Battery Access; Battery Care - Winnebago Tour 2014 Owner's Manual

SECTION 6 –
ELECTRICAL

BATTERY ACCESS

House/Coach Batteries
NOTE: Your house battery (batteries) are
"Absorbed Glass Mat" type, or AGM.
They are maintenance-free and do not
require checking or adding battery fluid.
The house/coach batteries are located within
the basement of the coach, which is accessible
beneath an access cover inside driver and
passenger side mid-coach compartment doors.
• Extend sliding tray (if equipped) inside the
mid-coach driver and passenger side
compartment doors.
• Remove screws from Battery Access Cover.
Removable Access Cover
(Located beneath sliding tray inside the
mid-coach driver and passenger side
compartment doors)
• Remove Battery Access Cover and set aside.
House/Coach Batteries
(Shown with access cover removed)
-Typical View
• Reverse steps to reinstall Battery Access
Cover.
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Chassis Batteries
The chassis batteries are located inside a rear
driver side compartment.
Chassis Batteries
(Located in a rear driver side compartment)
-Typical View
NOTICE
Always refasten battery retainers when
returning a battery to the compartment.

BATTERY CARE

Lead-acid type batteries are electro-chemical
devices for storing and releasing electrical
charge. As such, they are simply an electrical
reservoir, not an electrical source. As soon as
energy is removed from the battery, it should be
replaced by the engine alternator or the coach
converter system.
If a battery sits unused for 30 days or more,
especially during warm weather, it can develop a
deposit of sulfate crystals on the metal plates
inside the battery. This condition is called
"sulfating" and prevents the battery from either
releasing or accepting a charge. If this condition
occurs, the battery must be replaced.
If a battery does not contain at least 80%
charge during freezing temperatures, the
electrolyte can freeze and crack the battery case.