The source is the RV Mfg Owners manual. "Critical Thinking" by the layman RV Owner is NOT questioning everything in an Operator's manual from a renown RV Mfg such as WBGO, TMC etc. One should always follow their manual, if they have reason to believe to do otherwise so be it ( thus accept the liability that may have been attempted to be protected), but no matter how much lipstick you or anyone else tries to put on the pig, I don't care if it is Grandma's 1st RV, or Grandpa's 10th RV, if they are following procedures outlined in their manual, that in itself is not a problem. If one can't understand Why some follow the manual, that sounds like a self personal problem that overreaches to me. Not a critical thinking, nor deficiency of GrandMa or GrandPa.It's "critical thinking"... which I believe you subscribe to. Then there's those who blindly follow, not questioning anything. I have a sister-in-law who does exactly that.
The old adage "consider the source" applies here. Critical thinkers go outside the box and make an INFORMED factually based decision, while considering the source. When you discover the WHY in someone else's decision making... you usually have your answer. In this case... did this answer come directly from the engineering/design department? OR is it straight out of the legal department via Duck's reference... "CYA legalese"?
i.e. I am not going to psycho analyze if I really need my jacks down when I extend / retract the slide just because it is in the manual, nor do I need to review why I am being asked set the emergency brake just to drop the jacks when the park brakes are already set. When I bought my WBGO, I inherited years and years of knowledge that came with the manual. It also came with no less than 40 other manuals from other OEM Mfg such as Ford, Onan, Power Gear etc. They have been there and done that too. FWIW, despite the Duck's reference, those manuals are not written by Attorney's but Technical Writers in conjunction with Engineering. The Attorneys do have say of some topics to include and some language, but it is usually as a result of the many lawsuits they deal with daily. Nothing wrong with a Mfg protecting their liability and advising you on what they believe is safest approach. It is your RV, your choice. I will stick with my manual on such matters, if folks don't understand why, that is their problem. I tried to answer why as best as I could.
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