Adria Motorhome 2012, Owner'S Manual

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17 Winter camping
17.1 Travelling in winter
Winter camping is becoming more and more popular. Your ADRIA vehicle is suitable, to the
greatest possible extent, for use in winter and if you pay attention to the following information,
your winter holiday in your own vehicle will become proper winter fun.
When camping in winter:
Obtain exact information about road conditions and weather.
Avoid roads with strong uphill/downhill gradients.
Select the camping site carefully and in time, plan your arrival during the day.
Carefully check the tyres, tread depth and tyre pressure (Tab. 22-1).
Fill the windscreen washer unit with frostproof cleaner, take reserve frostproof cleaner
for the journey with you.
Before starting the journey, clear snow and ice from the roof, all windows, mirrors and
lights as well as the wheel wells.
Do not warm up the engine while parked, smoothly drive off immediately after you start
the engine.
Use only propane gas with a two-cylinder system for winter camping (Chapter 11.3).
Allow for sufficient gas supplies.
Pitching the vehicle
Clear the snow from the parking area before pitching the vehicle.
Do not park the vehicle underneath trees. Falling branches or pieces of ice can damage
the roof and the skylights.
Check the underground regularly to prevent sinking in when thawing sets in.
After pitching, secure the vehicle with wheel chocks against rolling away. Release the
parking brake to prevent freezing.
After travelling on salt-covered roads, the complete vehicle including the chassis has to
be thoroughly washed with water.
To prevent white rust formation of the galvanised parts, ensure adequate air circulation
underneath the vehicle. Water must be capable of flowing off.
Lay the 230 V power cable so as to prevent it freezing to the ground or being damaged
when snow is cleared.
Important!
Before starting the journey, mount suitable winter tyres and have snow chains on board.
Snow chains are prohibited on aluminium rims.