Hobby Van Vantana 2016 - Winter Heating Considerations; Winter Tank and Container Care; End of Winter Season Care

12. Maintenance and Care172
The following applies for heating
•Boththeairintakeaswellastheexhaustgasopeningsof
the heating system must be kept free of snow and ice.
•Ittakeslongertoheatupthevehicleinwinter,especiallyto
heat hot water.
•Donotlettheinteriorcooldowncompletelywhenyouare
away or at night; set the heating to low and leave it on.
Continuetoheatthevehiclewhileyouaresleeping!
•Thevanusesconsiderablymoregasinwinterthaninsum-
mer.Two11kgbottlesofgaswillbeusedupinjustunder
one week.
•Therefore,shouldyoustaylongerinoneplace,itiswor-
thwhile to set up an outer tent. It will help to acclimatise the
van and keep the dirt out.
The following applies for tanks and containers
•
Iftheinteriorissucientlyheated,thefreshwatertank,
water pipes and boiler should not freeze. Fill all of the wa-
ter 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vanisheated.Theexcrement
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.