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[Honez]

Originally Posted by Judge

I'm with ACE.... many Class C's don't have a BIM or BIRD to allow the alternator to charge the house batteries. Many just have a solenoid with an Emergency Start Switch so you can use the house batteries to boost the chassis battery if it gets run down to get the engine started.

We have a 2017 Freedom Elite 22H with a Ford E-450 chassis. It definitely charges the house batteries when driving. Not sure if it has anything to do with store/use switch. I always have it it in use when driving because the backup camera and stereo system won’t work with it in store.