harryajh Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 managed to jump-start the above the other day but forgot to get the battery (there might be 2 apparently under the Driver seat) details for replacements - documentation on this model is extremely limited and I'm unable to get to the van for a while so does anyone know what Battery(s) I need to ask for so I can replace them next time? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I also own a Causson Welcome 717GA, but is yours built on a Ford or a Ducato? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Both of you >:-( >:-( https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/IDENTIFYING-YOUR-MOTORHOME/54713/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 This link is to a GB Chausson User’s Manual for the 2015 model-year. https://www.motorhomes-chausson.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/MANUEL-Chausson-2015-Anglais.pdf Pages 19 through 23 cover the location and removal of the auxiliary-battery (leisure-battery) for coachbuilt models based on a Fiat Ducato or Ford Transit. For Fiat-based models the manual (Page 21) suggests that - on RHD vehicles - a single leisure-battery is housed transversely beneath the passenger seat. No battery specification details are provided. For Ford-based models the manual (Page 23) suggests that - for LHD or RHD vehicles - a single leisure-battery will be housed longitudinally beneath the passenger seat. No battery specification details are given. A Fiat-based Welcome 717GA model will have its starter-battery in a lidded compartment in the floor of the cab on the UK nearside. (The following poor video deals with replacement.) The starter-battery’s dimensions are Length = 353 mm Width = 175 mm Height = 190 mm and a Varta Silver Dynamic (100Ah) https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/varta/h3/ or a Varta LFD90 (90Ah) https://www.tayna.co.uk/leisure-batteries/varta/lfd90/ have been suggested here as good choices. (I fitted the former to my Rapido.) The Fiat Ducato Owner Handbook does not advise. Mk 6 and Mk 7 Ford Transits housed their starter-battery beneath the driver’s seat (for LHD and RHD versions) and apparently this continues to be the case for current Mk 8 Transits. The following video shows the location on a LHD Transit Mk 8 and describes replacement. (Not that simple a task...) https://tinyurl.com/y2ewr4kl Apparently, beneath the Transit’s seat, there may be a single starter-battery, or two batteries with one providing starting duties and the other providing power for ‘auxiliaries’. (I suspect Chausson would specify the single starter-battery arrangement, but who knows?) The Transit Handbook MIGHT give specification details of the battery/batteries, but a Ford dealership should know. There have been reports in the past that the leisure-battery of new Chausson motorhomes is not fitted at the French factory, but instead installed by the dealership selling the vehicle and that the buyer MIGHT be given a choice. And sometimes that the dealership installation ain’t great, with a ‘maintainable’ wet-acid battery being chosen but no vent-tube connected to it. So although Harry was interested in starter-battery details (and I assume his mention of 2 batteries means that he has the Transit version) it might be sensible for him to check what leisure-battery he has too, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryajh Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 thanks for the replies guys and it's on a ford base, the manual doesn't seem to tell you the engine battery type so as it's going in for mot/service soon will have to get the garage to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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