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! WARNING: Your motorhome is fitted Note: Do not over discharge the battery. ELECTRICS
One of the most common causes of
with Swift Command Tracker (by Sargent) battery failure is when the battery is
which monitors battery voltage. If you plan discharged below the recommended level
to disconnect or remove your leisure battery of approximately 10V. Discharging a battery
for maintenance or external charging, then below this figure can cause permanent
please contact the monitoring station before damage to one or more of the cells within
you remove or disconnect the battery. the battery.
If a leisure battery is not fitted, please also
contact the Tracker monitoring station To prevent over discharge, the EC600 system
before removing the mains hook up. incorporates a battery protect circuit that
The Swift Command Tracker monitoring warns the users and then disconnects the
station can be contacted on 0345 6027302. batteries when they fall below set values.

C) Operation / Servicing If a warning is active a beep will be emitted
by the control panel and information will be
Under normal circumstances it should not shown on the screen. To cancel the warning,
be necessary to remove the battery other press the select button. These warnings will
than for routine inspection of the terminals not be repeated unless the power switch is
and “topping up” of the battery fluid where turned off and on again. This is to ensure the
applicable. Please see instructions supplied warning does not become a nuisance.
with the battery.

Battery Voltage Action after Notes
Vehicle cut off cut off
10.9V This cut off level is designed to protect the
Leisure Battery selection vehicle battery from over discharge. The
9V is changed from 10.9V level ensures there is sufficient power
Vehicle battery to in the battery to run the vehicle electronics
Leisure battery. If and start the vehicle. This cut off only applies
the leisure battery to power drawn from the battery by the
is below 9V then a leisure equipment; it will not protect the
further warning will battery if you leave vehicle circuits switched
occur (see below). on, such as the road lights.

Power is turned off This is an emergency cut off level to protect
the battery from severe damage. You
should not rely on this cut off level during
normal operation, but manage your power
consumption to a discharge level of about
11.5V.

This cut off only applies to power drawn from
the battery by the leisure equipment that is
controlled by the control panel power switch;
it will not protect the battery from discharge
by permanently connected equipment.

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