Air Suspension question
We just bought a new 2015 Holiday Rambler Ambassador diesel. I'm not familiar with diesel engines or air suspension / air brakes and am getting different input from different people. Here are a few ...
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I'm not sure how much your 2015 differs from our '08, but Knight and Ambassador were always "sister ships", tho I think a 2015 has more in common with a Fleetwood...
Regardless...
We have 2 air pressure gauges in the dash. "normal" is 115 psi. The low pressure alarm goes off at 65 psi. The suspension "air's up" at that 65 psi, and doesn't take long to come all the way up.
The coach is safe to drive once the low pressure alarm turns off, and the emergency brake will not release below that 65 psi air pressure.
Once you are over 65 psi, the system will achieve normal ride height immediately, and will maintain that normal ride height until / unless the pressure should drop below 65 psi.
The Monaco hydraulic power gear jacks have nothing to do with the air system, other than that raising the jacks does open the air dump valve.
Being habitually in a hurry, I generally stroke the brake pedal repeatedly (key on engine off) to release the air pressure, prior to using the jacks.
I always use manual. Used auto once, it took forever, jerked the coach around all over the place, and finally achieved level 6" higher than I'm able to do it in manual.
Does your 2015 still have the 3 legged jack system, with just one front jack?
Up on the front to just barely lift.
Up both rears to front/rear level
up one rear to level side to side.
With some practice, you get pretty good at it.
Regardless...
We have 2 air pressure gauges in the dash. "normal" is 115 psi. The low pressure alarm goes off at 65 psi. The suspension "air's up" at that 65 psi, and doesn't take long to come all the way up.
The coach is safe to drive once the low pressure alarm turns off, and the emergency brake will not release below that 65 psi air pressure.
Once you are over 65 psi, the system will achieve normal ride height immediately, and will maintain that normal ride height until / unless the pressure should drop below 65 psi.
The Monaco hydraulic power gear jacks have nothing to do with the air system, other than that raising the jacks does open the air dump valve.
Being habitually in a hurry, I generally stroke the brake pedal repeatedly (key on engine off) to release the air pressure, prior to using the jacks.
I always use manual. Used auto once, it took forever, jerked the coach around all over the place, and finally achieved level 6" higher than I'm able to do it in manual.
Does your 2015 still have the 3 legged jack system, with just one front jack?
Up on the front to just barely lift.
Up both rears to front/rear level
up one rear to level side to side.
With some practice, you get pretty good at it.
