Technical data

Electrics
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5. Spare Parts/Service
For spare parts, local supplier contact details
or other service information please contact:
Sargent Electrical Services Ltd.
service desk on 01482 678981
during normal office hours.
12 VOLT ELECTRICAL SUPPLY
If your car is fitted with the appropriate relay,
please note the following points:
1. The caravan battery will be charged by
the car charging system independently
of the distribution panel.
2. If the caravan battery level is “low”,
power for the caravan 12V system can
be obtained from the car battery, by
connecting the 12S (grey) plug to the
car, and setting the distribution panel
selector switch to “car”. This will draw
power from the car battery and care
should be taken not to reduce the level
of the car battery so low that the car
engine cannot be started. (The battery
level indicator in the caravan distribution
panel will show the condition of the car
battery in these circumstances).
3. If a Thetford fridge is fitted:
When the car and caravan are
connected through the 12N and 12S
plugs and the car engine is running, 12V
power will be supplied to the
refrigerator, provided the refrigerator
selector switch is set to the 12V
position, regardless of the position of
the distribution panel selector
switch.
3a. If a Dometic fridge is fitted:
When the car and caravan are
connected through the 12N and 12S
plugs and the engine is running, 12V
power will be supplied to the fridge 12V
cooling element, provided the fridge
fascia switch is set to 12V operation
and the distribution panel battery
selector switch is set to ‘van’.
4. If an extension lead from the 12S socket
on a towing vehicle to the 7-core
connecting cable is used while a
caravan is parked on a caravan pitch,
its length should be kept to a minimum
and not exceed 5 metres. The minimum
cross sectional area of the supply and
return leads in the extension cable
should be 2.5mm
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