Roadtrek TS Adventurous User manual
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Owner's Manual
TS Adventurous
Contents
Articles
Introduction to your TS Adventurous 1
Copyright 2
Do's and Don'ts 3
Before You Head Out 7
Coming Home 8
Interior Living Space 10
Sleeping Facilities 20
Bathroom Facilities 24
Appliances 27
Outside your Roadtrek 31
Utilities 39
Heating and Cooling 42
Electrical System 48
Monitor Panel 55
Distribution Panel 59
Alarms and Warnings 66
Maintenance 69
Spare Tire Storage 73
Obtaining Service 77
Specifications 78
Warranty 80
Registration 84
HOWTO: Monitor Panel 86
HOWTO: Shore Power 91
HOWTO: Potable Water Use 95
HOWTO: Waste Water Dumping 98
HOWTO: Cable and TV Reception 105
HOWTO: Propane System 108
HOWTO: Water System Winterizing 114
HOWTO: De-Winterizing 120
Introduction to your TS Adventurous 1
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Introduction to your TS Adventurous
Congratulations on the purchase of your Roadtrek and welcome to the Roadtreking family. The information included in this
manual is meant to help and guide you through the use of your vehicle so that you know how to properly use the many
functions your Roadtrek has to offer.
Please keep this manual in your vehicle as a reference for when you are travelling. If you have any questions or comments on
References
[1] mailto:manuals@roadtrek.com
Copyright 2
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Copyright
This manual is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0
International License [1].
In summary, you may:
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All images used in this manual remain the property of Roadtrek, Inc. They are for illustrative purposes only and may or may
not be representative of the upfits in your Roadtrek.
Contact Roadtrek, Inc. for alternate licensing arrangements if you want to use or distribute this manual commercially.
References
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Do's and Don'ts 3
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Do's and Don'ts
Symbol Legend
For your information. May be useful information to know.
Warning. Not following this can lead to bad results.
Caution. You really should follow this to avoid bad results.
Don't do it. Doing this can result in injury, severe damage, or death.
Information, cautions, and warnings
This table highlights some of the do’s and don’ts of your Roadtrek. This list is by no means complete. Please refer to the
individual sections in the manual for more details.
Level Item Comment
SEAT BELTS Use only forward facing seats equipped with factory installed seat belts while the vehicle is in
motion. All passengers must be seated in these seats only, with the seat belts fastened while the
vehicle is in motion.
TV Turn the TV off and stow it while the vehicle is in motion.
TV The flat screen TV should not be stored inside the Roadtrek in cold temperatures. Remove it to
reduce the chance of damage from the cold. Check the Owner's Manual for the TV for storage and
operating temperatures.
TV To remove the TV, remove the four mounting bolts on the back of the TV mounting bracket and
remove the RCA cables, power supply cable and antenna cable.
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PROPANE Do not store propane tanks inside your vehicle. Propane tanks are equipped with safety devices
which relieve excessive pressure by discharging gas to the atmosphere.
PROPANE Do not refuel the propane tank to more than 80% of its capacity.
PROPANE The propane tank valve must be closed and ALL PILOT LIGHTS, APPLIANCES, AND THEIR IGNITERS,
MUST BE TURNED OFF during refueling of the motor fuel tank and/or the propane fuel tank. Only
qualified personnel should refuel your propane tank.
PROPANE Purchase propane from a reputable propane facility. Contaminated propane is a common cause of
system failure and is not covered under any warranty.
PROPANE The BBQ quick disconnect is regulated to 15 P.S.I. Please ensure that all devices connected to this
are either rated for “high pressure” or have their own regulator. Many grills sold in the United
States are "low pressure" (1/2 P.S.I.) and will require an additional regulator to step the pressure
down to a useable level. If hooked directly to the BBQ quick disconnect they will be a severe fire
hazard.
FLAMMABLE
LIQUIDS AND
GASSES
Do not store gasoline or other flammable liquids inside your vehicle.
HEATING Never use cooking appliances or unvented propane heaters for space heating purposes. They
need fresh air for safe operation.
HEATING The heating furnace provides its own outside combustion air and exhausts to the outside.
HEATING Portable fuel burning equipment, including wood, charcoal, and liquid fuel grills and stoves,
should not be used inside your vehicle. Use of this type of equipment inside your vehicle may
cause a fire or asphyxiation.
PROPANE LEAK
DETECTOR
Do not block the air circulation in the area where the Propane Leak Detector is located.
PROPANE LEAK
DETECTOR
Battery disconnect switch must be in the “ON” position for the propane detector to function.
