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TECHNICAL DATA
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Below is technical data relating to your Auto-Sleeper. This section is laid out as
follows:
BASE VEHICLE DATA
WEIGHTS, DIMENSIONS AND CAPACITIES
APPLIANCE TECHNICAL DATA
BASE VEHICLE DATA
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For all matters relating to the base vehicle, and particularly tyre pressures, refer
to the base vehicle instruction book or if in doubt consult your local base vehicle
commercial dealer.
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WEIGHTS, DIMENSIONS AND CAPACITIES
3.1
Before using your Auto-Sleeper you should be fully conversant with all matters
relating to weights. The following definitions should be fully understood and then
related to the tabulated base vehicle weight data.
3.2
Weights
3.2.1
Details of vehicle weights are found below, and are presented in the manner
prescribed in the European Standard EN1646-2 for Payloads. All weights are in
kilograms (kg).
3.2.2 Note 1:
Please take care to ensure that you have allowed for the masses of all
items you intend to carry in the motor caravan e.g. passengers, optional
equipment, essential habitation equipment and personal effects such as clothing,
food, pets, bicycles, sailboards, sports equipment, etc.
3.2.3 Note 2:
Warning - Under no circumstances should the maximum technically
permissible laden mass of this motor caravan, or its individual axles, be
exceeded.
3.3 Definitions
Note that the paragraph numbers below, refering to definitions, are repeated in
the weight data table in the appropriate section.
3.3.1 Maximum Technically Permissible Laden Mass (MTPLM).
The Maximum Technically Permissible Laden Mass is a figure given by the
manufacturer of the base vehicle. It is the combined maximum permitted weight
of the vehicle and all of its contents, both inside and out. The MTPLM is
unaffected by the Auto-Sleeper conversion.
3.3.2
Mass in Running Order (MRO).
The Mass in Running Order is defined as the mass of the standard converted
vehicle with bodywork including the following:
- coolants (oil and water)
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washer fluid
- 90% of automotive fuel
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tools
- spare wheel
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driver (@75 kg, 11st 121b )
iv.
- crockery
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fire extinguisher
All other optional equipment whether on the base vehicle or part of the
conversion is excluded from the mass in running order.
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