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Hotellounge · 01-03-2020, 12:44 PM

Hi everyone,
I bought a used 2017 Fleetwood Discovery LXE 40E a few months ago and am now looking at getting everything ready for travel next year. Being a newbie I do have a few questions:
- Does anyone have the wiring diagram for the 2017 40E? I'm looking at the option to change the dish from Direct TV to Dish using the Winegard OEM dish kit but would like to make sure I understand the wiring before starting this.
- What is required for chassis maintenance? Dealing with the engine and generator seems more straight forward (e.g. every so many miles or hours). I can't find anything that documents what to do with regards to chassis maintenance or even where to take it.

Thanks so much for your help.

Cincy Steve · 01-03-2020, 03:42 PM

Assuming that's a Freightliner chassis, any Freightliner dealer can service it. If you have the "owner's packet," there should be a Freightliner chassis manual in it. It will list the maintenance schedules & instructions. If you do not have the chassis manual, you should be able to download it from their website or get a hard copy from FCCC in Gaffney, SC.

One thing to consider: Because the Freightliner dealers are principally "big truck shops," motorhomes are a sideline, so many do not take appointments. (We're 0 for 3.) When we took ours in for 30k mile service, they had no specific regimen for our chassis, so we printed the pages from the manual & they used it as a checklist.

Freightliner in Gaffney, on the other hand, has several bays that are dedicated to motorhomes exclusively. Everyone raves about the place but the appointments run several months out.

Bigd9 · 01-03-2020, 04:11 PM

Hotellounge, you can call Fleetwood and after you supply the FIN number they will email you all drawings you request. FIN number is different from the VIN number.

Cincy Steve hit the nail on the head about Freightliner chassis. However, if you are going to do it DIY (oil and filter changes, chassis lube, air filters etc) then many of us can help.

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paddler1954 · 01-11-2020, 03:12 AM

Not sure what you mean by changing the wiring to switch between Direct and Dish. On our coach, I just went on the roof, removed the satellite antenna cover and flipped a couple dip switches. Connected up the Dish receiver and away we went. You should be able to download the satellite antenna manual and it will tell you the dip switch settings.

KF5UMC · 01-12-2020, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by paddler1954

Not sure what you mean by changing the wiring to switch between Direct and Dish. On our coach, I just went on the roof, removed the satellite antenna cover and flipped a couple dip switches. Connected up the Dish receiver and away we went. You should be able to download the satellite antenna manual and it will tell you the dip switch settings.

10/4 on the DIP switches located on a circuit board inside the dish to change satellites receivers.

Email here fleetwoodmhservice@revrvgroup.com

and request all documents electrical, plumbing, entertainment center, etc. They will send you a bunch of PDF files, once you send the VIN, FIN numbers found from the placard on the driver side, outside below the window.

ecsproull · 04-20-2020, 08:51 PM

If you have any trouble getting the electrical schematics, given Fleetwood might be slow to respond these days, post back here and I'll share them out for your. We just traded in our 2017 40e and I still have all the docs. It s a good coach. Enjoy. And if you have any questions I've repaired most every system on it. Our was brand new when we got and they only come partially assembled.