{"id":379249,"date":"2026-10-23T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movemobility.ca\/?p=379249"},"modified":"2026-10-22T16:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T21:42:38","slug":"prepare-wheelchair-van-to-sit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movemobility.ca\/fr\/resources\/prepare-wheelchair-van-to-sit\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare a Wheelchair Van to Sit for Weeks or Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A wheelchair van that sits for more than a couple of weeks often comes back with a dead battery, because the onboard computer systems in the RAM ProMaster and Ford Transit keep drawing power while it&#8217;s parked. Patrick Cross, our Customer Service Manager, walks through what to do before you park it, while it&#8217;s parked and before you drive it again: connecting a battery maintainer, running the ramp, lift and powered step every couple of weeks, checking the tires, oil, brakes and lights, and doing a walk-around before the first rider gets on.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your wheelchair van is going to sit for more than a couple of weeks, a few minutes of prep can save you a service call. Patrick Cross from our service team covers what to do before you park it, while it&#8217;s parked and before you drive it again.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":379248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","page_builder":"","footnotes":"","mm_video_duration":308,"mm_video_transcript":"WEBVTT\n\n00:00:00.133 --> 00:00:02.135\nIf your van is gonna sit for more than\n\n00:00:02.135 --> 00:00:03.937\na couple weeks, 10 minutes of prep\n\n00:00:03.937 --> 00:00:05.939\nnow can save you a service call later.\n\n00:00:06.373 --> 00:00:08.008\nI'm Patrick, customer service\n\n00:00:08.008 --> 00:00:09.176\nmanager at MoveMobility.\n\n00:00:09.510 --> 00:00:11.612\nI've helped countless organizations who\n\n00:00:11.612 --> 00:00:13.547\nhave left their van sitting for extended\n\n00:00:13.547 --> 00:00:15.482\nperiods, only to come back to find a dead\n\n00:00:15.482 --> 00:00:17.784\nbattery and a vehicle that won't start.\n\n00:00:18.151 --> 00:00:19.686\nSo I wanna share some tips with\n\n00:00:19.686 --> 00:00:21.388\nyou on what you can do before\n\n00:00:21.388 --> 00:00:23.257\nyou park it, while it's parked,\n\n00:00:23.490 --> 00:00:24.625\nand before you drive it again.\n\n00:00:24.992 --> 00:00:26.059\nWe see this all the time.\n\n00:00:26.527 --> 00:00:28.195\nIn fact, this morning, I was\n\n00:00:28.195 --> 00:00:29.997\ntalking to a customer who called in\n\n00:00:29.997 --> 00:00:31.465\nbecause their van wouldn't start.\n\n00:00:31.465 --> 00:00:33.534\nTalking with the customer for a few\n\n00:00:33.534 --> 00:00:35.969\nminutes, I've determined that the van\n\n00:00:35.969 --> 00:00:37.571\nwas sitting for more than a couple weeks,\n\n00:00:37.804 --> 00:00:39.573\nmore than the recommended time to\n\n00:00:39.573 --> 00:00:41.408\nstart the van and keep it running\n\n00:00:41.408 --> 00:00:42.709\nso the battery wouldn't be drained.\n\n00:00:43.310 --> 00:00:45.345\nIn the ProMaster and Ford Transits,\n\n00:00:45.746 --> 00:00:47.514\nthere are more computer systems that\n\n00:00:47.514 --> 00:00:49.249\nwill eventually drain the battery\n\n00:00:49.249 --> 00:00:51.451\npower by continuously monitoring\n\n00:00:51.451 --> 00:00:52.953\nthe systems on board the van.\n\n00:00:52.953 --> 00:00:54.821\nI recommended to the customer to boost\n\n00:00:54.821 --> 00:00:57.357\nthe van to start it, charge the battery,\n\n00:00:57.758 --> 00:00:58.926\nthen from there, test the battery.\n\n00:00:59.192 --> 00:01:00.661\nIf the battery tests okay,\n\n00:01:00.928 --> 00:01:03.363\nI recommended a battery maintainer to be\n\n00:01:03.363 --> 00:01:04.932\nhooked up to the battery while it sits.\n\n00:01:04.932 --> 00:01:06.133\nThat way when it sits,\n\n00:01:06.199 --> 00:01:07.768\nit'll keep the battery fully charged,\n\n00:01:08.101 --> 00:01:09.603\nguaranteed to start for the next day.