The function of the landing gear and legs are to raise the kin pin off of the receiver of the hitch and level the front of the 5er.
The way I was instructed to level the trailer was to inspect site check for high or low spots. Level side to side first with long boards under tires as required once level then lower front legs. Install wheel chocks to prevent roll back or rolling forward when hitch is release. You may need to add blocking under one or both of your legs before truck is driven away to level front to back. Place truck gear shift in neutral take strain off of hitch and pin. Once 5er has been raised off of receiver and truck has been driven away return to the position that the 5er was level front to back. You can then lower rear stabilizers to stabilize the trailer, place blocking under the stabilizer as required. You can then proceed to finish set-up of 5er.
Now if the above instructions are close to what you do then I would look at the operation of the landing gears. Are they legs free to move in the camper body? Are the legs plump to begin with? Does the motor get extremely hot when raising the legs? If any of these symptoms are present I would take back to the dealer to have them fix the system to prevent the fuses from failing.
Good luck and let us know what you find out.
Jim
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Jim & Jill
2010 318SAB Cougar
2008 Dodge 6.7LCummins the original 6.7L engine, w/68RFE Auto
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