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we have just got the new altea 542dk (triple bunk) its brill love it 2 bits & cant wait to get back out! We had a real basic van before so are still sussing out all the bits like heating, water & cooker (which isn't working but will be sorted under warrenty when its serviced). Love the Adria's plenty of space inside, we too are after a new awning 1000cm , but are making do with our spacelite for now.

Wish you a speedy recovery so you can get back out there!

 i have a trio barcelona , but its 900, and i also have a bradcott approx 825ish , which has been used as a combi on a larger van.

wont need either now as had to go buy a monster awning for the new van

as far as i know the battery will charge while you use the ehu so the lights should be fine unless the battery is totally flat in which case you will have to give it full charge, it will charge while your towing if you have twin electrics or the new 13 pin socket. Ours has a switch inside by the tv point that u flick on & it tells you have much charge is left in the battery. I'm still unsure whether i trust it as its new system to us the old van worked everything on ehu, so still keep the trusty wind up torches to hand!

Glad op went well, enjoy your next outing  

Hi

I would check with the previous owner or dealer. My old Altea didnt have a battery and all the 12V electric worked off a transformer. There was a stab in point for a battery and IIRC the transformer supplied the 12V power until the supply (EHU) failed at which point the battery would kick in. Therefore you will need a separate battery charger. Also I dont think the battery charges from the car whilst on the move. the Adria set up is to be fair a little more rudimentary than most of the uk set ups.

Jon

Hi

where is your battery located? Our Altea came with the battery already in place and as far as I know it charges up when on hook up or connected to the battery (we've never had any problems with flat batteries anyway)

However I know that previous versions didn't come with a battery and people would have had to get them fitted some how it is these ones that will not charge when fitted to electric hook up. I would have thought a 2007 model would include it, but maybe it was just from 2008 someone on here will be able to help you out.

We love our Altea we bought it last year, so much room!

Thanks

Our 2005 Altea has a battery in the o/s front bench, and it charges when hooked up to the car and ehu on site. Not had any problems at all with the battery. Hubby has gone to bed so i can't ask him about it though.

Hi

We have a 2008 Altea 542 Uk and we have no charger or meter (battery condition) just an "ON" switch on the main controller). We have a battery as a battery box and terminal were supplied via Adria. We were told the 542UK has no charger. All 12V appliances run off either the EHU at 12V or the battery at 12V (no EHU) . Therefore we take our smart charger with us as we have a mover fitted and after moving the van out of storage and then onto a pitch we have found the 110amp battery to be a bit down on volts. Other than that however we have never just left the battery attached whilst on EHU and see what happens , you never know. (on a side note though a few months after purchasing the van, in the dealership the same caravan had a notice on warning potential buyers that no charging system was fitted).

Considering though upgrading to a chargeable unit .