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Instruction manual CongratulationsInstruction manual We congratulate you on your new motorhome and would like to thank you for choosing a quality product from Dethleffs. Whether you want to enjoy your holidays on good or bad roads, whether you want to have your "holiday home" out in the country, at the seaside or in the mountains: Your Dethleffs motorhome will always make sure that you can enjoy your holidays because the Dethleffs team has been building caravans for more than seventy years and knows what is important. This experience shows itself in the well thought-out, cosy and yet highly functional equipment as well as in the outstanding driving characteristics. Each Dethleffs vehicle is manufactured with great care and the quality is closely checked. This ensures that our products have a long service life. In view of these strict requirements, we guarantee top quality of our prod- ucts and grant you a six year leakage guarantee of the body in accordance with our guarantee conditions (see section 1.2). This instruction manual deals primarily with the body of your motorhome. It will give you all important informa- tion and tips so that you can enjoy all technical advantages of your Dethleffs motorhome to the full. We have also included a chapter on maintenance – and thus on the conservation of value. In addition, you will find the documents on the base vehicle and the various built-in appliances. For maintenance work or whenever you need some help, please always get in touch with your authorised spe- cialist workshop. They know your motorhome best of all, and will meet all your requests fast and reliably. In the event of chassis-related problems with Dethleff vehicles, authorised workshops of the base vehicle man- ufacturer are able to provide assistance. If you encounter problems on the Fiat chassis, please call the phone number 00800 34281111. We wish you a lot of fun with your motorhome, a relaxing holiday and safe driving at all times. Your Dethleffs team © 2008 Dethleffs GmbH & Co. KG, Isny Motorcaravan - 01-08 - DET-0033-06EN Instruction manual Motorcaravan - 01-08 - DET-0033-06EN Contents 1 Guarantee. 7 5.5 Driver's seat and front passenger's 1.1 Guarantee certificate. 7 seat . 43 1.2 Guarantee conditions . 8 5.5.1 Seats (Aguti) . 43 1.3 Inspection records. 9 5.5.2 Seats (ISRI) . 44 1.4 Inspection plan for annual 5.6 Headrests . 45 inspection . 12 5.7 Backrest adjustment mechanism 1.5 Inspection plan for water for bench . 46 ingress test . 12 5.8 Seating arrangement . 46 5.9 Branch block (model I). 47 2Introduction. 15 5.10 Electrical window winders (model I). 47 2.1 General . 16 5.11 Electrically adjustable external 2.2 Environmental tips. 16 mirrors (model I) . 48 5.12 Roman shades for windscreen, 3Safety. 19 driver's window and front 3.1 Fire prevention . 19 passenger's window. 48 3.1.1 Avoidance of fire risks. 19 5.13 Writing and reading rest . 49 3.1.2 Fire-fighting . 19 5.14 Bonnet . 49 3.1.3 In case of fire. 19 5.14.1 Model I . 50 3.2 General . 20 5.14.2 Fortero, Van. 50 3.3 Road safety. 20 5.15 Filling washer fluid (model I) . 51 3.4 Towing. 22 5.16 Checking the oil level (model I) . 51 3.5 Gas system . 22 5.17 Filling up with diesel. 52 3.5.1 General instructions . 22 3.5.2 Gas bottles . 23 6 Pitching the motorhome . 53 3.6 Electrical system . 24 6.1 Handbrake . 53 3.7 Water system . 24 6.2 Entrance step. 53 6.3 Wheel chocks . 53 4 Before the journey . 25 6.4 Supports . 53 4.1 Keys . 25 6.4.1 General instructions. 53 4.1.1 Model A and T, bus, Van. 25 6.4.2 Steady legs (Sawiko) . 