Easy Caravanning TakeOff Active, Руководство пользователя

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ON YOUR WAY WITH THE TAKEOFF
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User manual TakeOff
Into the mountains
Its limited weight and dimensions make the
TakeOff excellently suitable to drive on smaller
roads and mountain roads.
When going up a mountain road, always
timely put it in a lower gear to retain
sufficient tractive power, depending on
the situation.
When going down a mountain road,
always try to use the engine to brake
and gear back, if necessary. Always go
down a mountain road at limited speeds,
as a safety precaution and to prevent
overheating of the brake system: Rule of
thumb here is to apply the same speeds
as when going up the mountain. When
the overrun damper is working properly,
the overrun brake will be activated
by a braking action of the driver. After
releasing the brake, due to the remaining
pushing force of the trailer, the overrun
brake will normally not go back to its
original position. In these instances the
trailer will descend with dragging brakes.
The adjustment of the trailer brakes is
very precise, particularly when going
into the mountains. During long steep
descents, the temperature in the
brake linings could become higher
than 200˚C Celsius. This could lead to
serious damage to the brake drums,
e.g. burned brake lining, bearing failure,
etc. If the speeds have become too
high and the car brake was applied, it
would be sensible to stop the car-trailer
combination, so the overrun brake will
be disengaged when pulling out again. During long steep descents it is advisable to
take a little break every now and then, so as to
allow the brakes to cool down. When standing
still, do make sure that the overrun brake is
released again.
Unpaved roads
The TakeOff was not designed to run over
unpaved roads and roads that are in very poor
condition. Therefore, these situations should be
avoided as much as possible.