Hobby Siesta - 2.5 Before Driving

2. Safety
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AnychangesmadetothevehiclethatunderlieGermanRoad
TracLicensingRegulationsmustbeociallyauthorised!
Ifyouhaveanyfurtherquestionsordiculties,yourautho-
risedHobbydealerwillalwaysbeavailabletoassistyou!
• Tighten the nuts on the wheels after driving the rst
50 miles with your camper.
• Switch o the gas-operated built-in devices before put-
ting petrol in the tank.
The general inspection canbecarriedoutbytheGerman
TechnicalSurveyanceAssociation(TÜV),theGermanEngine
VehicleSurveyanceAssociation(DEKRA)oranociallyappro-
vedexpert.
2.5.1 What to observe before taking your rst drive
Vehicle registration
Everyvehiclethatdrivesonpublicroadsmustberegistered.This
alsoappliestoyournewenginehome.Applyforregistrationat
yourlocalDriverandVehicleLicensingAgency.
Thefollowingdocumentsarerequiredtoinitiatetheregistra-
tionprocess:
- MotorVehicleRegistrationCerticatePartIIand/orCerti-
cateofConformity(CoC)
- ElectronicInsuranceCerticate/eICNumber
- personalidenticationorproofofresidence
- possibly,powerofattorneytohavesomeoneelseregister
the caravan.
- ifapplicable:directdebitmandatefortaxes
General inspection
Incommonwithpassengercarsnewenginehomeswithaper-
missibletotalweightupto3.5tonnesdonothavetoundergoa
generalinspectionfortherstthreeyearsafterinitialregistration.
Afterthistheymustundergoageneralinspectioneverytwoyears.
Engine homes weighing between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes must under-
2.5 Before driving
goageneralinspectioneverytwoyearsduringtherstsixyears
followinginitialregistration.Afterthisageneralinspectionmust
be carried out every year.