (if so equipped) 42

Emergency Stopping 43

Emergency Towing 43

Front Axle Tire Alignment 44

Wheel Lug Nuts/Wheel Liners 44

Wheel Bearings & Brakes 45

Tires 45

Changing A Tire 47

Patio Awning 48

Awning care 48

Operating Power Awnings (If So Equipped) 49

Carefree® LONGITUDE Awnings (If So Equipped) 49

Adjusting the Awning Pitch 49

Emergency Operation 50

SlideOut SyStemS

Electric Slide Room System 53

Troubleshooting the Slideout 53

Slideout Systems 53

Retracting slideout room 54

Maintenance 54

Trouble shooting the Inwall slideout system 55

Manual override for the inwall slideout 55

Flush Floor Slideout 58

Trouble shooting the ush oor slideout 58

Power Gear® Slideout 59

Fig. 1-Through Frame Crank Extension w/pin. 59

Fig. 3-Hex Head Crank Extension 59

Fig. 2-Crank Handle 59

Fig. 4-Ratchet 59

Manual Operation for the Power Gear slideout system 60

electrical SyStem

The Electrical System 63

In Case Of An Electrical Fire 63

Controls and Switches 64

GFCI Receptacle 64

120-volt (30 AMP) AC System (If So Equipped) 64

Testing the Campsite Power Connection 65

30-amp Power Cord (If So Equipped) 65

Connecting The Power Cord 66

Calculating 30 AMP Electrical Load (If So Equipped) 66

120-volt Circuit Breakers 67

Inverter (If so Equpped) 68

Table of ConTenTs

Converter 68

12-volt DC System 69

Wizard Button & Reverse Protection Fuses 69

12-volt Fuse Panel 70

Replacing a fuse 70

12-Volt DC Outlet 70

Batteries 70

To recharge the house batteries 71

Dry camping 71

Battery storage instructions 71

Replacement and maintenance 72

Chassis Battery 72

Auxiliary Start System 72

12-Volt Battery Disconnect 72

Isolator Solenoid 73

Load Center 73

Typical Load Center Exterior Panel 73

Load Center Panel w/120 volt Main breaker 73

Approximate Electrical Load Ratings 74

Generator 75

Transfer switch 75

Before starting the generator 75

Automatic Generator Start (AGS) system (If So Equipped) 76

Maintenance 77

Replacing Light Bulbs 78

Command Center 78

Command Center Panel 78

Mounted to wall 78

fuel & prOpane SyStem

Diesel Fuel & Fill 81

Fuel selection 81

DEF Fluid 81

Fuel Safety 82

Fuel selection 82

Fuel ller cap 83

Filling the fuel tank 83

Fuel Economy 83

Exhaust Gas Fumes 83

Propane Gas System (If so equipped) 84

Maintenance 85

Propane Leak Test 85

Propane label 85

Propane Safety Procedure 86

Propane Gas Container 86

Propane system label 86

Servicing or lling 87

LP gas container overll 87

ASME Tank 87

Using The Propane System 88

Calculating Propane Gas Usage 88

“Do not ll to more than 80%” label 88

Cooking With Propane Gas 89

Traveling with Propane 90

Ensure a supply of fresh air (Canada units only) 90

Table of ConTenTs

Cooking / comfort heating label 90

Refueling warning label 90

plumbing SyStem

Plumbing System Maintenance 91

Monitor Panel (If So Equipped) 91

(Monitor panel appearance and components listed may vary) 91

Monitor Panel 91

Command Center Panel 91

Fresh Water System 92

Fresh Water Holding Tank 93

12-Volt Water Pump & Switch 93

Water Pressure Regulator (customer Supplied) 94

Water Pump 94

Utility Center 95

Potable water only label 96

City Fixtures 96

City Fill Tank 97

Country Fill 97

Water Purication System (If So Equipped) 98

Normal Setting 98

Sanitize Tank 98

Sanitize / Winterize Lines 98

To Replace Filter Cartridge 99

Filter housing 99

Water Heater 100

Tank (Storage) Water Heater System(If So Equipped) 100

Gas/Electric DSI Tank (Storage) Water Heater (If So Equipped) 100

Anode rod 102

Replacement chart 102

TANKLESS WATER HEATER (If So Equipped) 104

3 Valve Water Heater Bypass (If So Equipped) 106

Factory installed water heater bypass 106

Outside Shower (If So Equipped) 106

Faucets 107

Bathroom Tub / Shower 107

Hardware & Sink or Shower Fixtures 108

Draining The Fresh Water System 108

Exterior FreshWater 108

Drain 108

Sanitizing the Plumbing System 109

When to sanitize 109

How to sanitize 109

Low Point Drain 109

Winterization 111

Black/Grey Water System 113

Black/Grey Water Holding Tanks 113

Black & Grey Tank Drains 114

Dump Station Connector 115

Garden hose connection 115

Electric Dump Valves 115

Macerator power switch 115

Black Tank Flush (If So Equipped) 116

Black Tank Flush Inlet 116

Macerator Bypass 116

Table of ConTenTs

Tank Heaters (If So Equipped) 117

Toilet 118

heating & cOOling

Air Conditioner 121

Power Roof Vent (If So Equipped) 121

Attic Fan Control 121

Furnace 122

applianceS

Microwave 123

Cooktops (If So Equipped) 123

Electric drop in cooktops (if so equipped) 124

Gas drop in cooktops (if so equipped) 125

Range Hood (If So Equipped) 126

Cooking With Propane 126

Range Hood Vent 126

In Case Of A Grease Fire 127

Refrigerator 127

Cleaning Your Refrigerator 128

Cleaning the interior 128

Cleaning the exterior 128

Water Heater – See plumbing section 128

electrOnicS

HDTV Antenna (If So Equipped) 129

HDTV antenna 129

Enclosure base & signal meter 129

Power Injector 129

Television Roof Antenna (if so equipped) 130

Exterior Television (if so equipped) 131

interiOr

Cleaning The Interior 133

Décor Items 133

Décor Glass (if so equipped) 133

Furniture Upholstery 133

Window treatments 133

Window Shades 133

Sofa 134

Hide-a-bed Sofa or Sofa Sleeper 134

Jack Knife Sofa 134

Trifold Sofa 135

Free Standing Dinette Chairs (If So Equipped) 135

Booth Dinette (If So Equipped) 135

Cabinetry & Tables 136

Booth Dinette 136

Dream Dinette 136

Countertops 137

Laminate countertops (if so equipped) 137

Solid surface countertops (if so equipped) 137

Interior Wall Panel 138

Flooring 138

Carpet 138

Vinyl ooring 138

Privacy Drape Installation 139

Bed Storage 139

ABS Plastics 139

exteriOr

Cleaning The Exterior 141

Frame 143

Chassis Maintenance 143

Front Axle Tire Alignment 143

Exterior Roof & Sidewall Vents 144

Windows 144

Exterior ladder (If So Equipped) 144

Sealants 145

travel/camping/StOrage checkliStS

RV Start-Up 147

Ready To Leave Checklist 147

Motor home Storage 148

additiOnal infOrmatiOn

Featured Components Quick Reference Chart 151

Vehicle Maintenance Record 152

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