Rapido 866F 2013 Battery Flat

[samdenton1]

Hi everybody, we bought our motorhome about six months ago and absolutely love it, it’s been parked up for a couple of months without using it and as I went to start it today I realised that the battery was flat and it wouldn’t turn over. I was going to whip it off and charge it up when I looked under the bonnet, I realised that it wasn’t there, ha ha. There are two batteries in our garage, but they both look like leisure batteries to me, is one of them the vehicle battery?

 

[samdenton1]

Also… we have a solar panel on top which I understand keeps the leisure batteries topped up but should that also be charging the vehicle battery? If so, obviously I may have an issue.

 

[Bernie P]

Without going and checking mine, I think the van battery is under the passenger footwell floor.

 

[samdenton1]

Thanks a lot mate, really appreciate the reply. Do you think you access it from a panel on the floor of the cab then somehow?

 

[Lenny HB]

Yes a plastic panel in the floor lifts out after undoing the fastenings.

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[Kups]

Plenty of Youtube videos on how to locate and remove it.

The usual culprits that flatten batteries in storage even with a solar panel are: alarm systems, main control panel left on, lights inadvertently left on in fact anything left switched on apart obviously from the alarm.

Would also recommend a Van Bitz Battery Master which keeps the engine battery trickle charged from the habitation battery [Broken Link Removed]

 

[samdenton1]

Many thanks indeed, I’ll have a look on YouTube now

 

[samdenton1]

Plenty of Youtube videos on how to locate and remove it.

The usual culprits that flatten batteries in storage even with a solar panel are: alarm systems, main control panel left on, lights inadvertently left on in fact anything left switched on apart obviously from the alarm.

Would also recommend a Van Bitz Battery Master which keeps the engine battery trickle charged from the habitation battery [Broken Link Removed]

This looks great Kups, I'm going to order one, what a wicked idea

 

[Kups]

This looks great Kups, I'm going to order one, what a wicked idea

Great. You can have it fitted if you live anywhere near Taunton, or make a trip and stay on their campsite.
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