Fulltimer....scared to auto level, help!

Are you beginning the Auto Level process nose low? I've found it to work more efficiently without lifting everything excessively.
To add, sometimes it's unavoidable. For instance the site we're in now is 5" low on curb side. All said and done all 3 tires on that side are off the ground but it is level.
Mine is just the opposite. If I start with the nose higher than when it came off the truck, then it levels easily and rarely faults. I've only had the wheels on the low side in the air a couple times. Doesn't happen very often.
 
Mine is just the opposite. If I start with the nose higher than when it came off the truck, then it levels easily and rarely faults. I've only had the wheels on the low side in the air a couple times. Doesn't happen very often.
And I start with it level. If it is nose high or low, I adjust to level before starting 'auto'level'.

Sooooo....is the really a right way or a wrong way?
 
The instructions for the hydraulic legs with the 3.0 system clearly says to start with the nose slightly above level before pressing auto level. If you do this, it works well.
 
And I start with it level. If it is nose high or low, I adjust to level before starting 'auto'level'.

Sooooo....is the really a right way or a wrong way?
Well, we use the Andersen "buckets" on the front legs, and if we don't start nose high, it will fault about 50% of the time. I think it's because it needs to lower a certain amount before it goes into auto-level.
 
Are you beginning the Auto Level process nose low? I've found it to work more efficiently without lifting everything excessively.
To add, sometimes it's unavoidable. For instance the site we're in now is 5" low on curb side. All said and done all 3 tires on that side are off the ground but it is level.
I have tried it low, high, and level. If the nose is low, it will bring it up, and use that as the point to level off of, extending the rear legs to level. Tried many suggestions and re-calibrations, and just have accepted it as it is.

An example is, where I store the trailer in my driveway, it is level with a 2* side slope for water runoff. Do the auto level, and guarantee the downhill side is off the ground.
 
Our unit was doing the same on Autolevel. It would always be low in the front, enough that when it rained water only came off the front gutters spouts. I confirmed it was low in the front with a 6' level.
To remedy I manually leveled the unit first. I then went into the Recalibration mode to reset the new parameters. It now levels perfectly.
Here's a video from Lippert. I have the 3.0 ground control.

Thank you for this video link, I will be sure to save this! Yes even after leveling it, the nose was low and over time after settling, it got lower. We used manual jacks to reset the front leg pins. Thank you so much for your help!
 
Thank you everyone for your help, the nose was low even after auto leveling and even more so after the unit settled (we are fulltimers). So we used jacks to manually adjust with a level and then let the legs adjust with the leveling system. I love this forum, I have learned a lot!
 

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