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Carefree electric awning manual retract.
The bypass may be accessed from inside the case on the motor housing or from the top of the case above the motor housing.
Lock the handle in place by turning the twist lock knob clockwise.
Carefree s electric awnings also come with optional direct response electronics that sense the canopy s motion and automatically retract the awning when this motion gets beyond a predetermined threshold.
Rv awnings can get stuck when extended for several reasons so we ll touch base on a few.
If 110v power is not available to the vehicle the awning can still be safely retracted using the manual override.
To use the inside bottom access the awning must be open a minimum of 8 to afford access to the override.
The in limit is not used with the direct response system.
Always operate the awning according to the instructions.
In this article we re going to focus our attention to motor driven electric rv awnings nbsp it s a common mistake for campers to extend their rv awning out too far to the point where water would collect on the awning itself.
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A walk through the basics of what i learned using the carefree electric rv awning that is on my hymer aktiv.
Tips and tricks and what i did to retract my awn.
Maintaining a carefree awning is easy.
Turn the handle to extend and retract the awning.
Caution extend only until you see the gray flap at the end as damage could occur if you.
Just follow these basic steps.
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Insert the manual crank into the gear loop located on the side of the awning.
The limit switches are located.
The crank handle may be extended or shortened by turning the twist lock knob counterclockwise and sliding the handle in or out as desired.
Time retract the awning to avoid unexpected weather conditions.
If this happens and it does happen to rain it will likely stretch the canvas.
Carefree of colorado electric awning if your specific model is equipped with a carefree of colorado 12v electric awning it can be extended or retracted with the switch located on the wall inside your unit see picture below.
