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2. Safety
Smoke detector
The caravan has been fitted with a battery-operated smoke detector
on the ceiling. Should smoke be detected inside the vehicle, a loud
alarm will go off, warning any passengers of a possible
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re.
The detector's own electricity supply, powered by the built-in 9V block
battery, ensures that the smoke detector will function independent
of the vehicle's electric system, even if the power supply has been
switched off.
• To activate the smoke detector, pull the protective foil off the
block battery and insert the battery.
• Use the test button to test the smoke detector.
Smoke detector
Please refer also to the device manufacturer's operating
manual.
For more information on using and changing the battery,
please refer to Chapter 11 Maintenance and Upkeep.
A smoke detector will not prevent
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res or put them out.
If it is working properly, it will merely provide you with
those possibly decisive seconds to save yourself and
notify emergency services.
Fighting a fire
• Evacuate all passengers immediately.
• Disconnect the gas supply when using gas-operated devices.
• Gas containers
*
which cannot be removed should be cooled
with water.
• Shut off the electrical supply.
• Sound the alarm and call the
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re service.
• Only
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ght the
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re yourself if this is possible without risk.
2.4
Emergency equipment
To be prepared in case of an emergency, you should always carry the
three emergency devices on board and familiarize yourself with them.
First-aid kit
The
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rst aid kit should always be kept handy. It should have a
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xed
place in the base vehicle/caravan. If things have been removed from
the first aid kit or used they must be replaced as soon as possible.
High visibility jacket/vest
British regulations for carrying and wearing a high-visibility vest with
white retro-reflective stripes in accordance with EN 471 whenever
you step outside the vehicle on roads outside built-up areas or on the
hard shoulder.
The driver must put on this high-visibility vest when the vehicle
• comes to a stop outside city limits on an obscure rural road be
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cause of an accident or breakdown, if the visibility is poor due to
bad weather, in twilight or darkness, or
• when it must be highlighted by the use of a warning triangle on
the hard shoulder because of an accident or breakdown.
