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Jtrving · 05-17-2018, 06:04 PM

Drove about 450 miles and had this alarm go off 20-25 times today from 5-15 seconds each time. I needed a triple bourbon when I got to the CG from the headache that annoying solid “beep” made. Please tell me there is some way to disable the audio part!!

Sky_Boss · 05-17-2018, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jtrving

Drove about 450 miles and had this alarm go off 20-25 times today from 5-15 seconds each time. I needed a triple bourbon when I got to the CG from the headache that annoying solid “beep” made. Please tell me there is some way to disable the audio part!!

I have a Spartan Chassis and I'm not aware of any alarms related directly to ride height.

To me, based on recent experience, your symptoms sound like low air pressure. In my case this was caused by a small leak in the air compressor discharge line. Early on it was slow enough that the only symptom was a long time to air it up. As it got worse it would barely get to the point the compressor governor popped. I would then start getting the low pressure alarm if I applied the brakes a couple times.

EDIT: I looked back at your post and I see you have a rather new coach. I would get it looked at ASAP!

Sky_Boss · 05-17-2018, 07:31 PM

BTW...I forgot to ask the simple question, have you looked at the air gauges when the alarm is going off?

**TonyDi** · 05-17-2018, 08:56 PM

It sounds like your low air pressure warning going off. As suggested look at your air pressure gauges next time it happens.
For the record I would never disable a warning system. Next time it could be something really important.

Skip426 · 05-17-2018, 09:11 PM

If your air pressure was good then the "park brake air pressure sensor" may have gone bad, causing your alarm .
That sensor monitors the constant air pressure in the park brake system that keeps the brake released while driving.

Just replaced this " park brake alarm pressure sensor" for a similar issue with my coach , cycling the park brake release would stop the alarm for about three mins.
My Freightliner chassis uses two sensors in the park brake system , on for the alarm one for the ' Park brake light ' . If the light is on and the alarm isn't the light sensor is bad. If the alarm is on and the light isn't , the alarm sensor is bad.

Call Spartan Motor home support with your serial number and find out what alarms your coach has .

If there is a " not at ride height alarm " this is the first time I've heard of one.

flyboy013 · 05-17-2018, 09:33 PM

I have a Spartan chassis and I had the ride height alarm go off several times during a 10 mike stretch while traveling home from FPU in December. It was on a freeway through the mountains (route 68 in Western Maryland).

Once I got home I contacted Spartan and they had me go to a nearby repair center and I had an air manifold replaced. They also adjusted the ride height and air compressor cut-in pressures.

Another (related ?) symptom that I had was that the right rear corner of the MH was consistently loosing air (ie height) over the course of several hours. This issue was resolved when they replaced the air manifold.

Jtrving · 05-18-2018, 02:35 AM

Interesting you should mention this. I just had the entire module replaced under warranty, and the ride height reset. I still think something is wrong.

But as far as the “alarm” goes, as soon as you turn on the coach, when it is airing up, the alarm is a constant beep that states the following in the dash display “Hadley not at ride height”. Once the coach airs up, then it goes away. You can stop the alarm by pressing one of the three buttons under the display.

I guess I am just going to have to deal with it this trip unless I can find a Spartan center near one of our travels.

Still, back to the main question - can the loud beep be disabled and only the visual part of this alarm be enabled?

flyboy013 · 05-18-2018, 04:59 AM

I am only aware of silencing it by pushing one of the three buttons once it has starting alarming. I’d be surprised if there was a way to disable the audible alarm.

Sky_Boss · 05-18-2018, 08:07 AM

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But as far as the “alarm” goes, as soon as you turn on the coach, when it is airing up, the alarm is a constant beep that states the following in the dash display “Hadley not at ride height”. Once the coach airs up, then it goes away. You can stop the alarm by pressing one of the three buttons under the display.

I guess I am just going to have to deal with it this trip unless I can find a Spartan center near one of our travels.

Still, back to the main question - can the loud beep be disabled and only the visual part of this alarm be enabled?

AHHHH! Does your coach have some kind of active air leveling system (SAMS?)? If so...outside of my experience level. LOL

tom chelbana · 05-19-2018, 08:00 PM

On our 18 London Aire on a Spartan chassis we had the low air buzzer going off it seemed like every 5 miles when coach was new. Call Spartan and they suggested raising the air pressure at the governor from 120 to 130 and that's all it needed.

Jtrving · 05-31-2018, 09:23 AM

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On our 18 London Aire on a Spartan chassis we had the low air buzzer going off it seemed like every 5 miles when coach was new. Call Spartan and they suggested raising the air pressure at the governor from 120 to 130 and that's all it needed.

Had the exact same issue. Increased to 130-135 and no more alarms

htPhil · 06-03-2018, 07:09 AM

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Had the exact same issue. Increased to 130-135 and no more alarms

My 18 DSDP, I am having the same problem after leaving the coach sit for a few weeks. The alarm will not go off, and all guages show good pressure and no low pressure alarm at the console, just the alarm.

Is the gov something that can be self adjusted?

htPhil · 06-04-2018, 12:48 PM

I was just told to check my ottoman on my drivers chair as that may be out and tripping the sensor on the alarm??

Never knew this, truth?

btw, I had my whole chair rotated around as I was only running the coach at the time because it had been a few weeks since starting and I wasn't going anywhere....