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I have finally got a battery and it will be our first time using it.

On the battery it says remove bungs before use??  I assume it means the little red plugs, and noth the terminal covers?

Also when hooked up and driving I set the selector switch to car, will this also charge the battery?

And when on EHU, will it charge the battery and what setting do I need to set it to on my ZIGZAG?

Many Thanks

The plastic bungs should be red and blue, the red being + (the positive) and blue - (the negative). Just remove these that's all before you connect. Clip the red first and then the blue and visa-versa when unclipping. That's the advise in the book anyway but it isn't a hard & fast rule. Regarding the 12v change over switch make sure that the switch is initially in the neutral position (centre) as there will be no electrical feed and you won't blow any fuses on the car. When you have the grey plug (12S) connected to the car, then switch it to car. This will connect the current electrical feed to charge the caravan battery and also run the fridge on 12v power (flick the red switch on fridge and it should light up). When you are on site and ready to unhitch, make sure that you flick the car/caravan 12v switch back to neutral first then unplug from car. This will cut the feed which won't blow any car fuses. When that task is done then flick the switch to caravan and the power will be coming from the caravan battery. I failed to put the switch to central once and then wondered why it wasn't charging the caravan battery afterwards. It wasn't till I took it to the dealer that he said the auxiliary fuse had blown. That was my fault but it was a lesson learned so it is important to cut the feed before connecting or disconnecting the car plug whether you have twin electrics or the single 13 pin connection.

If you are on EHU (electric hook up) then the caravan battery will be charged via the onboard charger automatically. Just leave the 12v switch on the caravan setting.

Brilliant, that explained it great.

Thanks for the advice.

No problem, glad to be of assistance.

Happy caravanning!

Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 15/4/2011

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...Clip the red first and then the blue and visa-versa when unclipping. That's the advise in the book anyway but it isn't a hard & fast rule...

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I didn't actually know the reason why you had to connect and disconnect the battery terminals in that order but I have been doing this recently just following the guide in the book.