54 4.1.2 Model I . 25 6.4.3 Steady legs (AL-KO) . 55 4.2 Registration. 26 6.5 240 V connection . 55 4.3 Payload . 26 6.6 Refrigerator . 55 4.3.1 Terms . 27 4.3.2 Calculating the payload. 29 7Living . 57 4.3.3 Loading the vehicle correctly. 30 7.1 Doors . 57 4.3.4 Roof load. 31 7.1.1 Conversion door, outside . 57 4.3.5 Rear garage/rear storage space . 32 7.1.2 Conversion door, outside 4.3.6 Double floor. 33 (with recessed handle). 58 4.3.7 Sliding drawer . 33 7.1.3 Conversion door, outside (Hartal) . 58 4.3.8 Bike rack . 34 7.1.4 Conversion door, inside (with knob) . 59 4.4 Towing. 34 7.1.5 Conversion door, inside 4.5 Entrance step . 35 (with locking lever) . 59 4.5.1 Mechanically operated entrance 7.1.6 Conversion door, inside (Hartal) . 60 step . 35 7.1.7 Driver's door, outside . 60 4.5.2 Electrically operated entrance step. 35 7.1.8 Driver's door, inside . 61 4.6 PVC-floor covering . 36 7.1.9 Insect screen door, can be 4.7 Television . 37 folded out . 61 4.8 Snow chains . 37 7.1.10 Insect screen on the conversion 4.9 Road safety. 38 door, extendable . 62 7.1.11 Window of conversion door 5 During the journey . 41 (Hartal) . 62 5.1 Driving the motorhome . 41 7.2 External flaps . 63 5.2 Driving speed . 42 7.2.1 Flap lock with recessed handle . 63 5.3 Brakes. 42 7.2.2 Flap lock, elliptical-shaped. 63 5.4 Seat belts . 42 7.2.3 Sliding drawer . 64 5.4.1 Fastening the seat belt correctly . 43 7.3 Ventilation . 65 Motorcaravan - 01-08 - DET-0033-06EN 3 Contents 7.4 Windows . 65 8.3 Gas consumption . .103 7.4.1 Sliding window with lock . 66 8.4 Changing gas bottles . .104 7.4.2 Sliding window without lock . 66 8.5 Gas isolator taps. .105 7.4.3 Hinged window with rotary hinges . 66 8.6 External gas connection . .105 7.4.4 Hinged window with automatic 8.7 Duomatic switching facility . .106 hinges . 68 7.4.5 Blind and insect screen . 69 9 Electrical system . .109 7.4.6 Roman shade and insect screen . 70 9.1 General safety instructions . .109 7.4.7 Roman shades for windscreen, 9.2 Terms . .109 driver's window and front 9.3 12 V power supply . .110 passenger's window . 71 9.3.1 Living area battery . .110 7.5 Skylights. 71 9.4 Charging the living area battery 7.5.1 Skylight with snap latch (variant 1) . 72 and starter battery . .112 7.5.2 Skylight with snap latch (variant 2) . 73 9.4.1 Charging using a 240 V power 7.5.3 Hinged skylight. 74 supply . .112 7.5.4 Heki skylight (mini and midi) . 75 9.4.2 Charging using the vehicle engine . .112 7.5.5 Wind-up skylight. 76 9.4.3 Charging with an external charger . .112 7.6 Rotating seats . 77 9.5 Transformer/rectifier (EBL 99) . .113 7.7 Tables . 77 9.5.1 Battery cut-off switch . .115 7.7.1 Suspension table with fold-out leg . 77 9.5.2 Battery selector switch . .115 7.7.2 Swivel table for the round seating 9.5.3 Battery monitor . .115 group . 79 9.5.4 Charging the battery . .116 7.7.3 Fixed table (movable table-top) . 80 9.6 Transformer/rectifier (EBL 220) . .116 7.7.4 Fixed table . 80 9.6.1 Battery separation . .118 7.7.5 Lift-off table for the round seating 9.6.2 Battery selector switch . .118 group . 82 9.6.3 Battery monitor . .118 7.8 Television. 82 9.6.4 Charging the battery . .119 7.9 Lamps . 83 9.7 Panel IT 20-3 . .119 7.10 Light switch . 84 9.7.1 V/tank gauge for battery voltage 7.11 Extending the seating group . 84 and water or waste water levels . .119 7.11.1 Extending the central seating 9.7.2 Battery alarm for the living area group . 84 battery. .121 7.12 Beds. 85 9.7.3 12 V main switch . .121 7.12.1 Overcab bed . 85 9.7.4 12 V indicator lamp. .121 7.12.2 Pull-down bed (model I) . 86 9.7.5 240 V indicator lamp. ..