Operation Manual

21Caravan - 09-09 - DET-0030-09EN
Safety
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3.4 Towing
 During the journey, no persons are to travel inside the caravan.
 In case of underpasses, tunnels or similar obstacles, note the total
height of the vehicle (including the roof load).
 In winter, the roof must be free of snow and ice before commencing the
journey.
 Before commencing the journey, empty the waste water tank.
 Push in fully the drive-on ramp and lock it into place before commencing
the journey.
 Check tyre pressure before a journey or every 2 weeks. Wrong tyre
pressure causes excessive wear and can lead to damage or even to tyre
burst. You can lose control of the vehicle.
 Before commencing the journey, distribute the payload evenly within the
vehicle (see chapter 4).
 When loading the vehicle and when taking a rest from driving, in order to
load luggage or food, for example, observe the maximum permissible
gross weight and axle loads (refer to vehicle documents).
 Do not exceed the maximum permissible nose weight on the caravan cou-
pling and do not let the weight fall below the minimum nose value. Load the
caravan accordingly.
 While driving with your caravan, the towing vehicle must be equipped with
two external mirrors.
 Before commencing the journey, ensure that all cupboard doors, the toilet
compartment door and all drawers and flaps are secure. Engage the refrig-
erator door securing device.
 Before commencing the journey, convert the tables into a bed foundation
or fasten them in the holder.
 Before commencing the journey, close windows and skylights.
 Before commencing the journey, close all external flaps and lock them.
 Before commencing the journey, remove the external supports and retract
the corner steadies or steady legs, which are fitted to the vehicle.
 Before commencing the journey, crank the jockey wheel up as far as pos-
sible.
 Before commencing the journey, put the antenna in park position.
 During the initial journey and each time after changing a wheel, re-tighten
the wheel bolts/wheel nuts after 50 km (30 miles). Subsequently inspect
them at regular intervals in order to ensure that they are firmly seated. See
chapter 14 for tightening torque.
 Tyres may not be older than 6 years as the material becomes brittle over
time (see chapter 14).
 Lower the table of the round seating group at the rear and fix to the bench.
In order to do this, use the holding device fitted as standard.
 Care is to be taken when connecting and detaching a trailer. Risk of acci-
dent and injury!
 No persons are to be between the towing vehicle and the trailer during
positioning for connecting and detaching.