When leveling up, slides in or out

[M&M_MURPHYS]

We have a full wall slide and our state of level is significantly impacted after the slide goes out.

I do level the coach before the slide goes out but I compensate for the weight of the slide.

I estimate the side of our coach drops about 2 inches when the slide goes out.

We level with slide side of the rig up a couple of inches. Then when the slide goes out we become level.

[dkoldman]

Originally Posted by EA37TS

Have you read your owners manual to see what it says? My manual allows either and I have email confirmation of that from Entegra.

My preference is level, hookup, get lawn chairs etc… out of the storage compartments and then extend the slides.

Could it be that your manual requires common sense? I know you do but I am talking all in general public. i.e. If you are parked on a 8 degree incline, and you decide to not level, but you put out the slide because the manual says leveling is not required? I would not put out slide knowing coach was unlevel or even stabilize for that matter.

There was NOT one brand new Thor ACE 29.3 or Windsport/Hurricane that we looked at on dealers lot that did not have slide issues Slide issues use to my biggest fear with buying an RV as a result. Never had a slide issue with SOB RV we bought ( knock on wood). I do follow the manual step by step which is to 1) level, 2) extend slide 3) level again if necessary. I have never had to use step 3. I use one of those digital leveler sensor with the green / red that is actually pretty slick. There have been times where it showed the coach level and jack's were not extended and I may have put the slide out. i.e. as a rest stop.

I wonder though why the coach will allow you to level when auto level is NOT confirmed on and coach is confirmed electronically level?

The other thing is I never stop the slide when extended or retracting (emergencies excluded). I will frequently forget to CLOSE the bath door when retracting and realize about halfway retracted. I complete retracting the slide, complete fully extending the slide, CLOSE door and then retract slide again.

[Pete'sMH]

Personally, I can’t think of any circumstances under which it would be better to put the slides out unlevel. I know some people claim that leveling can twist the chassis but it would only do that if the ground underneath is unlevel in the first place. And certainly some sites are not level in two planes. My owners manual (SOB) says to put the slides out before leveling. But then there is a TSB that says it doesn’t matter as long as there is adequate reveal around the slide.

[Chateau_Nomad]

I have also stopped the slide many times when retracting due to interference - like the bathroom door. However, I ALWAYS hold the retract/extend buttons long after the motors stop... usually 5 seconds or so. I always hear the motors sync at the end... I've never had any crooked or syncing issue... yet.