Hobby Vantana 2018, Manual

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9. Gas 145
The following applies to the gas bottle cabinet:
• Always check the gas cylinder mountings before driving.
Stand the gas cylinders upright and close the valves.
• Pull any loose straps tight.
• The gas-bottle container is not suitable for transporting
accessories (e.g. food or electrical devices).
• The stop valves on the gas cylinders must always be
easily accessible.
• Do not close the gas bottle cabinet’s air vents.
• Ensure that third parties cannot gain access to the gas
bottle cabinet.
Gas bottles must be shut while driving if there is no crash
sensor* on board.
• Open the flap of the gas bottle container.
• Close the main stop valve on the gas cylinder. Pay attenti
-
on to the direction of the arrow.
• Unscrew the gas pressure regulator/ high-pressure hose
*
by hand from the gas bottle (left-handed thread).
• Loosen the fixing strap and remove the gas cylinder.
• Replace the full gas cylinder in the gas bottle cabinet and
carefully fasten it using the fixing straps.
• Screw the gas pressure regulator/ high-pressure hose
*
by
hand on to the gas bottle (left-handed thread).
• Only when equipped with a crash sensor
*
:
Press on the hose rupture protection (green button) on the
high-pressure hose
(p. 147).
• Check that gas is not escaping from the connection point
using leak detector spray.
• Close the door of the gas bottle container.
Do not smoke or ignite open flames while changing the gas
cylinders. After changing the gas bottles, check whether
there is any gas escaping from the tie-in point by spraying it
with leak detection spray.
Changing gas cylinders