Operation Manual

Maintenance and Care
12-8
12.5 Winter Lay Up for the Van
The following applies for the external structure:
• Washthevanthoroughly(see 12.4).
• Checkthevehiclefordamagestothevarnishandother
damages.Ifnecessary,repairthesedamagesandcarry
outanyothernecessaryrepairs.
Formanypeople,thecampingseasonendswhenthetempe-
raturestartstofall.Yourvanmustbeproperlypreparedforits
winterlayup.
The following general rules apply:
• Onlyleaveyourvaninaclosedspaceifitisdryandwell-
aired.Otherwise,itisbettertoleaveyourvanintheopen.
• Toprotectthetyres,jackupthevanormoveitslightlytoa
newpositioneverytwomonths.
• Closeallgasbottlesandemergencyshutovalves.
• Disconnect(or,ideally,remove)thebatteryandstoreit
safefromfrost.Checkitaboutonceamonthtoseeifitis
stillcharged;ifnot,chargeit.
• Checktheantifreezeinthecoolingsystemand,ifneces-
sary,topitup.
• Leavespacebetweentarpaulinsandthecampersoasnot
to hamper ventilation.
• Theexteriorshouldbetreatedwithwaxoraspecialpolish
for varnish.
• Useaprotectiveagenttoprotectthemetalpartsofthe
chassisagainstrust.
• Checktheundercarriagefordamageand,ifnecessary,
drivetoyourdealertohaveitrepaired.
• Ensurethatnowatercangetintotheventingontheoor,
heatingsystemandrefrigeratorventing(mountwinter
covers*).
The following applies for tanks and containers:
• Clean,disinfect,descaleandcompletelyemptyallwater
pipes and faucets. Leave faucets open.
• Cleanandemptythefreshwatertank.
• Cleanandemptythewastewatertank.
• Cleanandemptythetoiletushingtankandtheexcre-
menttank.Cleanthetoiletvalve,applyalubricantfor
seals and leave it open.
• Completelyemptythetherme/boiler.