elddis affinity, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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GENERAL SAFETY
YOUR CARAVAN PAYLOAD
EXPLAINED
Definitions
Plated maximum technical
permissible laden mass (PMTPLM)
As specified by Elddis and in compliance with
the European Directive on Masses and
dimensions of vehicles.
Actual 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
6kgs BP gas light bottles.
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.
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 .................................. 25kgs
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.
Note: It is possible to upgrade your Plated
MTPLM to the Actual MTPLM up to the
caravan being 3 years old, there is an
administration fee for this service.
Note: Please ensure you never load your
caravan above the plated MTPLM.