HOWTO: Monitor Panel
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Water Pump Switch
The button to the right of the patio light switch is the water pump switch. It should be on only when you have water in the
fresh water tanks and wish to use the sinks, showers, or toilet. The pump should not be run without water. As with the patio
light switch, pressing the top of the button turns the pump on, and pressing the bottom turns it off.
Water Heater Switch
There is no water heater switch on the monitor panel. Most CS Adventurous models come with Alde hydronic
propane-powered water heating systems. These have their own control panel mounted in the rear lounge area behind the
driver's side bulkhead to the left of the galley. Some CS Adventurous models have the optional Webasto diesel-fueled heating
and hot water system. The control for this unit is behind the television on the passenger side of the rear lounge area. Follow
the instructions in the Alde and Webasto manuals.
Tank Level and Battery Charge Indicators
To the right of the monitor switches are the indicator lights for the battery charge level, the propane tank level (if you have
propane), the fresh water tank level, and the black and gray water tank levels. Press the button for each to see the display.
These will give you an approximate reading, to the nearest third, of how much is in each tank.
Roadtrek recommends that you keep a small amount of water in your gray and black tanks at all times. This will reduce the
likelihood of material sticking to the inside of the tank.
The four indicator lights for the battery are low, fair, good, and charging. Battery voltage dips under load; the greater the load
the greater the voltage dip. A battery under heavy load will show much lower state than one at rest.
The propane indicators will show full when the tank is at its maximum capacity. Because of the safety-related need for a
vapor space at the top of the propane tank, the maximum fill capacity is 80% of the volume of the tank. Your 60 liter/16
gallon propane tank is full when it holds 48 liters/12.8 gallons of propane. There is another gauge directly on the tank that
you can see behind the front utility bay door at the bottom of the driver's side. This gauge has finer gradations and will give
you more information about your propane level than the indicator light display will.
