We bought an 07 Gulf Stream BT Cruiser model 5211 on a chevy chassis yesterday from a man that has severe form of memory issues and couldn't remember what the emergency start switch was for. I presume its to connect house batteries to engine battery. What is the correct way to use this feature if you need to?Thanks for any help

When the engine battery is low or empty, you push the emergency button and then turn the ignition key to start the engine.navegator

What navegator said with the addition of "from the house batteries."And you have to actually HOLD the button down while using it.

The emergency start switch is often used to start the generator. The coach battery(s) can get run down and you may want to use 120 volts for something. Either way, the switch connects the 2 banks of batteries.The engine alternator would charge the coach batteries faster, but it would burn more gas and be noisier.

Gene in NE wrote:The emergency start switch is often used to start the generator. The coach battery(s) can get run down and you may want to use 120 volts for something. Either way, the switch connects the 2 banks of batteries.The engine alternator would charge the coach batteries faster, but it would burn more gas and be noisier.On my motorhome, the emergency start switch isn't very helpful for starting the generator unless one has a helper or somewhere around a fifteen foot armspan. What does work when alone is to start the main engine (which also activates the coupling relay) and then walking back to start the generator. Even better, of course, is to avoid letting the house battery get so low that the generator cannot be started.

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Gene_in_NE
Explorer II
Nov 29, 2015
The emergency start switch is often used to start the generator. The coach battery(s) can get run down and you may want to use 120 volts for something. Either way, the switch connects the 2 banks of batteries.

The engine alternator would charge the coach batteries faster, but it would burn more gas and be noisier.
malojeer
Explorer
Nov 29, 2015
thanks so much for info
Bobbo
Explorer II
Nov 29, 2015
What navegator said with the addition of "from the house batteries."

And you have to actually HOLD the button down while using it.
navegator
Explorer
Nov 29, 2015
When the engine battery is low or empty, you push the emergency button and then turn the ignition key to start the engine.

navegator

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