Towing code
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Owners handbook 2022
an approved dealership).
Awnings which employ rubber sucker or
Pole Pad attachments rather than screw
fixings are recommended.
On NO account should screws be
permitted to enter the shell sandwich
(from inside).
All Coachman caravans are classified
as Grade 3 thermal insulation.
This means that with an outside
temperature of -15ºC the internal
temperature can be raised to 20ºC
within 4 hours of starting the heating.
Exterior doors
Your Coachman caravan is fitted with
either the Holzhauer one piece door or
the Seitz exterior door.
Firstly and most importantly, the door
must not be slammed.
When closing the door from the outside,
the handle should be pulled and the door
pushed to with one hand. With the other
hand, pressure should be applied to the
front of the handle surround then the
handle should be released and you will
hear a click. This indicates that the door
is shut.
When closing the door from the inside,
you should move the lever down, pull the
door closed firmly then release the lever.
Towing Code
Driving licence entitlement
If you passed your car test before 1st
January 1997 you are generally entitled
to drive a vehicle and trailer combination
up to 8,250kg maximum authorised mass
(MAM). This is the weight of a vehicle or
trailer including the maximum load that
can be carried safely when it’s being
used on the road.
If you passed your driving test after
1st January 1997 and have an ordinary
category B (car) licence, you can:
• Drive a vehicle up to 3,500kg MAM
towing a trailer of up to 750kg MAM
• Tow a trailer over 750kg MAM as long
as the combined MAM of the trailer
and towing vehicle is no more than
3,500kg
For anything heavier you need to take a
category B+E driving test.
From 19th January 2013, drivers passing
a category B (car) test can tow:
• Small trailers weighing no more
than 750kg
• A trailer over 750kg as long as the
combined weight of the trailer and
towing vehicle is no more than
3,500kg MAM
If you want to tow a trailer weighing
more than 750kg, when the combined
weight of the towing vehicle and trailer is
more than 3,500kg, you’ll have to pass a
further test and get B+E entitlement on
your licence.
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