Hobby optima - Winter Lay Up Preparation; Tanks and Containers Winter Preparation

Maintenance and Care
12-10
12.6 Winter Lay Up for the Motor home
The following applies for the external structure:
• Washthemobilehomethoroughly(see 12.5).
• Checkthevehiclefordamagestothevarnishandother
damages.Ifnecessary,repairthesedamagesandcarry
outanyothernecessaryrepairs.
Formanypeople,thecampingseasonendswhenthetem-
peraturestartstofall.Yourmobilehomemustbeproperly
preparedforitswinterlayup.
The following general rules apply:
• Onlyleaveyourmobilehomeinaclosedspaceifitisdry
andwell-aired.Otherwise,itisbettertoleaveyourmotor
home in the open.
• Toprotectthetyres,jackupthemobilehomeormoveit
slightlytoanewpositioneverytwomonths.
• Closeallgasbottlesandemergencyshutovalves.
• Disconnect(or,ideally,remove)thebatteryandstoreit
safefromfrost.Checkitaboutonceamonthtoseeifitis
stillcharged;ifnot,chargeit.
• Checktheantifreezeinthecoolingsystemand,ifneces-
sary,topitup.
• Leavespacebetweentarpaulinsandthecampersoasnot
to hamper ventilation.
• Theexteriorshouldbetreatedwithwaxoraspecialpolish
for varnish.
• Useaprotectiveagenttoprotectthemetalpartsofthe
chassisagainstrust.
• Checktheundercarriagefordamageand,ifnecessary,
drivetoyourdealertohaveitrepaired.
• Ensurethatnowatercangetintotheventingontheoor,
heatingsystemandrefrigeratorventing(mountwinter
covers*).
The following applies for tanks and containers:
• Clean,disinfect,descaleandcompletelyemptyallwater
pipes and faucets. Leave faucets open.
• Cleanthefreshwatertankandemptyitbyunscrewingthe
overowpipe.
• Cleanandemptythewastewatertank.
• Cleanandemptythetoiletushingtankandtheexcre-
menttank.Cleanthetoiletvalve,applyalubricantfor
seals and leave it open.
• Completelyemptythetherme/boiler.
• Ifyourmotorhomeisequippedwithahot-waterheater:
rinsethewaterheaterthoroughlyandemptyallofthe
water.