Clearance and driving lights

[Dacotah]

On our 2001 Sportscoach built on a Freightliner XC chassis, the headlights, tail lights and turn signals work but the clearance, parking and driving lights do not. I have read on the forum that they are controlled by relays. Where are these relays and how do you test them? Are replacements only available through Freightliner or are they available elsewhere? There is no Sportscoach forum so this is where I thought I should look for help. Thanks in advance, DACOTAH

[Fred Cooper]

Your coach builder determines where the Freightliner supplied relay/fuse boxes are located. On my Holiday Rambler, they are in the storage bay, drivers side, front of coach. My guess is that they will be somewhere near the front of the coach.

They are common relays that can be purchased at any auto parts store. Get the number off the relay, and buy a couple of spares. Shop around as the cost of the relays varies greatly.

Fred

[Pogo]

Does anyone know if the rear clearance lights are supposed to be red or amber? I was recently at an RV service center and looked at a lot of MH parked there. I noticed noticed that on most MH, they are red, but some were amber. Is there a law regarding the color?

[Openroad3310]

The law for clearance lights are, amber are forward and side facing and red are rear facing.

[Dacotah]

Thanks, Fred Cooper for the input. Hey guys, it is rude to high Jack someone elses thread like you did. This steers away people who might be able to help me with my problem. If you have a different question, start your own thread. Thank You, DACOTAH

[Ken-55]

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Originally Posted by Dacotah Thanks, Fred Cooper for the input. Hey guys, it is rude to high Jack someone elses thread like you did. This steers away people who might be able to help me with my problem. If you have a different question, start your own thread. Thank You, DACOTAH

FWIW: I learned more from the "hijack" than the original question.

[Skip426]

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Originally Posted by Dacotah On our 2001 Sportscoach built on a Freightliner XC chassis, the headlights, tail lights and turn signals work but the clearance, parking and driving lights do not. I have read on the forum that they are controlled by relays. Where are these relays and how do you test them? Are replacements only available through Freightliner or are they available elsewhere? There is no Sportscoach forum so this is where I thought I should look for help. Thanks in advance, DACOTAH

Just looked through, my wiring diagrams, ( obtained by joining Access Freightliner) and for my 99, there are seperate fuses for clearance and tail lights, after the relay in the system. As in other posts , relay and fuse locations vary by manufacturer, so a real search may be in order. So far I've found Freightliner fuses in three locations in my coach, and Newmar fuses in another four. AND I'm not sure I've found them all, but I've got a pile of notes on what I've found so far. Call The Freightliner help line, then join Access Freightliner, the info there is well worth your time and effort . Then you can down load the diagrams for your chassis.
2x, on relay price checking, I've been quoted $8, to $30 for the same relay.

[Dacotah]

Thaks, SKIP 426!!! that was very helpful. I have found a fuse block for the driving lights and docking lights and when I jump power from the docking lights to the driving lights, they work. This means either a break in that wire or a blown fuse somewhere between the fuse block and the switch. I will contact Freightliner but I think the problem is in the Sportscoach wiring. These problems take hours to diagnose without a diagram, and the new owners of Sportscoach do not have any info on the older coaches. Thanks again for helping and I will contact Freightliner. DACOTAH