\n\n00:01:10.270 --> 00:01:11.872\nSo, let's go over what you can do\n\n00:01:11.872 --> 00:01:13.040\nto prevent this from happening.\n\n00:01:13.707 --> 00:01:15.075\nIf you leave your van sitting for\n\n00:01:15.075 --> 00:01:16.677\nlong enough, this can mean that the\n\n00:01:16.677 --> 00:01:18.712\npowered ramp, your lift, powered\n\n00:01:18.712 --> 00:01:20.814\nstep won't function as you'd expect.\n\n00:01:20.881 --> 00:01:22.082\nHere's what we recommend\n\n00:01:22.249 --> 00:01:23.183\nbefore you park it.\n\n00:01:23.250 --> 00:01:24.585\nConnect a battery maintainer.\n\n00:01:24.751 --> 00:01:25.786\nIf parked outside,\n\n00:01:25.852 --> 00:01:27.487\nwe recommend a solar power one.\n\n00:01:28.021 --> 00:01:30.123\nA solar power one would mount\n\n00:01:30.123 --> 00:01:31.792\nin the windshield, and it plugs\n\n00:01:31.792 --> 00:01:33.293\nright into your OBD2 scanner.\n\n00:01:33.994 --> 00:01:35.696\nThe same scanner a dealership\n\n00:01:35.696 --> 00:01:38.098\nor garage can use to read codes.\n\n00:01:38.432 --> 00:01:40.567\nIt'll also keep that battery charged.\n\n00:01:40.801 --> 00:01:42.869\nThe other option is for parked indoors,\n\n00:01:43.303 --> 00:01:44.671\nis a battery maintainer is hooked\n\n00:01:44.671 --> 00:01:46.840\ndirectly to the battery and plugged into\n\n00:01:46.840 --> 00:01:48.909\nan outlet while it's sitting indoors.\n\n00:01:49.376 --> 00:01:50.844\nIt'll keep that battery charged as well.\n\n00:01:51.211 --> 00:01:53.246\nAnd one more thing, if the battery does\n\n00:01:53.246 --> 00:01:56.650\ngo dead, every ramp, lift we build has\n\n00:01:56.650 --> 00:01:58.819\na manual backup system, you can still\n\n00:01:58.819 --> 00:02:00.587\nget the ramp out or your step out.\n\n00:02:01.054 --> 00:02:02.823\nSpeaking of the ramp, lift,\n\n00:02:02.823 --> 00:02:05.192\nand power step, while the van is parked,\n\n00:02:05.626 --> 00:02:07.194\nrun them through a full cycle\n\n00:02:07.427 --> 00:02:08.962\nonce every about two weeks.\n\n00:02:09.129 --> 00:02:11.231\nDoors open and closed, ramp, lift all the\n\n00:02:11.231 --> 00:02:13.867\nway out and all the way down and back in.\n\n00:02:14.101 --> 00:02:15.702\nIf it's a manual ramp, there's no\n\n00:02:15.702 --> 00:02:17.471\nmotor or electronics to worry about.\n\n00:02:17.838 --> 00:02:19.406\nThis is the system your riders\n\n00:02:19.406 --> 00:02:21.642\ndepend on to get into the door.\n\n00:02:21.708 --> 00:02:23.276\nIt's worth five minutes every\n\n00:02:23.276 --> 00:02:24.911\nfew weeks, so it works the first\n\n00:02:24.911 --> 00:02:26.279\ntime on the day you need it.\n\n00:02:26.847 --> 00:02:28.115\nThen there's the van itself.\n\n00:02:28.482 --> 00:02:29.616\nThese are the same checks you\n\n00:02:29.616 --> 00:02:31.184\nwould do on any vehicle that sits.\n\n00:02:31.451 --> 00:02:32.319\nTires first.\n\n00:02:32.653 --> 00:02:35.188\nMake sure the pressures stay at 80 PSI\n\n00:02:35.188 --> 00:02:37.891\nin the rear and 65 PSI in the front.\n\n00:02:38.392 --> 00:02:39.292\nThen the fluids.\n\n00:02:39.526 --> 00:02:40.627\nCheck the oil levels\n\n00:02:40.627 --> 00:02:42.029\nbefore using the van again.\n\n00:02:42.396 --> 00:02:44.865\nIf the oil is low, you want to run the\n\n00:02:44.865 --> 00:02:47.100\nvan's engine until operating temperature,\n\n00:02:47.234 --> 00:02:49.436\nturn the van off, wait five minutes,\n\n00:02:49.736 --> 00:02:51.672\nand then check your oil levels to get an\n\n00:02:51.738 --> 00:02:53.740\naccurate reading of what the oil level is.\n\n00:02:54.207 --> 00:02:56.810\nAt that point, if the oil is low, add a\n\n00:02:56.810 --> 00:02:59.346\nlittle by little, checking each time until\n\n00:02:59.346 --> 00:03:01.214\nthe oil level gets into the safe zone.\n\n00:03:01.581 --> 00:03:02.683\nIf the van has been sitting\n\n00:03:02.683 --> 00:03:04.051\nfor a few months or more,\n\n00:03:04.584 --> 00:03:06.453\nrust may develop in the rotors.