Lippert auto leveling system

[philh]

Artic Fox 27-5L.

Two inch stack of manuals, and this one is missing 😞 I remember the dealer telling me there is a button I can push to set the hitch height. Looking at the control panel didn't help much, so I manually lifted it until it was about 1" below hitch height. What am I missing.

On another note, backing up a 5th wheel is nothing like a bumper hitch! I can back a bumper pull through a slalom course with my eyes closed. With a the 5er, I truly suck. Doesn't help I don't have the camera set up yet.

[NJRVer]

goducks10 wrote:
Is this yours?
https://lci-support-doc.s3.amazonaws.com/manuals/leveling-and-stabilization/ccd-0001518.pdf

Thank you for posting that!

[StirCrazy]

it only works under a spicif situation also. I believe your front end has to drop first once you push auto level, then if you hit the two outside arrows it will go back. unfortunuatly it rarly works for me as it always starts off the wrong way. I wish they would have a seperat button to actualy set the hitch hight instead of relying on which way the frong jacks move first.

Steve

[obie311]

Here's the critical part if you haven't already found it:

Hitch Recognition
1. Turn on the touch pad.
2. Push the “UP” arrow (Fig. 5A) to scroll to “Auto Reconnect” option on LCD screen.
3. Push "ENTER" (Fig. 5B). The rear jacks and middle jacks (if equipped) will retract first, then the front jacks will extend to raise the trailer to the height where the auto level sequence was started.

Of course like a lot of things with our trailers, nothing is perfect. You may have to tweak the height a little bit manually to match your hitch.

One other thing is to properly calibrate "Level" to your system. If you find yourself at a level or nearly level campsite, take time to calibrate the level.
I place a carpenters level on the countertop and floor to get a reference.

You may have to manually tweak the legs to get it level if the previous Auto Level setting is wrong. Just remember not to get your wheels above the parking surface when you level the trailer.

[Cummins12V98]

philh wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Truly sad you are sent away not knowing how to hitch and unhitch you’re RV.

I am sure there are good YouTube videos that match your system.

Dealership showed me how to manually raise and lower the legs, but did not explain some of the automated menu items.

In defense of the dealership, we spent almost 45 minutes straightening out the cable/satellite hookups. Factory had miswired it, and it was only because I didn't understand the labels or their explanation, they started tracing wires.

I use the manual mode on mine exclusively as I don't like how the front of the RV drops so much with the heavy pin weight i have in the Auto Mode.

[Michelle_S]

Ours is the Black Control unit just like Ford Truck Guy and he is 100% correct.

[philh]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Truly sad you are sent away not knowing how to hitch and unhitch you’re RV.

I am sure there are good YouTube videos that match your system.

Dealership showed me how to manually raise and lower the legs, but did not explain some of the automated menu items.

In defense of the dealership, we spent almost 45 minutes straightening out the cable/satellite hookups. Factory had miswired it, and it was only because I didn't understand the labels or their explanation, they started tracing wires.

[philh]

goducks10 wrote:
Is this yours?
https://lci-support-doc.s3.amazonaws.com/manuals/leveling-and-stabilization/ccd-0001518.pdf

It is, thank you!

[ford_truck_guy]

goducks10 wrote:
Is this yours?
https://lci-support-doc.s3.amazonaws.com/manuals/leveling-and-stabilization/ccd-0001518.pdf

That is MY system ( same control panel ) and I hit the right AND left buttons together to go back to hitch height

[goducks10]

Is this yours?
https://lci-support-doc.s3.amazonaws.com/manuals/leveling-and-stabilization/ccd-0001518.pdf

[Moomba2002]

The hitch height button should be on the controller that is located in the bay. Mine is hung on the left side of the trailer front compartment door. On mine the way it works is once you are ready to disconnect lower the front legs to lift the trailer off the hitch, drive out and then you can auto level from there. Once you are ready to hook back up you hit the hitch height and it will raise all the jacks and set the pin at the height is was when you arrived prior to hitting the auto level. Hope this helps.

[ford_truck_guy]

Need to see a picture of the control panel..... My Lippert 6 point system on my 2020 Redwood has a completely different panel than my buddies 2022 Grand Design with the Lippert auto 6 point...

I had NO idea how to use his

[4x4ord]

With a little practice anyone can learn to back up a single trailer. I've had many people come to me and ask me to teach them how to drive a class 8 truck/trailer combination before they go to take their commercial test ... usually within half an hour they can back up pretty decent. I bet almost any commercial trucker could having you backing up a fiver in no time.

[Cummins12V98]

Truly sad you are sent away not knowing how to hitch and unhitch you’re RV.

I am sure there are good YouTube videos that match your system.

[ssthrd]

philh wrote:
Artic Fox 27-5L.

Two inch stack of manuals, and this one is missing 😞 I remember the dealer telling me there is a button I can push to set the hitch height. Looking at the control panel didn't help much, so I manually lifted it until it was about 1" below hitch height. What am I missing.

On another note, backing up a 5th wheel is nothing like a bumper hitch! I can back a bumper pull through a slalom course with my eyes closed. With a the 5er, I truly suck. Doesn't help I don't have the camera set up yet.

Can't help you with your levellers, but can relate to backing the 5er. Took me awhile to get used to the difference, but am getting better. I had a hard time with turning in too soon, and then couldn't catch up to the trailer soon enough to back in properly. I ended up pulling ahead a few feet to straighten up, and then trying again. Always an audience, of course. The more I do it, the better I get, though. You will too.