Hobby Caravan Series, Handbook

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Changing gas bottles:
•
Open the flap of the gas-bottle container.
•
Shut the main shutoff valve on the gas bottle.
•
Manually unscrew the gas pressure regulator
and gas hose from the gas bottle (left-handed
thread).
•
Loosen the belts and remove the gas bottle.
•
Put full gas bottle back in the bottle container.
•
Lash belts securely.
• Manually screw gas pressure regulator and
gas hose onto the gas bottle (left-handed
thread).
• Close the lid of the gas-bottle container.
Never smoke or light open fires when
changing gas bottles. After changing
bottles, check whether gas is escaping
from the points of attachment by spra -
ying these with a leak indicator.
Shutoff spigots and valves
The gas circulation to the corresponding device
can be cut off with these spigots. The spigots
are marked with stickers for the corresponding
devices.
Place of installation of gas shutoff spigots
• These are located in the kitchen in the upper
drawer.
Rules for shutoff spigots and valves:
•
Close all spigots on gas-powered devices
during the drive.
• The gas shutoff spigots shown on the adjoi -
ning photos are closed. To open the valves,
they must be turned to a vertical position.
• No inflammable devices may be in operation
when filling the petrol tank of the base vehi
-
cle, on ferries and in the garage.
If you suspect a leak in the gas
system, you must immediately close
all the shutoff spigots in the camper
and the gas bottle valves in the bottle
compartment.
If you suspect leaks, have your
dealer or another expert inspect for
leaks.
Such an inspection may never be
conducted in the presence of open
flames.
The symbols on the gas shutoff
spigots have the following
meanings:
Heating
element
Baking
oven Gas
range Refrigerator