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    Posted: 12 Jun 2018 at 12:16pm
Our 176T has an electronic tongue jack, which is great until the battery has no charge and you can't plug into an electrical hookup.  Is there a manual override? When hooked up the vehicle it won't run if the battery dead.
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You should have gotten a manual crank with it. You usually just have to remove a panel to expose the socket that the crank goes into for manual operation.
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There's a rubber plug on the top of the electric jack where the manual crank goes...

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I have to remove two screws to get at the manual crank socket on ours: the bubble level covers up the hole.
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I had a pop-up camper in the past that had an electronic wench to raise and lower the sides and the one time the battery died I jumped the trailer battery with the TV and it provided enough power to operate it.  I have not had to try that with our 179.  I did not receive a crank from the dealer; another oversight on their part.
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Originally posted by Andy

I had a pop-up camper in the past that had an electronic wench to raise and lower the sides and the one time the battery died I jumped the trailer battery with the TV and it provided enough power to operate it.  I have not had to try that with our 179.  I did not receive a crank from the dealer; another oversight on their part.


Hi-Lo? My family had one when I was a teenager. My dad had to replace cables a time or two.
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Why not just back your vehicle up an hook power from it to trailer. After just a few minutes of charge your electric tongue Jack should work fine.
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James Fredericktown, MO 2019 RP 176. Previous RP 180. TV Toyota Highlander. 19 MPG while towing.
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The hookup from the vehicle doesn't charge the battery.  Learned that the hard way. Not on our model anyways.
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That's not good. You need to check that out. The capability is there, perhaps your tow vehicle is the culprit. I know with some GM products it was necessary to add a fuse. But I think you want your TV to charge your TT batt.
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If the 7 pin hookup is properly wired your vehicle will charge the R-pod battery.
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James Fredericktown, MO 2019 RP 176. Previous RP 180. TV Toyota Highlander. 19 MPG while towing.
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