External-Passenger

External view of the passenger side of the RV

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1 – Air-conditioner
2 – Awning (see notes below)
3 – Front tires
4 – Passenger door handle.
5 – Sliding door handle.  Optional: Powered sliding door. (IMHO: Not recommended)
6 – Lighted Side Step
7 – Ground Effects
8 – Diesel engine exhaust pipe
9 – Rear Dually
10 – OPTIONAL: Propane Generator, 2 KW.
11 – Truma exhaust port
12 – Outdoor 120 volt AC electrical outlet
13 – Awning style windows

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Notes:

(2) – NOTE:  If you use the app to dim the awning lights, the Firefly’s light control will not work until the app is set back to full brightness.
(2) – TIP: The awning power controller is a BT12 module located behind a panel in the rear, upper cabinet, passenger side.  Our van was delivered with a burned out module.  After 6 months of inaction, we purchased one on Amazon and replaced it ourselves.

(12) GFI Safety issue: The GFI receptacle installed by Coachmen has a warning label stating “Not intended for use in wet and damp locations…”.  We replaced ours with a water-resistant (WR), high-quality, hospital-grade receptacle with indicator lights and replaced the cover with a white one to match the van’s white exterior.

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1 – External – Front View
2 – External – Passenger Side
3 – External – Rear View

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Air-conditioner

Options: 12 volt DC ProAir, 12 volt DC Turbo II (shown), 120 volt AC Dometic.

(Mod: Our cover has been painted to match the van color and reflect heat)

TIP: The ProAir exterior fan is extremely noisy. Several owners have replaced them with a quieter fan.

Awning

The Carefree powered awning can be controlled several ways: Firefly touch panel, Carefree BT12 Bluetooth app, or the Firefly Mira app. The outer edge of the awning can be illuminated by LEDs. A battery-powered motion sensor is located on the inside, rear of the awning and will retract the awning in heavy winds. The sensor will beep every 30 seconds when its two AA batteries are low. Additional awning information AWNING.

Front tires

Our Galleria recommends 61 PSI pressure for the front axle weight loading.  Tire pressure is calculated by the amount of weight the tire carries.  To get an exact tire pressure for your vehicle, have it weighed when fully loaded and use a tire pressure chart from the tire manufacturer.  If you change tire brands, be sure to double check the pressure chart for the new brand since it may vary from one manufacturer to another.

NOTE: Alloy rims and steel rims use different lug nuts.  Torque nuts to 133 ft lbs.  Tire and rim weight is approx. 75 lbs.  Our dually uses 215/85R16 tire size.

Lighted Side Step

The side light and rear courtesy light are controlled by a switch on the Mercedes cockpit overhead panel, as well as a switch on the rear courtesy light.

Ground Effects

White LEDs are mounted under the van near the running boards.  The control switch is located in the electrical controls panel and labeled “Ground Effects”.

Diesel engine exhaust pipe

Preference: I would have left the exhaust where it was in the back, so when you are running the engine to charge the LI3, you could use an extension like the Camco Gen-Turi exhaust pipe without it interfering with the awning.  It’s unpleasant sitting under the awning with the engine exhaust right there, and a Gen-Turi would get the fumes up and away from the common area.

Rear Dually

Pressure 58 psi on our Galleria. Rim Options are:  Aluminum rims, Alcoa rims, Mercedes standard steel rims.  NOTE: Alloy rims and steel rims use different lug nuts.  Torque nuts to 133 ft lbs.  Weight of tire and rim is approx. 75 lbs.  Our dually uses 215/85R16 size tires. The inner duallys and spare are usually steel rims.

Truma exhaust port

(Painted to match the van color)
NOTE: When heating with propane, water or moisture may condense in the pipe and drip down the side of the van.

Outdoor 120 volt AC electrical outlet

This receptacle is a GFI outlet that, when tripped, disables power receptacles inside and out.  It makes little sense why this outside plug was chosen to be the master.  Coachmen claims it’s “proprietary”. (IMHO: Probably to save a couple bucks worth of wire). To reset the GFI receptacle, the van must either be plugged in to shore power, running on a generator, or be powered by 120 VAC from the house battery and inverter.

Awning style windows

Tinted, single glass, uninsulated.
Caution:  Be mindful of strong winds when opening the back doors with the side windows wide open. The rear door can swing open all the way around to the side and impact the rear awning window if the window is opened all the way.

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