\n\n00:03:06.820 --> 00:03:08.221\nThis can cause pulsing.\n\n00:03:08.855 --> 00:03:10.557\nAs rust develops on the rotors,\n\n00:03:10.857 --> 00:03:11.758\nthe brakes will heat up\n\n00:03:11.892 --> 00:03:13.293\ninstantly on the first braking.\n\n00:03:13.827 --> 00:03:15.796\nThat can actually weld the rust onto\n\n00:03:15.796 --> 00:03:18.498\nthe rotors, creating uneven surface\n\n00:03:18.832 --> 00:03:20.967\nthat can then affect your brake pedal,\n\n00:03:21.501 --> 00:03:22.969\ngiving that brake pulsation.\n\n00:03:23.603 --> 00:03:24.905\nAlso, check your lights.\n\n00:03:24.938 --> 00:03:26.540\nThe headlights, high and low beam,\n\n00:03:26.840 --> 00:03:29.076\nlights, turn signals, make sure they're\n\n00:03:29.109 --> 00:03:31.144\nall operating as intended for the\n\n00:03:31.144 --> 00:03:32.813\nsafety of you and your passengers.\n\n00:03:33.714 --> 00:03:35.549\nThat gets it through the time it sits,\n\n00:03:35.615 --> 00:03:37.150\nbut let's talk about what you need to\n\n00:03:37.150 --> 00:03:39.152\ndo before it goes back into service.\n\n00:03:39.519 --> 00:03:41.121\nBefore using the van and the first\n\n00:03:41.121 --> 00:03:43.523\nrider gets on, do a quick walk around.\n\n00:03:43.690 --> 00:03:45.025\nIt only takes a few minutes.\n\n00:03:45.058 --> 00:03:46.493\nStart it up, let it run.\n\n00:03:46.993 --> 00:03:48.328\nIf there's any indicators on the\n\n00:03:48.328 --> 00:03:50.330\ndashboard, make sure you address that.\n\n00:03:50.597 --> 00:03:52.432\nWalk around the van, check the tire\n\n00:03:52.432 --> 00:03:55.235\npressures, then run every door, ramp,\n\n00:03:55.469 --> 00:03:58.038\nlift or power step if equipped and\n\n00:03:58.038 --> 00:03:59.873\nthe rear heat and AC the same way\n\n00:03:59.873 --> 00:04:01.475\nyour riders and staff will use them.\n\n00:04:01.842 --> 00:04:03.577\nCheck the wheelchair restraints and\n\n00:04:03.577 --> 00:04:05.178\nseat belts while you're back there.\n\n00:04:05.178 --> 00:04:07.247\nIf all that works, you're ready to go.\n\n00:04:07.814 --> 00:04:09.750\nWhen using the van for the first time,\n\n00:04:09.916 --> 00:04:11.485\nor even after it sits for a while,\n\n00:04:11.918 --> 00:04:13.386\nlisten for any new noises.\n\n00:04:13.553 --> 00:04:14.755\nThese could indicate new\n\n00:04:14.755 --> 00:04:15.989\nissues that popped up.\n\n00:04:16.356 --> 00:04:17.858\nIf something doesn't work,\n\n00:04:18.058 --> 00:04:19.392\nyour first call should always\n\n00:04:19.392 --> 00:04:21.027\nbe to our customer service team.\n\n00:04:21.228 --> 00:04:22.362\nWe can help diagnose the\n\n00:04:22.362 --> 00:04:23.597\nproblem over the phone.\n\n00:04:23.964 --> 00:04:25.766\nBefore any diagnostics or repairs are\n\n00:04:25.766 --> 00:04:28.135\nstarted, calling us will allow us to\n\n00:04:28.135 --> 00:04:30.237\ndetermine if it's under the MoveMobility\n\n00:04:30.237 --> 00:04:32.739\nwarranty or the OEM warranty and schedule\n\n00:04:32.739 --> 00:04:34.808\na time to get your van in for service.\n\n00:04:35.175 --> 00:04:36.943\nSo, to recap, how you can\n\n00:04:36.943 --> 00:04:38.078\nprepare your vehicle to sit\n\n00:04:38.078 --> 00:04:39.412\nfor an extended period of time.\n\n00:04:39.646 --> 00:04:42.015\nLook after the battery before you park it.\n\n00:04:42.349 --> 00:04:43.917\nRun the ramp, the lifts,\n\n00:04:44.151 --> 00:04:46.086\nthe doors every few weeks.\n\n00:04:46.153 --> 00:04:47.888\nCheck your tires, fluids,\n\n00:04:47.921 --> 00:04:49.422\nbrakes and your lights.\n\n00:04:49.689 --> 00:04:50.924\nAnd do a walk around before\n\n00:04:50.924 --> 00:04:52.325\nthe first rider gets back on.\n\n00:04:52.692 --> 00:04:54.327\nA van that sits doesn't have\n\n00:04:54.327 --> 00:04:55.562\nto come back with problems.\n\n00:04:55.729 --> 00:04:57.397\nDo this and then be ready\n\n00:04:57.430 --> 00:04:58.331\nfor the day you need it.\n\n00:04:58.498 --> 00:05:00.033\nAnd to help keep your van running,\n\n00:05:00.500 --> 00:05:01.568\ndownload our 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