Karmann Ontario, Operating Instructions Manual

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Travelling in the Karmann mobile
home
Even if you are used to driving mobile
homes, you must remember when
travelling that, because of the chassis,
a mobile home is virtually a small
truck which requires particular care as
regards driving and handling
characteristics:
To make sure that your Karmann
mobile home is always safe, you
should check certain points before the
start of every journey. You can find
more detailed information about this
in these operating instructions:
Safety checklist
Retract entry step (illuminated
display)
Close and lock all exterior flaps
Close the body door
Close and lock the opening
window
Close the roof hatch
Close drawers and cupboards
Close door to bathroom and WC
Close refrigerator door
Secure TV aerial, if installed
Check luggage for secure fixing
Store away objects lying around on
shelves, tables etc.
Close shutoff valves for gas
equipment, if it is not being used
Free the roof of ice and snow in the
winter
Check the battery voltage of the
vehicle and auxiliary battery at the
control panel, particularly in winter
(see Page 6-1).
Open all blinds before starting the
journey.
Tire pressure
Vehicle lights
Oil level
Coolant level
Because of its relatively long
projection behind the rear axle, the
back end of the vehicle can break
away.
When driving up steep slopes or
ramps make sure that the back end
does not hit the ground.
Avoid sudden braking if possible.
Make sure that any passengers
sitting in the rear of the vehicle are
wearing their seatbelts and that
they do not leave their seats.
Only allow people to travel in the
vehicle in the seat provided with
seatbelts.
Even after short interruptions to the
journey, always make sure that the
entry step is retracted.
D BEFORE STARTING YOUR JOURNEY D
Check the following on the basis
vehicle according to the Sprinter
operating instructions:
2-3