The Refrigerator uses the Aux Battery to turn on the refrigerator and either Propane or 110v to keep your food cold. There are two settings, “gas” and “auto”, on the gas mode the refrigerator will use the propane (LPG) to cool, on “auto” it will switch between the propane and the 110v depending on what is available.
Dometic Refrigerator controls: The“gas” button selects between propane or auto, if the button is pressed in then the fridge is on auto and the “auto” light will be lit. If the check light is lit then there is an issue, check your propane, light the stove to bleed air from the propane line and turn the refrigerator off and on again. The light should go away.
Norcold Refrigerator controls: The “mode” button allows you to select between propane, 110v only, or auto. The “A” means the refrigerator is on Auto, the “plug” icon indicates the refrigerator is using 110v, if the 110v is turned off then the “A” will stay lit but the plug will not be lit and an Icon of “liquid” indicates Propane. The Green light indicates the refrigerator is working properly. The snowflakes indicate the temperature setting, more snowflakes means the refrigerator will get colder
The “plug” icon indicates 110v mode and the refrigerator will only use the 110v to cool. The red light indicates the refrigerator is not cooling, if on 110v, check your circuit breakers, if on gas, check your propane level and that the tank is open. Try turning the refrigerator off and back on.
The “liquid” icon indicates the refrigerator is only using propane and will not switch to 110v if you run out of Propane, this will only happen when on “Auto”
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR REFRIGERATOR OPERATION
- The RV must be leveled when parked for the refrigerator to operate, failure to level the RV can cause major failure of the refrigerator.
- The Refrigerator takes 6 hours to cool down, and must be empty for it to reach the proper temperature, then you can load your food.
- Do not overload the refrigerator! There must be space between items for proper airflow
- Never put hot food or drinks in the refrigerator
- Avoid opening the door unnecessarily, this will cause the refrigerator to struggle to stay cold.