Hobby Siesta - Page 202

12. Maintenance and Care 201
The following applies for tanks and containers
• Iftheinteriorissucientlyheated,thefreshwatertank,
waterpipesandtherme/boilershouldnotfreeze.Fillallof
the water containers only after the interior has been
thoroughly heated.
• Whentheheatingison,thewastewatertankisheated.In
severe frost, also add an anti-freezing compound or table
salt to the waste water. If the vehicle is not being used, the
waste water tank must be emptied completely.
• Thetoiletcanbeusednormally,evenincoldweather,as
long as the interior of the motor home is heated. The ex-
crement tank should be emptied if there is danger of frost.
At the end of the winter season
The following applies for the care of the vehicle
• Thoroughlywashtheunderbodyandthemotor.Thisremoves
corrosive thawing agents (salts, alkali).
• Cleantheexteriorandusenormalcarwaxtopreservemetal
parts.
• Donotforgettoremoveueextensions,coverpanelson
refrigerators, etc.
Saving energy in winter
It is very easy to save energy inside your motor home. This
applies especially to heating in winter.
The following applies for saving energy
• Metertheexactuse of ventilation in thevehicleandthe
heating valve.
• Installwintermatsontheinnersidesofthedriver‘scabin
and the windscreen (not included in scope of delivery).
• Attachtheinsulatingmatbetweenthedriver‘scaband
the interior of the motor home (not included in scope of
delivery).
• Opentheoutsidedoorasseldomandbrieyaspossible.
• Ifyouarecampinginwinter,attachasmalloutertent.This
willoerprotectionagainstthecold.