Quicksilver Livin` Lite Owner's Manual - page 25
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Never mix radial, bias belted or bias type
tires. Never mix brands. This can adversely
affect vehicle handling and stability. Use
only the tire size that is listed on the Safety
Compliance Certification Label. If you have
a question about the label, please call Livin’
Lite Recreational Vehicles, Inc.
Tire Maintenance
When cleaning tires, try to use a tire cleaning
agent. Never use any cleaner that contains
solvents. Solvents will draw oil from tires and
cause them to prematurely crack. Inspect
your tires prior to each trip, looking for bulges
or cracks in the sidewalls.
When storing your recreational vehicle for
long periods you should completely unload
the vehicle so that a minimum weight will
be placed on the tires. Make sure the tires
are inflated to the recommended operating
inflation pressure. Avoid moving the vehicle
during extremely cold weather. Move the
vehicle at least every two months to prevent
ozone cracking in the tire bulge area as
well as “flat spotting” from prolonged strain
of sidewall and tread deflection. Make sure
you check the inflation and adjust to the
recommended operating pressure before
putting the vehicle back into service.
Maintain Safe Braking Distance
Braking action involves perception time and
reaction time. First, a person has to decide to
push on the brake pedal. That is perception
time. Then that person has to bring up their
foot and do it. That is reaction time.
Average reaction time is about 3/4 of a
second. But that is only an average. It will
be less with one drive and more (up to two
or three seconds) with another. Age, physical
condition, alertness, coordination and
eyesight all will play a part in the perception
time and reaction time. So do alcohol, drugs
and frustration.
But even in 3/4 of a second, a vehicle such
as a tow vehicle, moving at 60 mph (100
km/h) travels 66 feet (20 m). That is without
a trailer behind it. That could be a lot of
distance in an emergency, so keeping enough
space between your vehicle and others is very
important. Especially when considering that it
takes even longer to stop when you have a
heavy trailer attached to your tow vehicle.
Of course, actual stopping distances vary
greatly with the surface of the road (wither
it’s gravel or pavement); the condition of the
road (wet, dry, icy); tire tread; the condition
of your brakes; the weight of the vehicle and
the amount of brake force applied.
The distance required to properly stop when
towing a trailer is often underestimated. As a
good rule of thumb, when towing the trailer,
always maintain at least three cars and a
trailer (approximately 65 ft) length space
between you and the car in front of you for
every 10 miles of speed you are traveling.
This should give you ample time to stop in
case of an emergency.
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WARNING
Failure to maintain adequate braking distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle or items
in front of you can cause property damage,
serious injury or loss of life.