Maintenance and Care
11-6
• Leavestoragecompartmentsandcupboardsopentoair.
• Placecushionsandmattressesinsuchawaythattheywill
not come into contact with condensation.
• Ifnecessary,heatthemobilehometoavoidmildewdueto
condensation.
• Place3kgofcommonsaltinabowltokeeptheinteriorof
thevehicledry.Thesaltwillsoakupanymoisture.Change
itregularly.
• Disconnectbatteries;ideally,removethemandcheckonce
amonthiftheyarestillcharged,otherwisechargethem.
• Turnoffthe12Vmasterswitch.
The following applies for the exterior of the caravan and
the basic vehicle:
• Useasuitablematerialtopreserveexteriorvarnishedsur-
faces.
• Protectthemetalpartsoftheunderbodyagainstrustwith
awaxpreservative.
• Tocareforthewheels,jackupthevehicleormoveitfrom
onespottoanothereverytwomonths.
• Useatarpaulin,leavingspacebetweenitandthevehicleto
ensuresufcientairing.
• Leavethecompulsoryventilationopen.
• Air your mobile home thoroughly every three to four
weeks.
• Checktheantifreezerinthecoolingcircuit,rellingifneces-
sary.
The following applies for containers:
• Emptythefreshwatertankwithapumporwastevalveand
clean it.
• Emptyandcleanthesewagetank.
• EmptyandcleantheWCtank.
• Completelyemptythewaterheaterbyswitchingthefresh
water pump onthe on-boardcontrol centre to “off“ and
openingallfaucets.
• Ensurethatwatercannotgetintothecompulsoryventilation
intheoorortheheating.
Alsonotetheinformationandoperatinginstructionsgiven
bythemanufacturersofthebuilt-inequipment.