Oliver LEGACY ELITE II 2023, Owner'S Manual

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TOWING & SETUP
1. Visually inspect the electrical wires from the switch box to where they are connected
into the battery system and the brake system. Make sure the wires are not broken or
damaged. Make sure the black coating is not damaged and that the copper wire is not
exposed anywhere along the wire or at the connection point. If the wiring is damaged
or exposed then replace the switch box and wiring.
2. Visually inspect the coiled breakaway cable. Make sure the cable is not damaged or
frayed anywhere along the cable. If damaged, replace the cable.
3. Last, test the function of the breakaway switch system. Before doing this, make sure
the trailer electrical plug is not connected to the tow vehicle (or the breakaway system
could damage the tow vehicle’s trailer brake controller or other electrical systems).
Then, pull the cable near the pin (be careful to prevent recoil of the cable and pin that
could cause injury) to remove the pin from the electrical switch box. The pin should
pull out with a reasonable amount of pull force. Inspect the plastic pin to verify it is
not broken or damaged. If the pin is too hard (more than 40 lbs pull force) to remove
or is loose and comes out too easily or is damaged then replace the pin and cable.
Check that the trailer brakes engage once the pin is removed from the switch. One
way to do this is to connect the trailer to the tow vehicle (but leave the trailer electrical
plug disconnected from the tow vehicle) and try to gently pull forward with the pin
removed from the Zip breakaway switch box. The brakes should engage and prevent
the trailer from moving. If the brakes engage and lock the tires do not try to overpower
the brakes by pulling excessively hard with the tow vehicle. Finally, with the tow vehicle
back in park and the park brake engaged, insert the pin back into the breakaway
switch box. Do not leave the pin out of the switch box for more than a couple minutes.
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WARNING • DO NOT LEAVE THE PIN OUT OF THE BREAKAWAY
SWITCH FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THIS
WILL RESULT IN THE BRAKES BEING CONTINUALLY
ENGAGED AND MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE
BRAKES OR WIRING.
• BEFORE YOUR TRIP, ENSURE YOUR BATTERIES
ARE FULLY CHARGED. YOUR TRAILER BREAKAWAY
SWITCH UTILIZES THE TRAVEL TRAILER’S ON-BOARD
BATTERIES TO ENGAGE THE TRAILER BRAKES IN THE
EVENT OF AN ACCIDENTAL DECOUPLING FROM THE
TOW-VEHICLE. THE BREAKAWAY SWITCH WILL NOT
BE ABLE TO FUNCTION AS INTENDED WITHOUT AN
ADEQUATE CHARGE ON THE BATTERIES.
NOTE: The lack of heavy brake application could be due to the brakes being out of
adjustment, low breakaway battery voltage, or a heavily loaded trailer.
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WARNING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FROM THE
BREAKAWAY CABLE AND SWITCH MANUAL.