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2. Safety
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•Onnoaccountshouldthepermissiblerearaxleloadbe
exceeded.
•Duetoloadremovalonthefrontaxle,itisconsiderably
morediculttohandlethevehiclewhenthereargarage
is fully loaded.
Storage space in the rear
Whenloadingthestoragespaceintherearadheretotheper-
missible axle loads and the technically permissible total mass.
Distributepay-loadevenly.Excesspoint loadswilldamagethe
oorcovering.
• Fullychargethebatteriesbeforeeachjourney.Pleaserefer
tothesectionon"Ancillarybattery".
•Switchonbatterycircuitbreaker.
Battery
Driver‘s cabin
Do not forget the following
• Setthesittingposition.
Exterior
Checktheexteriorofthevehicleandcarryoutthefollowing
preparationsbeforedriving:
Preparing the vehicle
• Closeallofthewindowsinthelivingroomaswellasthe
roofbonnetsandroofwindows.
• Retracttheentrancestep.
• Closeandlocktheslidingdoor,rearandserviceapsin
thesuperstructure.
• Closethetapforthewastewatertank.
• Closeallofthegasstopvalvesonthegasdevices,with
theexceptionofthestopvalvefortheheatingifthevehicle
hasbeenequippedwithagaspressureregulatorforuse
whiledriving.(e.g.ControlCS,SecuMotion)
• Ifnecessaryremovethe230Velectriccablefromtheexterior
socket.
• Ifnecessary,slidetheTVantenna*inasfaraspossibleor
retract the satellite dish* .
•
Ifnecessarysecurebicycles * ;ensurethattheycannotslideand
check that the existing lighting systems are not covered.
• Ifnecessaryturnothelightinthetent.
• Ifnecessary,rolluptheawningandstowthecranksecurelyin
the van.