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Old 01-07-2019, 12:19 PM   #1
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Where is rear screen control on 2018

Recently bought used 2018 Interstate GT from non-AS dealer and missed going over how to lower rear screen and do not see a rear screen specific control on the multiplex screen and could not find clear instruction in the AS owners manual. The manual seemed to suggest the master screen selection was the control. Please advise how to lower and raise this screen.

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I forgot another issue I couldn't figure out regarding the Sprinter sun visor. Can the visor be swung to the side. The visor did not seem to pull out easily and I was concerned I could break the fitting. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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The visor is restricted to the side because of the airbag that would be behind it. It can be modified to swing further at the owner's risk.
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Old 01-07-2019, 01:22 PM   #3
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The rear screen control is on the firefly home panel (took me a while to find it too)
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Old 01-07-2019, 02:53 PM   #4
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Recently bought used 2018 Interstate GT from non-AS dealer and missed going over how to lower rear screen and do not see a rear screen specific control on the multiplex screen and could not find clear instruction in the AS owners manual. The manual seemed to suggest the master screen selection was the control. Please advise how to lower and raise this screen.

John 1048

I forgot another issue I couldn't figure out regarding the Sprinter sun visor. Can the visor be swung to the side. The visor did not seem to pull out easily and I was concerned I could break the fitting. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
JOHN1048 - Exactly what JOHN said on fixed visor. Yes, the MASTER screen selection is where the rear power screen control is (a.k.a HOME screen). The Owner's Manual & screen control pretty clearly illustrates this on Pages 5-10 & 6-10. Pics below.
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That makes sense now, thank you very much.
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Thank you very much.
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Thank you for your help. This forum is invaluable.
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Old 01-08-2019, 12:10 AM   #8
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That makes sense now, thank you very much.
JOHN1048 - You are welcome. Too much to learn in just a few days for such a complex machine. More so for newbies to rv world like me.

BTW, you may have spoken too soon on the "makes sense" part. While it makes sense regarding where it is located in the HOME" screen, it makes no sense to me for the rear screen to have one of it's controls in the front while the one by the slider door does not control it at all. And makes no sense that there isn't a switch for it right close to the rear doors, preferably right next to the right-hand rear door, as you open it. Would've been great place for it, even if it was not tied to the Firefly controls (i.e. like the couch/bed switch), since the screen motor is right there.

BTW I forgot because I rarely use the rear panel - there is also a control on the rear panel but now it is not in the HOME screen. It is in the AUXILIARY screen. And the Owner's Manual is not helpful at all there. One kinda stumbles into it. So, go figure. You confused yet? In fact, I been wanting to ask Firefly if I can replace it with same panel as the front, just to be consistent. The reason I don't use the rear panel much is everytime I try to, I have to fumble through the different locations that I have already mastered from the front. Just annoying.
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I really lover the combination and Airstream and MB, appreciate the quality of both. I too wonder at some of the logic, but, that what makes for a horse race. The learning curve involved with all the systems and tech in one of these things is pretty steep for this old man. My daily prayer before I retired was: Dear Lord, let me make it to retirement without having to learn yet another software program, application or computer network. And then I go and get one of these. But I think I see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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My daily prayer before I retired was: Dear Lord, let me make it to retirement without having to learn yet another software program, application or computer network. And then I go and get one of these. But I think I see the light at the end of the tunnel.
JOHN1048 - you better pray a lot, maybe even multi-denomination cross-worship. Every AS AI needs divine intervention.
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