Contents
2 Capron - 04-17 - CAP-0017-01EN
8 Gas system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
8.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
8.2 Gas bottles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
8.3 Gas consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.4 Changing gas bottles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.5 Gas isolator taps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
9 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
9.1 General safety instructions . . . . . . . . . 73
9.2 Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
9.3 12 V power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
9.3.1 Living area battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
9.3.2 Charging batteries via a
240 V power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
9.3.3 Charging batteries via
the vehicle engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
9.3.4 Charging the starter battery . . . . . . . . . 76
9.4 Transformer/rectifier (EBL 119) . . . . . . 78
9.4.1 Battery cut-off switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
9.4.2 Battery selector switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
9.4.3 Battery monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
9.4.4 Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
9.5 Panel (LT 100) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
9.5.1 12 V main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
9.5.2 LED array for battery voltage . . . . . . . . 82
9.5.3 LED array for tank fill level . . . . . . . . . . 83
9.6 240 V power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9.6.1 240 V connection
(CEE socket outlet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9.6.2 Connecting the
240 V power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9.7 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
9.7.1 12 V fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
9.7.2 240 V fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
10 Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
10.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
10.2 Heater / production of hot water. . . . . . 90
10.2.1 Models with waste gas vent on
the right-hand side of the vehicle . . . . . 90
10.2.2 Safety switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
10.2.3 To heat properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
10.2.4 Heater and production of
hot water (Truma Combi) . . . . . . . . . . . 92
10.2.5 Hot-air heater and boiler with
CP plus digital operating unit . . . . . . . . 93
10.2.6 Safety/drainage valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
10.2.7 Wall flue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
10.2.8 Electrical floor warming unit . . . . . . . . . 99
10.3 Cooker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
10.3.1 Gas cooker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
10.3.2 Gas oven with grill
(Thetford Duplex) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
10.3.3 Extractor hood (recirculating). . . . . . . 103
10.4 Refrigerator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
10.4.1 Refrigerator ventilation grill. . . . . . . . .104
10.4.2 Operation (Thetford) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
10.4.3 Refrigerator door
locking mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
11 Sanitary fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
11.1 Water supply, general. . . . . . . . . . . . .107
11.2 Water tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
11.2.1 Drinking water filler
neck with cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
11.2.2 Filling the water system . . . . . . . . . . .108
11.2.3 Topping up the water . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
11.2.4 Reducing the water quantity
for mobile operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
11.2.5 Draining water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
11.2.6 Emptying the water system . . . . . . . .111
11.2.7 Position of the
safety/drainage valve . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
11.3 Waste water tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
11.4 Toilet compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
11.5 Vario toilet compartment. . . . . . . . . . .114
11.6 Toilet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
11.6.1 Thetford toilet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
11.6.2 Emptying the sewage tank . . . . . . . . .117
11.6.3 Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
11.6.4 Temporary lay-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
12 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
12.1 External care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
12.1.1 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
12.1.2 Washing with a
high-pressure cleaner. . . . . . . . . . . . .119
12.1.3 Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
12.1.4 Windows of acrylic glass . . . . . . . . . .120
12.1.5 Underbody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
12.1.6 Entrance step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
12.2 Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
12.3 Water system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
12.3.1 Cleaning the water tank . . . . . . . . . . .122
12.3.2 Cleaning the water pipes . . . . . . . . . .122
12.3.3 Disinfecting the water system. . . . . . .123
12.3.4 Waste water tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
12.4 Extractor hood (recirculating) . . . . . . .124
12.5 Winter care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
12.5.1 Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
12.5.2 Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
12.5.3 At the end of the winter season . . . . .125
12.6 Lay-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
12.6.1 Temporary lay-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
12.6.2 Winter lay-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
12.6.3 Starting up the vehicle after
a temporary lay-up or after
lay-up over winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128