Easy Caravanning TakeOff Active, Руководство пользователя

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TYRES & RIMS
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User manual TakeOff
Frequently check the tyre pressure. Prefer-
ably use nitrogen in order to reduce pressure
loss and corrosion of steel rims. Frequently
check the condition of the tyres, also during
the journey. Under normal circumstances tyres
will have a lifespan of about 6 years. This is
also dependent on the mileage. Replace tyres
timely, by all means. Tyres with sufficient profile
still need to be replaced sometimes in case of
so-called drought cracks on the side and/or
tread of the tyres. Besides checking the outside
of the tyre, also check the (less visible) inside.
Check the wheel bolts after 50 km, after service
or after tyre replacement.
Tyre repair set
Easy Caravanning recommends to bring a spare
wheel in good condition.
Yet, nowadays also a number of fine quality
so-called tyre repair sets (e.g. Continental) are
available in the market, that minor tyre leakages
can be fixed with without the need to detach
the entire wheel. By use of a small compressor,
that is connected to the car’s battery, a fluid
filler is pumped into the tyre, while it is being in-
flated at the same time. Such repairs are merely
temporary solutions. Easy Caravanning recom-
mends to subsequently still replace the tyre at
the earliest convenience.
Changing a wheel
A trailer tyre puncturing during the journey is
usually noticed too late and will have incurred
significant damage already. In most cases, re-
pair will, as such, not be possible.
Use your exterior mirrors during the
journey to regularly check the condition
of the tyres of the TakeOff, by directing
the mirrors slightly down.
If your TakeOff has been executed with a spare
wheel, act as follows:
Detached from the car
• Pull the handbrake of the TakeOff.
• Extend the corner studs at the side that
does not require wheel replacement.
• Place the jack in the jack support holder
during replacement of the tyre, raise the
TakeOff until the tyre to be replaced is off
the ground.
Hitched to the car
• Steer towards a hard shoulder or verge if
possible.
• Pull the handbrake of the car and the
trailer.
• Put on a high visibility safety vest.
• Place a hazard triangle on the road sur-
face, at least 100 metres behind the
TakeOff.
• Unscrew the wheel bolts of the wheel
to be replaced until these can be further
unscrewed manually, after having raised
the TakeOff.
Tyres & rims