John,
The easiest solution is to fix the problem. It will usually be a bad switch or connection. There is a way to bring the slide in manually, however it is messy and difficult. To manually retract your living room slide, you need to loosen the hydraulic lines to the slide cylinder, take a large wrench and rotate the equalizer shaft under the slide until it is fully in, and then tighten the hydraulic lines.
You may need to block the slide in the closed position because the pressure in the hydraulic cylinder is what keeps the slide closed as you drive. With no pressure in the hydraulic cylinder the slide will have a tendency to open slightly as you drive, however it should not open to much if you tighten both lines.
Gerald
