Alta Sierra
Advanced Member
Hello,
For the past 14 years I have owned my 2011 ITASCA 'SunStar' Model IFE30W, and I have never encountered any problems with its two slide-outs... both are operated by "POWER GEAR RPE DigiSync Room Slide Systems". That is, until the other day. when I tried to extend either one of the two slide-outs, the two individual control panels both displayed red blinking lights, indicating "ENGAGE PARK BRAKE". The "Park Brake" was already engaged, as I had to have that done previously in order to engage the coach's automatic levelers, which it did with no problems (if the parking brake was not set, the levelers would not have operated at all). I also had the 'threaded' locking devices removed from both slides as the key for the slide-out(s) power switch is attached to the locking rams with a lanyard, to prevent the slide-out(s) from being opened with those threaded locking devices in place. I went into the front of the coach and cycled the parking brake on-and-off a few times to see if that would clear the issue. Nope!
Then I raised the levelers completely, and then tried to reset them with the parking brake off... just as I figured the warning light on the levelers came on, telling me to "Set The Parking Brake". Once I set that, the leveler's warning light went out, and the coach once again leveled itself with no problem. Still when trying to open the individual slide outs the red lights on both of the individual control panels for the two slide outs indicate "Engage Park Brake", which is engaged. Following the instructions in the Owners manual for the slide-outs, I did remove both control panels in order to "reset" the red warning lights several times, but the "Engage Park Brake" warning lights continue to indicate that the park brake is not engaged when I try to open each slide out, and both of those control panels have several yellow wires (only) plugged into then back of them with a plastic female plug, so there is no color-coded wiring there.
I cannot find any installation or wiring diagram instructions for those Power Gear RPE Slide-Out Systems on the internet, and I was hoping to find out where the control panels are getting the signal from that the Parking Brake is not Engaged. Lippert does have the "Power Gear Slide Out System Operations and Service Manual" available as a free download, but it does not cover the installation and/or wiring instructions for installation. I am wondering where the main control box (electronic brain?) for the two slide-outs is located.
I am hoping that someone in this group may have encountered this issue before, and can help me... if not, as a last resort, I will have no other choice that to contact Lippert and try to find out where that slide out system is sensing that the "Park Brake" is not "Engaged". I am hoping to find out where the control panels are getting their signal from that tells them that the park brake is not set. There are no yellow wires attached to the park brake setting mechanism just to the left of the steering column that I can see. Please note: I am 77 years old, and my hearing is not the best..
I Thank You for your time...
For the past 14 years I have owned my 2011 ITASCA 'SunStar' Model IFE30W, and I have never encountered any problems with its two slide-outs... both are operated by "POWER GEAR RPE DigiSync Room Slide Systems". That is, until the other day. when I tried to extend either one of the two slide-outs, the two individual control panels both displayed red blinking lights, indicating "ENGAGE PARK BRAKE". The "Park Brake" was already engaged, as I had to have that done previously in order to engage the coach's automatic levelers, which it did with no problems (if the parking brake was not set, the levelers would not have operated at all). I also had the 'threaded' locking devices removed from both slides as the key for the slide-out(s) power switch is attached to the locking rams with a lanyard, to prevent the slide-out(s) from being opened with those threaded locking devices in place. I went into the front of the coach and cycled the parking brake on-and-off a few times to see if that would clear the issue. Nope!
Then I raised the levelers completely, and then tried to reset them with the parking brake off... just as I figured the warning light on the levelers came on, telling me to "Set The Parking Brake". Once I set that, the leveler's warning light went out, and the coach once again leveled itself with no problem. Still when trying to open the individual slide outs the red lights on both of the individual control panels for the two slide outs indicate "Engage Park Brake", which is engaged. Following the instructions in the Owners manual for the slide-outs, I did remove both control panels in order to "reset" the red warning lights several times, but the "Engage Park Brake" warning lights continue to indicate that the park brake is not engaged when I try to open each slide out, and both of those control panels have several yellow wires (only) plugged into then back of them with a plastic female plug, so there is no color-coded wiring there.
I cannot find any installation or wiring diagram instructions for those Power Gear RPE Slide-Out Systems on the internet, and I was hoping to find out where the control panels are getting the signal from that the Parking Brake is not Engaged. Lippert does have the "Power Gear Slide Out System Operations and Service Manual" available as a free download, but it does not cover the installation and/or wiring instructions for installation. I am wondering where the main control box (electronic brain?) for the two slide-outs is located.
I am hoping that someone in this group may have encountered this issue before, and can help me... if not, as a last resort, I will have no other choice that to contact Lippert and try to find out where that slide out system is sensing that the "Park Brake" is not "Engaged". I am hoping to find out where the control panels are getting their signal from that tells them that the park brake is not set. There are no yellow wires attached to the park brake setting mechanism just to the left of the steering column that I can see. Please note: I am 77 years old, and my hearing is not the best..
I Thank You for your time...
