We are brand-new RV people just purchased a 2015 coachman leprechaun 21 QB. We noticed when our RV is off but we walk around inside of it are parking lights and dashboard lights will come on for 30 seconds and then shut off on their own. I imagine this will be annoying for other campers as well as it will run down our battery. Has anyone had experience with this? How can we fix this?
Parking lights keep coming on when we walk around inside our RV
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sadixon49
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Sounds like the door switch to me, on mine the parking lights turn on anytime you open either chassis door. If one door wasn't closed all the way, or if your door switch is out of adjustment, then the lights coming on from movement in the RV could happen.
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Molaker
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Sounds like a door switch to me, too. My 2013 Mercedes Sprinter chassis uses magnetic proximity switches. I don't know if later versions of Ford chassis do or not. You s/b able to tell by opening the doors and check for a "plunger" type switch (usually located in hinge area of door) or a round flat button-like device (usually located at the rear of the door). If you have magnetic switches, make sure they are free of dirt build-up, no label or tape over them or the area of the door that mates with it. Also, check how tightly the doors close. If a door seems slightly open yet snug with the latch, the latch stub (pin on the body side of door) may need adjusted.
With the doors closed solidly, try tapping or bumping each door to see if you can determine which door might be causing it. If you can determine a specific door and there is no excessive dirt as described above, then you will probably have to remove the switch(es) and check for bad connections. Even if you decide to take your RV to a Ford dealer or automotive servicer, it might help keep costs down if you can narrow down the location of the problem so the servicer won't spend so much troubleshooting time on it.
With the doors closed solidly, try tapping or bumping each door to see if you can determine which door might be causing it. If you can determine a specific door and there is no excessive dirt as described above, then you will probably have to remove the switch(es) and check for bad connections. Even if you decide to take your RV to a Ford dealer or automotive servicer, it might help keep costs down if you can narrow down the location of the problem so the servicer won't spend so much troubleshooting time on it.
sadixon49
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You might be able to tell which door is the problem by closing the doors and then trying to open them by just pulling on the door. If you can determine which door is causing the problem, adjusting the switch should not be difficult. Although I admit that I've never had to, or tried to, adjust one. It could just be that the switch is loose in it's mounting so as to not fully compress when the door closes. I'm going to pick my RV up from storage tomorrow and will look to see how the door switches are mounted and adjusted then.
2kGeorgieBoy
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Note that some vehicles have the switches mounted on the door lock mechanism inside the door. I just replaced one on a Ford Ranger that required taking off the door panel, the plastic rain/dust shield, a piece of the window track and then unbolting and moving the lock mechanism to access the switch.
