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Originally Posted by TurnerFam

my coach, the 2014 Thor PALAZZO diesel pusher, and the Lippert 'Level Up' hydraulic levelers, requires the Air Brakes to be engaged, or else the ALERT ALARM will suddenly come on, LOUDLY, of course, the the Levelers will actually RETRACT all by themselves, as a safety measure...

what I've learned is that it's actually EASIER and QUICKER to let this happen, versus going into the system, turning it ON, pressing the 'Retract All' button and waiting for it all to happen...but that's just me, especially if you are prepared for the 'loud' alarm!

One thing I HAVE noticed, though, in over 100,000 miles of travel in this coach, is that on several occasions over 5 years time I've seen the Level Up panel COME ON, while driving! It says 'Jacks Down' for a moment, but then goes off just as quickly, with a little 'alert' beeping as well.
The first time, it certainly sent me searching! But, I found nothing that would be the root of the problem. I gave up trying to find out, since the next several trips went without any such trip up.
When it happened again, I assumed that the system was only responding to a 'slightly' lower jack, through it's position sensor, and 'retracted' it, as it is programmed to. Nice.

I now view this anomaly as a 'sometimes it happens every now and then, don't fret it' situation, and let it do it's thang.

you are not alone, my panel has done this maybe 3 or 4 times and yes it catches your attention. i found out by accident once that the jacks will auto retract if coach is put in gear and parking brake is released. we were parked in a bad spot and had to place many 2x12s under the jacks all the way across and under wheels to stop sinking, once i got her all aired up and ready to go i forgot to retract jacks. as soon as parking brake released all hell brook loose and the came up