house or chassis batteries used for slideouts
have gas engine Winnebago 2009. manual says should run engine when running slide-outs in or out. I have one chassis battery and 2 house batteries. which is used for the slide-out operation?
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Mr.Mark wrote:
To my surprise, when I had our coach in for a slide malfunction, the lead tech at the facility said to level the coach first then deploy/retract the slides. Which is against what Monaco lists in the manual. Apparently, we have one slide that needs adjusting once a year as regular maintenance. I've never read that in the manual (doesn't mean it's not there).
When I had the slide malfunction, the coach was leaning towards the driver's side when I was having it washed at my storage facility. The tech believes that the rather severe leaning to one side caused my slide to not retract correctly. Just as soon as I saw it not working right I released the button which left the slide about 4 inches out.
I made an appt. at the facility and drove it 65 miles for service. The tech said that it was a good idea that I stopped the slide when I noticed it not working correctly. By stopping it, it didn't cause any damage. They were able to adjust it and pull it in.
So, for now, I'm going to follow my tech's advice and level first then put the slides out.
MM.
My 2011 Vacationer manual says to deploy the slides FIRST, then jacks.
"Do not operate the slide out room when supported by hydraulic jacks. Damage to the slide out room, mechanism or seals can occur."
So, :? It does seem odd to run a slide out if the MH is somewhat twisted by an unlevel lot??????
