Main power disconnect

If you don't have a main battery disconnect for both the house and chassis batteries, then you can either install them or simply disconnect the negative cable from each battery as has already been suggested. Be sure you disconnect the NEGATIVE cable and not the positive, though. If you only disconnect the positive, there still stands a chance that something could contact the positive terminal and cause the complete circuit that the battery needs to send power out. The negative terminal is wired to the chassis and provides a common ground to all metal parts of the chassis. All it takes is a wrench or another piece of metal to come in contact with the positive terminal and some other metal part on the coach and you have a complete circuit..... complete with sparks and the chance for ignition. Not good.....

Anytime you are removing/installing a vehicle battery or simply working on or around it, disconnect the NEGATIVE cable first and reconnect it last. Negative off...then positive. Positive on...then negative.

bigdisplay wrote:

smlranger wrote:
Had a 2002 Journey for 8 years. The 'salesman' switch is on the dash to the right of the gauge cluster.... think it was second from top. That will disconnect the house batteries. The '02 did not come with a chassis battery disconnect but you can add one.

Even with the dash switch shut off, there are parasitic loads on that coach that will discharge your chassis batteries if you leave it for more than about 5 - 7 days. So plan to use some sort of battery maintainer to keep the chassis batteries charged if you plan to have it sit. I installed TrikLCharge which keeps the chassis batteries charge as long as you are connected to shore power.

who says hes near power? as said just take off neg terminal and all will be well

Was just trying to provide helpful info since it is apparently a new coach for the OP. Of course if he does not have access to shore power during storage, disconnecting the negative chassis battery cable will be fine, along with using the dash switch to shut off the house batteries.

smlranger wrote:
Had a 2002 Journey for 8 years. The 'salesman' switch is on the dash to the right of the gauge cluster.... think it was second from top. That will disconnect the house batteries. The '02 did not come with a chassis battery disconnect but you can add one.

Even with the dash switch shut off, there are parasitic loads on that coach that will discharge your chassis batteries if you leave it for more than about 5 - 7 days. So plan to use some sort of battery maintainer to keep the chassis batteries charged if you plan to have it sit. I installed TrikLCharge which keeps the chassis batteries charge as long as you are connected to shore power.

who says hes near power? as said just take off neg terminal and all will be well

Had a 2002 Journey for 8 years. The 'salesman' switch is on the dash to the right of the gauge cluster.... think it was second from top. That will disconnect the house batteries. The '02 did not come with a chassis battery disconnect but you can add one.

Even with the dash switch shut off, there are parasitic loads on that coach that will discharge your chassis batteries if you leave it for more than about 5 - 7 days. So plan to use some sort of battery maintainer to keep the chassis batteries charged if you plan to have it sit. I installed TrikLCharge which keeps the chassis batteries charge as long as you are connected to shore power.

I don't think you have a factory-installed disconnect for the chassis batteries. On my Itasca Horizon, which is a twin to the Journey, I added battery disconnect switches to the chassis batteries. I always shut them off when storing the coach.

Your house batteries have a master switch (labeled "Aux Battery") on the dash.

Best to be sure, just lift one battery lead so there can't be any circuit flow. I used to lift the lead connecting the two six volt batteries in series and the batteries would retain their storage voltage for months.

I believe your batteries are under the entry steps. The disconnects and main circuit breakers are behind the metal plate just above the batteries.

rgatijnet1 wrote:
Check to see if there are battery disconnect switches for BOTH the house and chassis batteries.

read his post he says he cant find any that's what he is asking
about

Check to see if there are battery disconnect switches for BOTH the house and chassis batteries.

stevebyrum1 wrote:
Hello all,
I recently purchased a 2002 Winnebago Journey. I can't for the life of me find the main power disconnect switch. Just to clarify, I mean master electrical that shuts everything off for storage.
I am under the assumption that it has one. There is nothing in the manuals to indicate one way or the other. It does have a two pronged key on the ring that is like other masters that I have seen.
Not on dash, by door way entry, under hidden step, in battery compartment.
Any other ideas?
Thanks.

IF you want to absolutely Shut down all 12V power take off the negative battery cables