Batteries OUT before the steps IN
Pulled a bone-head move yesterday and pulled the batteries out of our brand new FR3 30DS while the retractable step was in :S I've done this before, but i failed to bring out my 'cheat sheet' from pr...
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Its very common for the steps to be powered by the coach starting battery and not the house battery check and ensure you are connecting to the cables powering the start circuit. Heat effects batteries much more so that cold. A fully charged battery will be fine even in the coldest weather. A better reason for leaving the batteries in is that some electronic circuits on the newer engines and transmissions need constant power to perform correctly when restarted in the spring. An example is a ford 400 transmission it will have a stiffer shift pattern for some time after all power has been removed, but will learn as ford calls it to smooth out. I never remove the batteries and keep a battery tender on the starting battery.
