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24/4/2016 at 10:00pm
 Location: Scotland
 Outfit: Mercedes Vito
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I have just bought a new conversion of a Mercedes Vito and cannot get any of the electrics to work.

I bought it from a Mercedes franchise dealer and the salesman didn't know about the campervan aspects.

There is a Sargent EC50 Control Panel
http://sargentshop.co.uk/EC50-Control-Panel

When I press the power button I get a blue light, the Leisure battery button shows the battery is low, it beeps and switches off.

I have plugged into the mains via EHU but I still cannot get the lights to work, I also don't know if the leisure battery is charging.

Is there something else I need to switch on to get the power through to the van?

Also the fuse box has trip switches should these be up or down?
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Very basic questions but I'm sure I'm missing something very simple.

I had the same problems with the gas until I found a tap in a cupboard.


24/4/2016 at 10:32pm
 Location: Plymouth Devon
 Outfit: Swift Escape Motorhome
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Try downloading the user instructions for the EC 155 power supply unit from Sargent website. It should help


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25/4/2016 at 7:52am
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Trips are normally up for on , when plugged in to EHU do your sockets work, is the charger turned on to charge the leisure battery


25/4/2016 at 9:03am
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If you bought the van new from a Merc franchise I would suggest you take it back to them & insist they demonstrate the van fully working. The leisure battery should charge as you drive so it should not be low. You may need to have this replaced under warranty.


25/4/2016 at 8:15pm
 Location: Maidstone
 Outfit: Auto Sleeper Synphony
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Is it possible that the battery isolator is switched off. When I bought my van the chap told me It needed a new LB but it was just the isolator was off so battery would not charge.

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25/4/2016 at 10:23pm
 Location: Scotland
 Outfit: Mercedes Vito
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Thanks - where would I find the isolator?


26/4/2016 at 8:12am
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If I were you I would be taking the van back to the Merc dealers & insisting that they demonstrate how this van works. Clearly you paid a large sum for this van & the dealer has so far failed you.

The van should be supplied with a comprehensive instruction manual for the camper conversion, do you have one?

If you still need help then please supply full details of the make of the camper conversion with photos if possible.


26/4/2016 at 10:10am
 Location: Shropshire
 Outfit: Toyota Granvia (Wellhouse)
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I agree with Opensauce..

As you say it's "new" and you bought from a "Mercedes Franchised dealer", then take it back..and get them to *demonstrate it working..

*if they don't know how, then it's up to them get,and pay for if needs be, somehow who does...

It may well just be something simple..but that's not really the point, because as it stand if they say they don't know how to operate it, then they could well have sold you something that doesn't work anyway?...

(There are quite a few "un-branded", nice, shiny, "new" conversions about online, but personally, I'd like to have at least some idea of the competency of the bloke(s) who screwed/piped/wired 'em all together!   )


26/4/2016 at 10:19pm
 Location: Maidstone
 Outfit: Auto Sleeper Synphony
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Quote: Originally posted by Newbie to Campervan on 25/4/2016
Thanks - where would I find the isolator?



It will bi in the cab area, if yoy have an isolator. Look for a red key.but as the others say go back to the dealer he should have gone all over the van with yoy.

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