elddis Affinity 2013, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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GENERAL SAFETY
YOUR CARAVAN PAYLOAD EXPLAINED
Definitions
Maximum technically permissible laden
mass (MTPLM)
Maximum mass of the vehicle, which takes into
account operating conditions including, factors
such as the strength of materials, loading capacity
of the tyres etc.
Mass of the caravan in running order
(MIRO)
This is the weight of your caravan as it leaves our
factory plus the following:
18kgs to allow for the carrying of 2 x 5kgs
BP gas light bottles.
9kgs of water in the water heater.
Personal effects payload (PEP)
This is calculated by the following formula:
10L + 10N + 50
L is the body length of the caravan in meters.
N is the number of berths.
50 is for normal equipment carried in the
caravan, a sample list is given below.
TV ........................................................ 3kgs
Kettle ................................................ 0.5kgs
Bed linen ............................................. 6kgs
Crockery ............................................ 5kgs
Saucepans ........................................... 3kgs
Wastemaster ..................................... 6kgs
Aquaroll (empty) .............................. 5kgs
Waste bin ............................................. 1kg
Cutlery ................................................ 2kgs
Toilet fluid etc ................................. 2.5kgs
Battery .............................................. 16kgs
Optional equipment payload (OEP)
This is an amount of weight provided by us for
factory fitted options.
Please note: Any options fitted by the retailer
will reduce the overall payload available to the
customer.
User Payload is the sum of the PEP and the OEP.