fltrker, I know that you are trying to explain it clearly. I rented two Fleetwood Expeditions (an '05 and '06) and they sound like they were setup like what you are mentioning.
In your description you say...
-Had leveler down
-Went to move with them down
-Put it in gear
-The leveler alarm went off
-Put it back in N and raised levelers
-Checked and they were all up
-Got back in and put in gear and drove off
It looks like what is missing is that you never moved the lever to raise the bags. The lever in the two Fleetwoods I rented was located on the left side at your left knee. Your supposed to move the lever to raise or lower the coach.
Just wondering if you missed a step.
Travel safe,
MM.