We are full-time, and for the winter, we stay in one place through the winter. The ground cover our trailer is on is gravel, so we have to re-level every few weeks due to settling in the gravel. When I do re-level, I clear anything that might get in the way from under the trailer. Then I put the steps up because you will damage them if you leave them down and go through re-level. Then, I go through the procedure for hitching up to the truck. This will raise the rear jacks, and raise the front of the trailer. Then I execute auto-level. If you take a shortcut, and go directly to auto-level, you will likely find that it raises your trailer further. When you auto-level, it will first dip the front of the trailer to below level, then it will level from front to back. Then it will lower the rear jacks. Then it will level side to side. You should not have wheels that are hanging. If wheels are off the ground, put some sort of blocks under the wheels to take up that extra space. Also note that the tires will loose air as time goes by, even though they are not moving. As they loose air, you will find that you will loose some stability in your trailer as it sits between re-levels. I would suggest keeping up with your tire pressures, and periodically add air as needed.