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Old 08-20-2021, 11:23 AM   #1
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Trouble locating the battery disconnect switch

I am in the process of storing the camper (just a few days for now). It will be indoors, so would like to use the battery disconnect. Any idea where it is located on a 5.0?

I looked under the passenger side seat where the inverter is but I either don’t know what I am looking for or it is located somewhere else.

Any advice or picture would be very helpful!
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Old 08-20-2021, 11:34 AM   #2
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Please ignore. Found it under the rear bench.
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Old 08-20-2021, 11:40 AM   #3
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Please ignore. Found it under the rear bench.
You would do well to consider replacing it with a rotary switch. Trust me, It WILL fail!

Let me add a caveat, Mine is a 2019. ETI might have upgraded the switch
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You would do well to consider replacing it with a rotary switch. Trust me, It WILL fail!

Let me add a caveat, Mine is a 2019. ETI might have upgraded the switch
In late 2019 they upgraded to a much better switch at the same time they moved it to under the dinette bench.
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Old 08-20-2021, 12:38 PM   #5
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In late 2019 they upgraded to a much better switch at the same time they moved it to under the dinette bench.
Thanks, I'm glad to hear that. GO AGGIES!.
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Old 08-20-2021, 01:34 PM   #6
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In late 2019 they upgraded to a much better switch at the same time they moved it to under the dinette bench.
I did not take the picture but in 2021 with U-shaped dinette, I looked at the passenger side is inverter, the driver side is some water pump setup that I don't really understand, and finally - underneath the rear side seats we have the battery disconnect switch. It had a good size label on it that even I could read It's a bit of a pain to get to a lot of cushions need to come off but that's what it is.

Many thanks!
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Old 08-20-2021, 04:21 PM   #7
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If you think that’s a pain, mine is under the large dinette on the passenger side next to the inverter, and of course I have my large dinette made into a bed which I keep there permanently, so I have to remove the some items that are stored under there in order to crawl under and reach and flip the switch as needed. ��Fortunately, I am small enough that I can wiggle under there.��
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Old 08-20-2021, 06:39 PM   #8
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Thank you! It wasn’t too bad. We have the Lagun table mount and that does make things easier in this regard. I just panicked as I was dropping it off for indoor parking and wanted to turn it off before storage.
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