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    Front (Hydraulic) Jacks will Extend, but not Retract

    I recently Rear Parked my 2018 360RL in my Driveway. Unfortunately the Trailer is long enough that the front jacks are located on the part of the Driveway that angles downward a bit. I was able to extend the front jacks and unhook the Trailer from the Truck, no problem, but now when I hook the trailer back up to the Truck I am unable to retract the front Jacks. I keep getting an error that seems to indicate the trailer angle is too extreme, even though it is fully connected to the Truck. Is there really a limit to the angle that would keep the jack from retracting? If so, is there any way override this? Unfortunately, even though the jacks raise enough to hook up to the Truck, they do not raise enough to move the Trailer.

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    Have you checked back on the "other" forum?
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    Are you using the touch screen pad, your phone or the hardwired operating pad stored near one of your outside compartment doors?

    I've gotten the extreme angle message before trying to use my phone or the touch screen.

    Try the hardwired pad and just use the arrows to lower the trailer, it's ok to do that while the rear jacks are extended. I've been doing that for over 3 years without issue, the system is actually designed for that kind of operation.

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    Yes. Gathering all the feedback/information I can get.

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    Yes, I am using both Pad (attached to the driving side storage compartment access door), but get an error which requires me to reset via the touch screen inside the trailer - which provides the actual error message/code. So far the feedback I've received is to manually raise the jacks, however I am wondering if there is a way to override the "angle" error I am getting (if that is really the issue) with the automated system.

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    Have you tried “ retract all” ??
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    Quote Originally Posted by JCR GD View Post
    Have you tried “ retract all” ??
    Yes. I tried retract all on key pad, along with both Auto (all) and manual mode (front only) on the touch screen. Believe me, I've tried all the options for retracting the front jacks. Each and every time I receive an error pointing to the front jacks and when I use the touch screen to reset the error it says the "angle exceed -5.0 or +3.0"

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    Just a thought. Try unhooking the truck and raise the nose more and drive rear wheels of truck up on block to hookup. Maybe that will give enough hight to then retract legs at a bit more level angle. Hope that made sense.
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    @HaroldTerry - you have some knowledgeable folks trying to help out. If all else fails, GDRV does have a Customer Service Center to call @ 574 825 9679. They have a pretty good track record of helping folks too.

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    Another though would be to find the sensor that determines if the unit is level, remove it and hold it at an angle to trick the system and then maybe it will let you adjust the jacks. I think the front unit is on the roof of the very front compartment, not sure of and where a rear unit is located.

    Another option is to recalibrate it to zero where it is currently at, do what you need with the jacks, and then find a level place to recalibrate it to zero when the unit is actually level.

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