Operation Manual

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1C
aravan - 02-08 - DET-0030-07EN
Helpful notes
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Reserve your parking place in good time. Good winter camping sites are
often booked up early.
Do not start your trip without winter tyres.
Choose your parking place with care. Observe the ground beneath you.
Snow and ice may melt.
Place boards of a sufficient size under the jockey wheel and the corner
steadies to prevent then from sinking when the snow thaws.
When the vehicle has been positioned, release the handbrake to prevent
freezing.
Protect the handbrake lever and the accumulator against frost with protec-
tive covers.
No snow walls should be allowed to cover the built-in forced ventilation.
Protect the gas bottle compartment against freezing with a protective
cover.
Do not leave waste water in the tank but drain it into a bucket.
Keep the built-in forced ventilation free from snow and ice.
Make sure the air circulation is good. Good air circulation prevents mois-
ture from collecting and makes it easier to heat the living area.
Follow the instructions in the section "Gas supply in European countries".
Use a two-bottle system with automatic controller for the gas system, so
that the supply does not run out during the night.
Only operate the gas system using propane gas.
Do not use the space behind the heater as a storage compartment.
Never operate catalytic ovens or infra-red gas radiators in the interior of the
vehicle, since they consume oxygen for burning.
Lay the 240 V power cable in such a way that the cable cannot be frozen
or be damaged (e.g. during snow removal).
Use a winter awning.
When it is snowing heavily, clear the roof of the vehicle of snow regularly.
A few centimetres of powdery snow serves as insulation, but wet snow
quickly becomes a heavy burden.
Before embarking on the return journey, remove all the snow from the roof
to avoid impeding vehicles behind you with a "snow flag".
17.10 Travel checklists
The following checklists will help that nothing important is left at home
although not everything on the checklists might be necessary.
Do not leave checking of documents (e.g. vehicle papers and information)
as well as checking the condition of the vehicle until just before com-
mencing the trip. Planning and checking documents well in advance will
save unnecessary trouble.
Object Object Object
Kitchen area
Wiping cloth Cleansing agent
(detergent)
Salad servers
Mug Dishcloths Chopping board
Turnspit Set of knifes and
forks for grilling
Bowls
Can opener Coffeepot Brush to wash the
dishes
Egg-cup Corkscrew Cloth to wash the
dishes
Ice cube tray Kitchen paper Matches