Operation Manual

Care
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154 Caravan - 12-10 - EN
12.7 Lay-up
12.7.1 Temporary lay-up
Animals (especially mice) can cause great damage to the interior of the vehicle. This
is especially true if the animal remains undisturbed in a parked vehicle.
The animals can get into the vehicle at an opportune moment and hide from view.
To keep damages from animals to a minimum or to avoid them altogether, regu-
larly check the vehicle for damage or animal traces. This is especially important
approx. 24 hours after parking the car in storage.
If animal traces are found, contact your authorised dealer or service centre. If
damage to cables has occurred, they can result in short circuits. The vehicle could
catch fire.
Before laying up the vehicle, go through the following checklist:
X If the vehicle has been stationary for a long period (approx. 10 months) have
the braking and gas systems checked by an authorised specialist workshop.
X Take into consideration that water is undrinkable after only a short time.
X Animal damage to cables can lead to short circuits. Fire hazard!
Activities Done
Chassis
Lubricate the moving parts of the caravan coupling
X Do not lubricate the friction pads on the stabiliser!
Jack up caravan with suitable support so that the wheels do not bear any
load, or move caravan every four weeks. This prevents any pressure
points from occurring on tyres and wheel bearings
Z Never use the fitted corner steadies as a car jack but only
external support.
Protect the tyres from direct exposure to the sun. Danger of formation of
cracks!
Inflate tyres up to the recommended maximum pressure
Always provide for sufficient ventilation in the underbody area
Z Humidity or lack of oxygen e.g. by covering with plastic film
may cause optical irregularities to the underbody.
Body
All vents should be sealed with the appropriate caps and all other open-
ings (apart from forced ventilations) should also be sealed. This prevents
animals (e.g. mice) from gaining entry
In order to avoid the formation of condensation and thus mould, venti-
late the interior, all the storage areas accessible from the outside and the
parking space (e.g. garage) every 3 weeks
Interior
Place upholstery in an upright position for ventilation, and cover
Clean refrigerator
Allow refrigerator and freezer compartment doors to remain slightly
open
Search for traces of animals that have gained entry
Disconnect the flat screen from the mains and, if necessary, remove it
from the vehicle