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OK.... slide(s) won't work. The engine must be running and the hand brake ON for the slides to work
Maybe this will help. Mine' is a '14, but WBGO does things over and over through the years....
Make sure the RV is pretty level..fore & aft/port & starboard. A cheap torpedo level or a simple bubble level set on the galley counter top will work. If you are no more than 1/2 bubble out, you are good to go.*
Start Sprinter.
Set Hand Brake.**
Set Key (on the control panel) to "ON".
Hold the switch "OUT/IN" to deploy or recover the slide.***
* Being level eases the strain on the slides. With practice you can 'compensate' for the weight/balance shift by very slightly shifting the bubble. E.g., putting in a little more 'nose down' in so that the weight of the rear slide brings the coach to level when it's extended.
** Ahhh... the infamous and dreaded MB hand brake. You have to pull it up until the Parking Brake Light on the dash comes on. The handle will 'fold' down. To release the HB, push the button in and pull the handle up until it gets hard... then pull a little more and let it down keeping the button in. Light off.... PB fully off.
*** It is very important that once you begin to 'deploy or recover' the slide that you do not let off the button. Keep the slide moving until it stops.. count to 3 or 4 then release the button. The slide mechanism needs to fully move from one extreme to the other and have time to 'calibrate' itself so that it fully opens and closes every time.
(Oh BTW, when you get time.... put your year, make, model of your RV in your signature block. That helps folks know what RV they are commenting on. (see your control panel))
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