EuroCaravaning VANTourer 2021, Manual

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SAFETy iNSTruCTiONS
109-0006-08EN - 21/09
DANGER!
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To avoid damage to persons and/or property, always ensure any additional gas-operated appliances
installed at a later point in time are equipped for an operating pressure of 30 millibar [mbar].
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Do not use gas-operated appliances with varying connection pressures.
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No additional gas-operated appliances must be connected under any circumstances.
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When using the gas cooker, you must open either a roof light, a window or a door! Failure to observe
this may lead to an acute lack of oxygen and the possible creation of odourless and toxic carbon mon-
oxide (CO) which can cause suffocation and death.
DANGER!
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Do not use gas-operated appliances when refuelling, in multi-storey car parks, in garages or on ferries.
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Do not use fuel-powered appliances (e.g. diesel-powered heater) when refuelling, in multi-storey car
parks, in garages or on ferries.
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Do not block ventilation devices or exhaust openings for gas-operated or fuel-powered appliances (refrigerator,
heater, etc.) and clean them regularly.
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The caravan must never be heated with radiant heaters and other appliances that take their combustion air from the
interior of the caravan.
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Repairs and modifications to the gas system may only be carried out by an authorised specialist workshop.
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The LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) system is inspected by an engineer before it leaves the factory. The gas system
must be re-inspected every 2 years and following modification or repair.
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To ensure a continuous exchange of air in the vehicle, the forced ventilation openings in the roof lights, mushroom
vents and in the floor plate in the kitchen area must never be covered!
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Before starting up the gas heating system, remove any dirt and snow from the combustion air inlets to prevent car-
bon monoxide (CO) in the exhaust gas increasing to an inadmissible level!
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The gas locker must be hermetically sealed from the interior of the vehicle and there must be a ventilation opening
of at least 100 cm
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on or immediately above the floor which must never be covered!
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Gas cylinders must be kept in the gas locker where they must be held upright and securely tied down to prevent
them from turning.
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Do not store current-carrying electrical devices (e.g. batteries) and/or devices which can create a source of ignition
in the gas locker.
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Electrical leads of any type may only be led through the gas locker when properly insulated, and not fastened with
clips!
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It is not permissible to store any objects inside the gas locker. The gas locker is not a storage compartment.