New DX3 owner!

[FOURWHL]

Brought home our 2016 DX3 this weekend. Had a good 1,100 miles from TX to WI to get to know her. Really happy so far!

This forum is a large part of why I went with Dynamax. So great to see the community and manufacturer support. That and its a great coach!

I do have a few initial questions I'd love some input on:

1. Is there anywhere to go for service in Elkhart, IN? I'm in SE WI and thats really closer than any of the dealerships.

2. For cummins/freightliner service I can go to any freightliner shop? Do I need to do anything special to maintain warranty?

3. The side door seems to be sticking. The 2 latches are catching on the bracket they attach to, but I can't see a way to adjust them without taking all the trim off. Anybody else seen this?

4. Where's the fuse / breaker panel? I was looking to switch the fridge off but couldnt figure out how.

That's all for now. Sure I'll be back with more questions. Got a lot to get familiar with!

[bclemens]

Welcome!

1. Depends on what kind of service (oil changes, stuff like that Hill Truck can service the chassis). Motorhome, I would check with Charger Enterprises. They seem to do a good job and are right across the street from the factory.

2. Yes, anyone that services trucks anyway. Hill truck in Elkhart, IN was just bought by Truck Centers Inc. We have always bought our chassis from Hill Truck, Truck Centers Inc just gives them a much bigger backing (and more locations)

3. That is the nature of the Motorhome latch. Those bolts are required for safety...but they make them tough to close until they're worked in. I'd add that to the list of items to look at for service.

Fuse panel can vary by floor plan. Most times its in the bedroom however.

[FOURWHL]

Awesome. Thanks for the info! Keys still had a Hills truck keychain on them so I'm sure that's where it came from. I'll definitely look to stop by when its time for service.

Its a 37BH bunkhouse floorplan. I'll poke around the bedroom to see if I can find it.

[AWF1945]

Welcome

[FOURWHL]

Few more questions:

1. I noticed a box in the electrical basement that looked like a surge protector. Does this mean I've already got one hardwired and don't need to add one?

2. Electronic trailer brakes. I thought they were included in the coach. Is there a controller and everything or just pre-wired or am I making stuff up?

[bclemens]

1. we do use a "Surge Guard" transfer switch. Whether that is enough or not, I'm not sure. This should be the link

http://trci.net/products/surge-guard...ardwires-41260

2. No controller, but we do pre-wire. it is part of our harness and the wire is typically coiled on top of the fuel tank. (sort of like this picture)

[FOURWHL]

Perfect. Thanks!

[FOURWHL]

Is there any way to adjust the thermostats below 60?

Will the electric aquahot element be enough to keep things from freezing with lows in the 20s?

[bclemens]

Should be. Just don't run the T-stat too low because the holding tanks will cool down faster than the coach portion.

[FOURWHL]

Originally Posted by bclemens

Should be. Just don't run the T-stat too low because the holding tanks will cool down faster than the coach portion.

I went ahead and winterized just to be safe. I wish it would just warm up already! Better safe than sorry while I do some experimenting though.

I noticed the holding tanks share a bay with the aqua hot. I got to believe the excess heat that thing puts off is going to keep itself and the tanks pretty toasty. Pretty good design idea if you ask me!

[bclemens]

It is designed that way...there should be a duct from the aquanaut specifically for the enclosed tank area.

[FOURWHL]

Is there any way to set the rear camera display to be allowed during driving? Other than convincing the head unit the parking brake is set.

I can't imagine a rear view camera is any more hazardous to view while driving than the side views are, and they function no problem when the turn signal is on. When towing a trailer I really want to be able to see what's going on back there.

[halla]

Pioneer has a setting to leave it on. I know the sony did too, I just cant remember how to do it on the factory sony.


2016 Dynamax Force. Just-Rite2

[dmax36]

I don't know what camera/Nav configuration you have, but our Nav has a camera function or a PIP function to view the Toad while driving.

[FOURWHL]

It's a 2016 DX3 - Comes with the Sony XAV-602BT

But when driving it says "Video Blocked for your protection"

[Kenny kustom]

Originally Posted by FOURWHL

It's a 2016 DX3 - Comes with the Sony XAV-602BT

But when driving it says "Video Blocked for your protection"

Couple ways to disable.
Sometimes easy as grounding the head unit park brake sense.
Some, need various flipping of switches.
Others, need a module.


2016 Sabre 36QBOK
2015 Ram 3500 CUMMINS

[bclemens]

You would have to put a "hard switch" in place. That would trigger power to the reverse wire. I'll see about getting a diagram from my electrical engineer. The PIP function went away on the Excite head unit and some people were confused by all the features.

[Kenny kustom]

Pull the radio out, find the light green wire. Should be a long one.
Ground it. That will enable video in motion.

Brian is correct though.
Sony does not list a reverse wire, so I would assume it waits for a video signal to come from the back up cam.
The back up cam may be powered by the reverse lights.
Only issue is, if a hard switch is installed, it may turn on the reverse lights as well.




2016 Sabre 36QBOK
2015 Ram 3500 CUMMINS

[FOURWHL]

OK. That's easy enough. Thanks guys!

[FOURWHL]

Got the camera working. Just needed to ground the light green wire.

Brake controller up and running as well. Nice job doing the hard work. Was a breeze running the wires from the tank into the cab.

Next question: what's this remote do?