Operation Manual

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7. Installation of electrical devices
A pushbutton
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is located directly on the battery container. It is
usedtodisconnectthebatteryfromthe12Velectricalsystem.
Atthesametime,thisbuttonservesasa30Aautomaticcircuit
breaker.
If the caravan is not used for a longer period of time, please dis-
connect the battery from the electrical system in order to prevent
thebatteryfrombeingexcessivelydischarged.
•Beforeeachjourney,pleasecheckthatthebatteryis
charged(see p. 60).Ifnecessary,connectittothemains
and press the main switch to start charging the battery.
•Leavethemainswitchonwheneverthecaravanisbeing
used so that the battery is charged regularly.
•Donotforgettoactivatethepushbuttononthebattery
container.
•Useeveryopportunityduringyourjourneytocharge
the battery.
•Thebatterylosesitscapacityafterhavingbeenused
for a while and at low temperatures.
• Anacousticwarningsignalwillbegivenoiftheremai-
ning time during discharge operation is less than 1 hour.
•Ifthebatteryvoltageshouldbelessthan10.0V,all
deviceswillautomaticallybeswitchedo.
•Awarningwillgooifthebatteryagestoavalueless
than50%ofitsnominalcapacity.
• Ifthevehicleisnotinuseforalongerperiodoftime,
the battery should be disconnected or the main switch
shouldbeswitchedoafterthebatteryhasbeenopti-
mally charged.
7.4 Electrical system
As soon as there is a mains connection, the electrical system will
switch from battery operation to mains operation.
Theelectricalsupplyunitusesaconvertertotransformtheexternal
mainsvoltageforthe12Voltelectricaldevices.
Allofthelampsinthecamperuse12V.Onlylargeelectricaldevices
suchasthetherme,oorheating,airconditioner,etc.,use230V.
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Pushbutton
Battery container
CEE external socket