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Coachman 12v shut down issue

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Banus

I'm trying unsuccessfully to get my Seatle control panel to completely shut down when I leave the van.
When the main power button is pressed it simply toggles between MASTER ON and MASTER OFF. So then I've tried PRESSING and HOLDING the main power button for a few seconds but it still stays live and wont shut down / display goes blank.
Although its in MASTER OFF mode, (with the lighting and pump disabled), by still being live (display on), it must be drawing a current from the leisure battery and therefore slowly draining it.
So, those of us with the same panel, (there must be thousands of us as its very popular), how do you shut yours completely or indeed does it need to be shut down? Many thanks. Seatle.jpeg
 
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Ok. Just wondered if owners tend to leave them on and not bother shutting, or in my case trying to shut down the system
 
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Ok. Just wondered if owners tend to leave them on and not bother shutting, or in my case trying to shut down the system
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Mine is, it says ‘master off’. But I trust with the tiny drain, plus the natural drain all batteries have, will be easily dealt with by the solar panel. But I will not know for sure untill early March.

John
 
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Any sensible / practical ideas?
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I think you will find that even with it in the OFF position, there is power to the panel, 12 volts to the Fridge control panel, power to the Arial booster, and also the awning light. So Border Billy is correct, disconnect the battery.
 
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That was sensible and practical and easy, anyone with common sense would disconnect the battery, that way it kills everything, simples.
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So everytime I leave the van I'm going to get my tool kit out remove the battery and fully disconnect only to repeat the procedure when I return. Oh yeah I'm sure in the 21st Century we all do that!!! Does anyone on here do that with a new Coachman??
 
Yep, as I do have some common sense, I'm fully aware that that would be a 100% foolproof way of preventing any battery drain (apart from natural drainage) but its hardly practical on a regular basis and a procedure that in this day and age you shouldn't have to perform on these high tech vehicles. If leaving it over winter, absolutely, disconnect the battery.

Finally just googled the issue and in settings you just scroll down to SHUT DOWN and hit ENTER. Job done.
 
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So everytime I leave the van I'm going to get my tool kit out remove the battery and fully disconnect only to repeat the procedure when I return. Oh yeah I'm sure in the 21st Century we all do that!!! Does anyone on here do that with a new Coachman??
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I have a Elddis and do precisely that. Easier to trickle charge in my shed than have the hook up lead permanently attached.
 
I never know when we are going out again , it might be two weeks later or it might be 3 months, it's a 10 minute job to disconnect, I don't have a solar panel to recharge, and my van is kept inside a barn,
 
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So everytime I leave the van I'm going to get my tool kit out remove the battery and fully disconnect only to repeat the procedure when I return. Oh yeah I'm sure in the 21st Century we all do that!!! Does anyone on here do that with a new Coachman??
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I used to remove the battery every time the caravan went in to storage. Principally to obviate the risk of theft. even though it was. a CASSOA gold site with dedicated user key fobs etc. But I didn’t need battery power whilst in store. I think I’d still do the same today if I had a caravan. But good that you have sorted it out.
 
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Apart from not having room for quick release clamps in my battery locker it only takes me about a minute to undo the regular clamps with a nut runner.

If you're going to leave the battery in situ you only need to undo one.
 
For a car with a metal body, yes, this reduces the possibility of inadvertently shorting the positive to the body work, which is also negative, and hence shorting the battery.

In a caravan the battery is in a plastic box and you'd be hard pushed to short the battery positive to any metal in the caravan that might be connected to the negative .
 
The batttery is in a tray, but the leads on an external battery box are or should be long enough to connect the battery on the floor, so there is still a risk of hitting metal, hence why the advice is always negative first.
 
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