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HWH Touch pad wont illuminate.

HWH touch pad wont illuminate or go into travel mode. Leveled the coach 2 days ago and and tried to select  to travel mode this am to het underway and nothing happens.  Slide is retracted. Any assistance is appreciated.
Paul & Estella
2003 U295 36'
Build 6232
2004 Lexus GX 470

Re: HWH Touch pad wont illuminate.

Reply #1 –
You were able to retract the side this morning?
2014 ih45  (4th Foretravel owned)
 1997 36' U295 Sold in 2020, owned for 19 years
  U240 36' Sold to insurance company after melting in garage fire
    33' Foretravel on Dodge Chassis  Sold very long time ago

Re: HWH Touch pad wont illuminate.

Reply #2 –
Slide retracted fine.  Motorhome is a 2003 U295.
Paul & Estella
2003 U295 36'
Build 6232
2004 Lexus GX 470

Re: HWH Touch pad wont illuminate.

Reply #3 –
In another thread I believe someone else had the same type of problem.  There problem turned out that the cable to the pad had become unplugged.  I would try get to the back of the pad and see if you can unplug and replug in the cable to it.

I do not know much about that unit but I think since you had power to operate the slide the unit for leveling should have power also.
2014 ih45  (4th Foretravel owned)
 1997 36' U295 Sold in 2020, owned for 19 years
  U240 36' Sold to insurance company after melting in garage fire
    33' Foretravel on Dodge Chassis  Sold very long time ago

Re: HWH Touch pad wont illuminate.

Reply #4 –
I remember reading that also.  I pulled the pad and plug was secure. Unplugged and reconnected it and the pad still does not illuminate.
Paul & Estella
2003 U295 36'
Build 6232
2004 Lexus GX 470

Re: HWH Touch pad wont illuminate.

Reply #5 –
If you release the parking brake does the touch pad go into travel mode?

Re: HWH Touch pad wont illuminate.

Reply #6 –
The HWH I had in my 97 had a control board that had a number of fuses on it.  You might check those. I have no idea where it is located in your coach.

Have you tried shutting off and turning on the salesman switch.

Everything else seems to be working OK.?
2014 ih45  (4th Foretravel owned)
 1997 36' U295 Sold in 2020, owned for 19 years
  U240 36' Sold to insurance company after melting in garage fire
    33' Foretravel on Dodge Chassis  Sold very long time ago

Re: HWH Touch pad wont illuminate.

Reply #7 –
I had a problem going int neutral.  Here is how i fixed it on my 1995 U320.

After undoing all the screws I could access the rear of the pad.  It's held in with two clamps.  Undo them and disconnect the cable.  Take the box apart (it's obvious how to do this).  Clean the contacts, the black rubbery things with a cloth.  Clean the contacts on the circuit board by LIGHTLY rubbing them with either 1000 grit emery cloth or any slightly abrasive medium.  I washed everything except the printed circuit board.  Came up like new.
You can see the LED that lights up the board.  Reconnect the plug and turn on the ignition and see if it lights.  If not try cleaning the plug and board contacts with contact cleaner.  If still not OK call HWH to see if a replacement is available.

Hope this helps.

Keith
Keith, Joyce & Smokey the Australian Cattle Dog
1995 U320 SE Extreme 40' WTBI Build # 4780, with a Honda CR-V hopefully still following behind.
Motorcade # 17030
FMCA # F422159

Re: HWH Touch pad wont illuminate.

Reply #8 –
Thanks for the replies. The parking brake had no effect on the pad illumination. I ran some diagnostic checks with the assistance of an HWH Technician. Fuses all have 12 volts. There are two lights (L19& L20) that should be illuminates when the ignition switch is on and they are not illuminated. HWH Tech says that the touch pad is not communicating with the mother board circuits.
I was able to over ride it with a little override switch on the side of the canisters that contain the boards. Two other indicator lights on the circuit board indicated that the system defaulted to travel mode so I was able to engage the trans and start driving home. 

Still not sure what is causing the problems between the touch pad and circuit board.

Last resort will be to  remove all circuit board canisters and the touch pad, and ship them to HWS for diagnostic testing.

Paul & Estella
2003 U295 36'
Build 6232
2004 Lexus GX 470

Re: HWH Touch pad wont illuminate.

Reply #9 –
My bladder wouldn't inflate and complete retract cycle. Turns out my auxiliary compressor was not working. It tripped breaker. Reset, it ran, inflated bladder and off we went
2001 4010 U320
Build 5875

Re: HWH Touch pad wont illuminate.

Reply #10 –
Turns out that the HWH Touch Pad shorted out and blew F5 fuse in the main control box 3rd can.  Obtained the HWH drawings for the HWH  2000 series Leveling system.  Ronnie at Foretravel as well as HWH Techs provided valuable support and technical assistance.  Replaced the touch pad and fuse.  Learned a lot about the system during the process.

Thanks for everyone's response when we were out on the road two weeks ago!


Paul & Estella
2003 U295 36'
Build 6232
2004 Lexus GX 470