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CARBON MONOXIDE
LEAK DETECTOR
Do not block the air circulation in the area where the Carbon Monoxide Leak Detector is located
CARBON MONOXIDE
LEAK DETECTOR
Battery disconnect switch must be in the “ON” position for the Carbon Monoxide Leak Detector to
function.
110 VOLT
ELECTRICAL
SERVICING
Prior to servicing the 110 volt Galley GFCI & Audio/Video cabinet interior receptacles, unplug the
output lead from the power inverter.
EXTERIOR ACCESS
DOORS
Ensure the shore power cord and city water supply lines are disconnected and in their stored
positions before the vehicle is put in motion.
AWNINGS Close the sliding side door prior to opening or closing the awning.
CLOVERLEAF
DINING TABLE
The cloverleaf dining table is heavy. Use proper lifting techniques.
EXTRA COUNTER
SPACE
Make sure the stove is off and has cooled prior to lowering the stove cover.
AUXILIARY BATTERY Battery acid can burn your skin and damage clothing. Protective eye wear and gloves should be
worn while handling batteries. Effective June 2010 all Roadtrek installed batteries are
sealed AGM batteries that do no require the addition of water.
REPLACING THE
AUXILIARY BATTERY
Disconnect the inverter/charger prior to disconnecting the auxiliary battery. Always replace the
batteries with AGM batteries.
GENERATOR Never submerge the generator. Use a spotter when launching a boat or crossing streams.
GENERATOR When using the generator as the main power source to run the appliances, refer to the generator
owner’s manual for proper use and maintenance.
GENERATOR The generator cannot run all the appliances at the same time.
WASTE WATER
STORAGE AND
DUMPING SYSTEM
Close both the black and gray water gate valves before using the waste water system.
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FREEZING Under moderate subfreezing conditions, antifreeze is required in the exterior fresh water tank,
black and gray waste water tanks. Use RV antifreeze in accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions.
ELECTRICAL
SERVICING
This unit has 12 volt, 110 volt and potentially a solar system that can generate as much as 60
volts. These systems need to be disconnected before working on them.
BATTERY Never jump the under-hood battery. Use the jump points provided on the engine. See Owner's
manual for proper jumping instructions. The engine battery is located under the driver's
floorboards. The underhood battery is the coach battery. You may cause severe damage to the
coach, batteries, and on-board electronics if you jump start the coach battery.
LUG NUTS Sprinters with the optional alloy wheels have a set of lug nuts in the toolbox in the passenger
footwell. These lug nuts must be used when mouting the steel-rim spare.
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Before You Head Out
Your new Roadtrek is ready to go with just a little bit of preparation.
To prepare for your first trip, you should:
•• Read this manual.
•• Contact your dealer with any questions.
•• Plan your trip.
Then use this quick checklist.
•• The day before your trip:
•• charge your batteries by plugging in overnight
•• cool your refrigerator by turning it on
•• chill any beverages in your home refrigerator
•• fill your fresh water tank with clean tap water
•• The day of the trip:
•• Load the refrigerator with cold food (from your home refrigerator)
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Coming Home
When you come home, there are a few maintenance tasks you should do to get your Roadtrek ready to go for next time.
Refer to other sections in this manual for the procedures listed here.
• On your way home, dump the gray and black tanks at a convenient facility. See the HOWTO: Waste Water Dumping section
for a concise description of the procedure to do this. Some RV parks and gas stations will let you dump for a fee, some city
wastewater plants will let you dump for free, but there is no real pattern, so local knowledge is vital in locating dump
stations. The website http://www.sanidumps.com is a good resource. The maps for each state and province are
especially helpful: http://www.sanidumps.com/maps/help.php
•• At home, flush the water tank and fill it with fresh chlorinated water if you will be using it in the next few days. Otherwise,
drain the tank by turning the black plastic handle on the tank drain valve under the passenger doorstep. Don't let water
you are planning to use sit in your tank for more than a week or so, and don't let ANY water sit in your tank for more than
two weeks, whether you plan on using it or not. Over time, the chlorine goes away, and the microbes come out to play. To
flush the tank, fill it using the gravity fill in the passenger's doorframe, and open the fresh water tank drain under the rear
of the passenger doorstep.
Gravity fill in passenger doorframe Drain for fresh water tank, under the
passenger door step
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•• Plug in overnight to fully charge batteries.
•• Turn off and clean out the refrigerator, open freezer door, and prop the door open to let it air out
•• Turn off two important switches to keep from draining your batteries:
•• the battery disconnect switch on your monitor panel
•• the inverter switch on your monitor panel
Battery disconnect switch Inverter switch
•• If you turn everything off and you have solar panels, the panels will keep your coach batteries topped up while your
Roadtrek is parked. If you don't have solar panels, it would be prudent to check your coach battery state of charge every
month or so and charge them if necessary. If you don't turn everything off, even with solar panels, you will probably come
back to dead batteries.
