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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.
2kgs of water in the toilet holding tank as
this is the maximum recommended by
Thetford.
Essential habitation equipment payload
(EHEP)
Mass of the items required for the safe and
proper functioning of the equipment for
habitation as defined by the manufacturer.
User Payload (UP)
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
Personal effects payload (PEP)
A mass specified for the items which a user can
choose to carry in a caravan and which are not
included as essential habitation equipment or
optional equipment.
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.
Summary of Contents for Crusader
Page 5: ...CONTENTS 4 CONTENTS ...
Page 7: ...1 2 INTRODUCTION ...
Page 11: ...2 4 GENERAL SAFETY ...
Page 17: ...3 6 PREPARING FOR THE ROAD ...
Page 19: ...4 2 TOWING AND DRIVING ...
Page 27: ...6 6 GETTING STARTED ...
Page 29: ...7 2 GAS SAFETY ADVICE ...
Page 32: ...8 3 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12V FUSES SINGLE AXLE TWIN AXLE MODELS ...
Page 33: ...8 4 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAINS UNIT ...
Page 77: ...10 4 SECURITY ...
Page 85: ...12 2 STORAGE ...
Page 89: ...13 4 WARRANTY ...
Page 91: ...14 2 CODE OF PRACTICE ...
Page 93: ...15 2 CARAVAN CONSTRUCTION ...
Page 95: ...16 2 EQUIPMENT LIST ...
Page 96: ...17 1 ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS 13 PIN PLUG WIRING DIAGRAM ...
Page 97: ...17 2 ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS WIRING DIAGRAM CRUSADER ...
Page 98: ...17 3 ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS ROAD LIGHTS CRUSADER ...
Page 99: ...17 4 ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS ...
Page 109: ...20 6 GLOSSARY ...
Page 115: ...22 2 CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP ...
Page 117: ...23 2 CHANGE OF ADDRESS ...
Page 121: ...24 4 INDEX Designed and Printed by Preset Graphics Tel 01332 549278 MY2012 Ref 21209 ...