2. Safety 13
Prepare the vehicle before driving!
Exterior
Check the exterior of the vehicle and carry out the following
preparations before driving:
Preparing the vehicle
• Close all of the windows in the living room as well as the
roof bonnets and roof windows.
Interior
Some preparations must also be carried out inside the van.
Preparing the interior
• Sort loose objects and stow them in the compartments.
• Store heavy and / or large objects (e.g. TV, boxes of wine or
cases of beer) safely before you start your journey, securing
them to prevent them from moving around (
see also Chapter
3.3 “Loading”
).
• If necessary switch the refrigerator to 12 V operation (in
the case of an absorber refrigerator
*
).
• Ensure that no liquids, including those in the refrigerator,
will leak.
• Secure accelerator cylinders.
• Close all of the emergency shutoff valves on the individual
gas devices, with the exception of the stop valve for the
heating, if the vehicle has been equipped with a gas pressure
regulator for use while driving (e.g. Control CS).
• Secure the table and, if possible, lower it.
• Close all doors (including refrigerator door (absorber refri
-
gerator
*
), refrigerator compartment doors), drawers and
flaps tightly (lock the central lock on the kitchen drawers).
• If necessary, secure the TV bracket
*
and, if possible,
remove the TV
*
and store it securely.
• Turn off interior lights.
Place a note with all important measures and weights in a
visible place in both the van and the driver‘s cab.
Do not overload the vehicle! It is imperative that you not
the permissible axle loads, the technically permissible
overall mass as well as the permissible height, width and
length of the van.
Gas bottles must be placed and secured correctly in the
gas box only.
Ensure that there is sufficient ventilation. Never cover up
built-in forced ventilation (skylights with forced ventilation
or mushroom vents). Ensure that forced ventilation is not
covered by snow or leaves as this increases the
danger
of suffocation.
• Fully open the Remis Blinds
*
for the driver's cab and lock
them into place.
• Should there be a thermal curtain
*
, remove it from the
driver's cab.
