That deflector was originally designed to protect the wood knob on the bottom vent. They were getting scorched, cracked and breaking off. Dennis is always updating and improving things, so I don't know what the current vents use for knob material, but if it is still wood, probably best to leave that deflector in place.
@MacKenzie exactly, also remove hand fast!
@tony b thanks tony, just pulled into my campground for the next couple of months and probably going to book for nov/dec through match down in Florida. My camper is finally getting pulled tonight! My new TEC is loaded into the bed of the truck and looking forward to learning how to cook some great stuff on that at the jobsite.
@Poochie yeah here is hoping someone agrees that has the money. Someone offered me $5k for grill, tables, accessories and they wanted ME to pay shipping.