That's it! You're ready for the next trip.
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Interior Living Space
Cabinets
Pushbutton latch closed Pushbutton latch open
Your Roadtrek is equipped with cabinet latches which prevent the contents from falling out while the vehicle is in motion. The
pushbuttons on the cabinet latches toggle from latched (button in) to openable (button out) by pressing the button.
To open a cabinet, press the button to pop the latch, pull gently on the latch, and the cabinet door will open.
To close a cabinet, make sure the latch is still open (button out), then close the door. Once the cabinet door is closed, press
the latch button in to lock the cabinet.
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Overhead cabinet interior
Do not keep large, round, and/or heavy objects in a
cabinet unsecured - they will roll around and apply
excessive pressure to the inside of the cabinet doors as you
drive. Even if the force of such objects doesn't break the
latch, they can shift position with vehicle motion and be
leaning against the inside of the cabinet door, waiting to fall
when you open the cabinet. For this reason, Roadtrek
recommends that you not store anything in the overhead
cabinets that you wouldn't want to get hit over the head
with. Put these objects in floor-level storage.
The overhead cabinets do not have internal partitions -
behind the doors, they are open front to back down the
entire length of the vehicle, and across the back. This allows
you more flexibility in loading them, but also creates the
need to secure any large, round and/or heavy objects in
some other location than the overhead cabinets. Sudden
braking or other emergency maneuvers could cause such objects to shift if stored overhead.
Instant Hot Water Dispenser
If so equipped, the instant hot water dispensing system unit is in the drawer above the microwave convection oven, on the
right side. The replaceable filter is accessed inside this cabinet.
To use the on-demand hot water dispenser, locate the galley inverter controls under the galley sink. Turn on the inverter, and
then turn on the on-demand hot water dispenser using the timer switch.
The galley inverter also provides the microwave power.
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On-demand hot water system faucet Unit and filter under
counter
On-demand hot water system switch
Galley Drawers
Beneath the galley countertop there are drawers to the left of the food preparation surface to hold silverware and cooking
utensils, and two more across the bottom of the cabinet. The right panel above the refrigerator is fixed, and is not a drawer.
All these drawers have conventional non-locking knobs, and a friction closure mechanism to secure them while the Roadtrek
is in motion. Make sure they are completely closed before driving.
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Tables
There are front and rear table locations to use either the front or rear lounge areas for dining, playing cards, or computer use.
The table top is stored in the compartment above the driver's seat. The leg is stored in the compartment above the bed.
Front table position Rear table position
To install either table, unscrew the T-nut in the end of the table leg completely, insert it into the slot in the floor socket, and
rotate clockwise until the table leg is tight. Place the table top on the leg.
The front table has four leaves that fold out and snap into place. To fold up, press the hinge flat while folding the leaf.
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T-nut Table leg storage in rear upper cabinet Front table leaves mechanism
Captain's Seats
There are three adjustments on the outboard side of each front seat: the knob in front raises and lowers the front of the seat,
the lever where the back and base of the seat join raises and lowers the back of the seat, and the knob above that on the
seat back reclines the seat back. The lumbar support adjustment is on the inboard side of the seat. For the full range of
adjustments on the front seats, please refer to the Mercedes Sprinter manual.
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Outboard front seat adjustments Lumbar support adjustment on inboard
side of seat
To move the front seats to their desired fore and aft position, pull up on the bar located under the front of the seat. Release
the bar to lock the seat in place.
To swivel the front seats, locate the swivel bar positioned on the inboard side of the chair base and move the control
downward against its spring to release the lock and swivel the chair.
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Front seat swivel Rear seat fore and aft adjustment Rear seat swivel adjustment
The rear seat fore and aft adjustment is a lever extending forward at the front right corner of the seat base. Push this lever to
the left (driver's) side of vehicle, and slide the seat. The swivel lever for the rear seat is on the right (passenger) side of the
base. Push it backward to release the lock and swivel the seat.
Always return the seats to the forward facing position when the vehicle is in motion - the seats will lock in place as
you swivel them to face forward.
To create a front lounge area, first ensure that the seats are fully upright by loosening the recline adjustment and bringing
the backs of the seats forward. Do not attempt to pivot a reclined seat. Use the fore-and-aft adjustment while pivoting the
seats to allow the sides of the front chairs to clear the armrests on the vehicle doors and other obstructions. Do not force the
seats around. Swiveling the front seats is easier if you open the doors and/or loosen the tilt steering wheel adjustment and
move the steering wheel as far forward and up as possible. Slide the rear seats forward before attempting to pivot them, then
slide them back once pivoted.
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