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Some motorcaravanners will not use their vehicle very often in the winter months
and then when they do, the colder, darker weather invariably means that much
greater demands are placed upon the vehicles electrical system by way of lights,
heater, windscreen washers etc. In conjunction, the journeys also tend to be shorter
which also gives the vehicle (and leisure) batteries less chance of receiving a good
charge. This does not indicate a fault in either the vehicles charging system or the
alarm.
Please bear in mind that the average vehicle has a 90amp alternator, which means
in very simple terms that if the engine was running for one hour, the alternator would
produce 90amps. This figure will be heavily depleted by the previously mentioned
accessories, leaving very little for charging the batteries (engine and leisure). Further
bear in mind that your motorcaravan was built on a commercial chassis and the
electrical system was designed to supply the necessary charging facility for only
ONE battery. It is in your own interest to preserve the life of your battery and to avoid
complications with the alarm system, regularly charge the engine battery if the
motorcaravan is not being used.
8. EMERGENCY OVERRIDE
This is a picture of the emergen-
cy override button (placed on
the side of a relay on the fuse
board, on a Fiat). The position of
the emergency over ride button
will vary from vehicle to vehicle.
We will have shown you where
the emergency over ride button
has been installed.
The button has a small LED on
the front which will flash when
the button is activated.
Should the remote controls be
lost for any reason or malfunction, it is possible to disarm the system using the five
digit emergency override code. Your emergency code should be written on your
invoice and should be kept in a safe place. If you do lose your keys and do not have
access to the emergency override code in your motorhome, you will not be able to
access this function.
The emergency override code could be 12321 for example - we will use this number
as the example.
1. A minimum of 25 seconds after the alarm has been armed, turn the ignition on.
2. Within 10 seconds, turn the ignition off.
3. The LED will start to flash.
a. Press the button on the emergency deactivation button (EDB) after the FIRST
flash.
