Roadtrek CS Adventurous User manual

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Owner's Manual
CS Adventurous

Contents
Articles
Introduction to your CS Adventurous 1
Copyright 2
Do's and Don'ts 3
Before You Head Out 7
Coming Home 8
Interior Living Space 11
Sleeping Facilities 20
Bathroom Facilities 24
Appliances 28
Outside your Roadtrek 32
Utilities 41
Heating and Cooling 45
Electrical System 51
Monitor Panel 59
Distribution Panel 65
Alarms and Warnings 66
Maintenance 68

Spare Tire Storage 72
Obtaining Service 76
Specifications 77
Warranty 78
Registration 82
Regulatory Notices 84
HOWTO: Monitor Panel 85
HOWTO: Setting Up Your Campsite 91
HOWTO: Shore Power 95
HOWTO: Potable Water Use 99
HOWTO: Waste Water Dumping 102
HOWTO: Propane System 108
HOWTO: Cable and TV Reception 114
HOWTO: Water System Winterizing 120
HOWTO: De-Winterizing 129

Introduction to your CS Adventurous 1
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Introduction to your CS 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
information found in this document please contact us at [email protected] [1] or 1-888-ROADTREK.
References
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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:
•• Copy any portion of this manual in any form for personal use;
•• Distribute this manual complete with all of its original unmodified content;
•• Modify this manual for your own personal, non-commercial use.
You may not:
•• Use this manual for any commercial use whatsoever;
•• Modify this manual except as provided for in the full license and then distribute the resulting work;
•• Charge for this manual other than reasonable media and shipping costs.
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. Don't let water you are planning to use sit in your tanks for more than a week or so, and don't let ANY water
sit in your tanks 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 and prop the door open to let it air out
•• Turn off three important switches to keep from draining your batteries
•• the battery disconnect switch on your monitor panel
•• the inverter switch, either on the monitor panel with the standard inverter, or just to the left of it with the 2500 watt
inverter
•• the Webasto control switch back by the TV, if you have this option
Battery disconnect switch Standard inverter switch

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Optional 2500 Watt Inverter Switch Webasto control 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 outside, clear of snow, leaves, and so on. 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 open Pushbutton latch closed
Your Roadtrek is equipped with cabinet latches which prevent the door from opening 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.
Do not attempt to close the cabinet doors while the latch button is pressed in. This will break the latch. Always make
sure the button is out before attempting to close a cabinet door.
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

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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.
If you load a large amount of weight into a cabinet, experience large swings in temperature or humidity, ride on bumpy roads
at high speeds frequently, or sometimes as part of normal wear and tear, the cabinet hinges may go out of adjustment. You
will know the cabinet is out of adjustment when it will not open with the button out, or not latch with the button in.
Apply moderate upward pressure and
GENTLE outward pressure with both
thumbs on the bottom corners of the
door to open a stuck cabinet
Turn screw clockwise to lower cabinet
face (if it won't latch), counterclockwise
to raise it (if it won't open)
To open a cabinet stuck shut with the button out, apply pressure UPWARD with your thumbs on both bottom corners of the
cabinet door while simultaneously applying gentle pressure to open it, as shown above left.
DO NOT FORCE THE DOOR OPEN BY PULLING OR PRYING ON IT - you will break the latch.
The screw in the top part of the hinge nearest the pivot point adjusts the vertical location of the door. Screw out to raise the
door and fix stuck doors; screw in to lower the door and fix doors that won't stay shut when latched, as shown above left.

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Instant Hot Water Dispenser
The instant hot water dispensing system is in the cabinet below and to the right of the galley sink. The replaceable filter is
accessed inside this cabinet.
On-demand hot water system filter CS galley with induction cooktop

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Galley Drawers
Galley
Beneath the galley countertop there are drawers to the left and
right of the food preparation surface. The center panel 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.
Tables
There are front and rear tables to use either the front or rear
lounge areas for dining, playing cards, or computer use.
The front table top is stored behind the driver's seat. The rear
tabletop is stored under the driver's side rear bench seat, and
both table legs are stored in the wardrobe to the right of the
bathroom.

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CS Front table stowed Table legs stowed in
wardrobe
CS Rear table T-bolt attachment for
table leg base

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To install either table, unscrew the T-nut in the lower end of the table leg as far as possible, remove the cap on the floor
socket, and put the leg into the floor socket. Rotate the leg to tighten the T-nut inside the socket to ensure it is securely
seated in the socket. If it does not tighten after a couple of turns, unscrew the T-nut in the leg, reinsert, and try again. Place
the table top on the leg and push down - it will pop into place on the small round plastic knob on the top of the table leg.
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.
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To swivel the front seats, locate the swivel lever positioned in the rear of the seat, and move the control sideways against its
spring to release the lock and swivel the chair.
The third seat's 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.
Front seat swivel control Rear seat swivel control Rear seat fore and aft adjustment

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Always return the seats to the forward-facing position when driving - 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 chairs to clear the armrests on the vehicle doors and other obstructions. Do not force the seats
around. Swiveling the driver's seat may require you to loosen the tilt steering wheel adjustment and move the steering wheel
as far forward and up as possible. Opening the driver's and passenger front door will also facilitate swiveling the front seats.
The third seat will swivel easily once it is brought forward from the bathroom wall.
Lights
Tap light
The circular ceiling lights are all individually controlled, and are
tap lights - to turn them off or on, press on the lens area. All
lights are 12 volt lights, so the battery disconnect switch must
be on for any of the lights to work. They work whether the
inverter is off or on.
The lights have LED bulbs, which use less power and are cooler
than typical incandescent bulbs.
Blinds
The blinds on the side and back windows of the CS Adventurous
Roadtrek have a partially opaque, "shade" window covering, and
also a completely opaque, "dark" window covering. Pull the
blinds down for the "shade" window covering, and then pull the
bar above this first section of blind material down to bring the
"dark" section over the windows to sleep or for privacy at night.
The blind above the galley area is an easy-to-clean metal blind
which will also close completely for privacy.