Operation Manual

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27Caravan - 12-11 - EN
4.6.1 Terms
Maximum permissible
gross weight in a laden
condition
The maximum permissible gross weight in a laden condition is the weight that a
vehicle may never exceed.
The maximum permissible overall weight in laden condition consists of the mass
in ready-to-drive condition and of the payload.
The manufacturer has specified the maximum permissible gross weight in a laden
condition in Field F.1 of the vehicle documents.
Mass in ready-to-drive
condition
The mass in ready-to-drive condition is the weight of the ready-to-drive standard
vehicle.
The mass in ready-to-drive condition is made up as follows:
z Unladen weight (mass of the empty vehicle) with factory-installed standard
equipment
z Basic equipment weight
Basic equipment includes all equipment and fluids required for safe and proper
vehicle use. The weight of the basic equipment includes:
z Water system filled up to 90% (water tank and pipes)
z Gas bottles filled up to 90%
z A full heating system
z A full toilet flushing system
z The power cables for the 230 V power supply
z The installation kit for an auxiliary battery if an auxiliary battery can be used
The waste water and sewage tanks are empty.
The manufacturer specifies the mass in ready-to-drive conditions in Field G of the
vehicle documents.
Z In technical and scientific texts the term "mass" has replaced the term "weight".
However the term "weight" is still the more common term in general usage. To
contribute toward understanding the term "mass" is therefore only used in
established phrases in the following passages.
Z All specifications according to EU norm DIN EN 1645-2.
Example for calculating
the basic equipment with
two gas bottles
Water tank with 40 l 40 kg
Toilet cistern with 10 l + 10 kg
Gas bottles (2 x 11 kg
gas
+ 2 x 14 kg
bottle
) + 50 kg
230 V power cable + 4 kg
Installation kit for auxiliary battery + 20 kg
Total = 124 kg
Example for calculating
the basic equipment with
one gas bottle
Water tank with 40 l 40 kg
Toilet cistern with 10 l + 10 kg
Gas bottles (1 x 5 kg
gas
+ 1 x 6 kg
bottle
) + 11 kg
230 V power cable + 4 kg
Installation kit for auxiliary battery + 20 kg
Total = 85 kg