Operation Manual

Maintenance and Care
12-10
If,despiteallofthesemeasures,condensationforms,
simplywipeitaway.
Beforeenteringthevehicle,removethesnowfromyour
clothesandshoestopreventanincreaseinhumidity.
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vaninwinter.
• Donotshutventsforforcedventilation.
• Settheheatingtomaximumpowerwhenheatingupthe
van.Openstowagespaces,cupboards,drawers,furniture
aps,curtains,shadesandplissés.Thisenablesyouto
achieveoptimumventilationandde-aerating.
• Onlyheatthevanwhentherecirculationairsystemisswit-
ched on.
• Everymorning,airallofthecushions,mattressesand
stowagespacesanddryanydampspots.
• Airthoroughlywithfullyopeneddoorsandwindowssever-
altimesaday.
• Iftheoutsidetemperatureisunder8°C,wintercovers*
shouldbemountedovertheventilationgrillesoftherefri-
gerator.
• 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therme/boilershouldnotfreeze.Fillallof
thewater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.