Operation Manual

12. Maintenance and upkeep
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Cleaning with a high-pressure cleaner
Cleaning the exterior
The vehicle should not be washed more often than necessary.
Rules for cleaning the exterior
• Rinse the vehicle with a light stream of water.
• Wash the vehicle with a soft sponge and commercial cleaning
agents. Rinse the sponge often in the process.
• Afterwards, rinse with a great deal of water.
• Dry the vehicle with a suede cloth.
• Allow the vehicle to stand out in the open after washing to let it dry.
Note the instructions for the high-pressure cleaner before washing
the caravan with it.
Keep a minimum distance of 700 mm between the caravan and the
high-pressure nozzle.
Note that the water jet comes out of the cleaning nozzle with a
great deal of pressure. Incorrect use of the high-pressure cleaner
can damage the caravan. The temperature of the water must not
exceed 60° C.
Keep the water jet constantly moving during the entire washing process.
The spray from the high-pressure cleaner must never be pointed
directly at the cracks of the doors or windows, acrylic windows,
ventilation grills in the refrigerator, service aps, waste gas ues or
skylights. This may damage the vehicle or water could get inside
the vehicle.
Thoroughly dry the light sockets, because water coll-
ects there easily.
Labels and exterior decorations should not be spra-
yed directly with a high-pressure cleaner, because they
may come o.
Rules for waxing the surfaces
• Treat the paint surfaces periodically with wax. Note the
guidelines for use from the wax manufacturer.
Rules for polishing surfaces
• In exceptional cases, treat damaged paint surfaces with polish.
We recommend paste polishes free of solvents.
Direct contact with plastics such as PVC, soft PVC and similar pro-
ducts (e.g. stickers) must be avoided at all cost.
It is not possible to avoid transmitting plasticizers when solvent-based
contents come into contact with the aforementioned plastics and this
causes the parts to become brittle.