Swift Owner's Handbook - Swift Group

Electrics12 VOLT ELECTRICAL SUPPLYIf your car is fitted with the appropriate relay,please note the following points:1. The caravan battery will be charged by thecar charging system independently of thedistribution panel.2. If the caravan battery level is “low”, powerfor the caravan 12 volt system can beobtained from the car battery, byconnecting the 12S (grey) plug to the car,and setting the distribution panel selectorswitch to “car”. This will draw power fromthe car battery and care should be takennot to reduce the level of the car batteryso low that the car engine cannot bestarted. (The battery level indicator in thecaravan distribution panel will show thecondition of the car battery in thesecircumstances).3. When the car and caravan are connectedthrough the 12N and 12S plugs and thecar engine is running, 12 volt power willbe supplied to the refrigerator, providedthe refrigerator selector switch is set tothe 12v position, regardless of theposition of the distribution panel selectorswitch.4. If an extension lead from the 12S socketon a towing vehicle to the 7-coreconnecting cable is used while a caravanis parked on a caravan pitch, its lengthWIRING OF 12S SOCKET TO TOWING VEHICLENote:If using a combination relay, ensure the supply fuse is the correct amperage. A lower ratingwill ‘blow’ causing `e, if switched on, to be connected directly to the caravan battery. Whiletowing, the caravan battery will be discharged instead of being charged.should be kept to a minimum and notexceed 5 metres. The minimum crosssectional area of the supply and returnleads in the extension cable should be2.5mm 2 .46