Contents
13.9 Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
13.10 Vehicle identification plate. . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
13.11 Warning and information stickers . . . . . . .221
14 Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
14.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
14.2 Tyre selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
14.3 Tyre specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
14.4 Handling of tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
14.5 Changing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
14.6 Spare wheel support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
14.7 Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
15 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
15.1 Braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
15.2 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
15.3 Gas system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
15.4 Cooker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
15.4.1 Gas cooker/gas oven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
15.4.2 Microwave oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
15.5 Heater/boiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
15.5.1 Heater/boiler Truma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
15.5.2 Alde heater/boiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
15.6 Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
15.6.1 Dometic refrigerator without AES . . . . . . .235
15.6.2 Thetford refrigerator without SES (error
diagnostics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
15.6.3 Refrigerator Dometic 7 series with AES . .237
15.6.4 Dometic 8 series with MES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
15.6.5 Dometic 8 series with AES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
15.7 Air conditioning unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
15.8 Water supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
15.9 Vacuum toilet (Dometic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
15.10 Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
16 Special equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
16.1 Weight details for special equipment. . . .243
17 Helpful notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
17.1 Traffic rules in foreign countries . . . . . . . . .247
17.2 Help on Europe's roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
17.3 Speed limits and permissible
dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250
17.4 Driving with low beam in European
countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
17.5 Sleeping in the vehicle away from
camping areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
17.6 Gas supply in European countries . . . . . . .254
17.7 Toll regulations in European countries. . .254
17.8 Tips on staying overnight safely during
travel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
17.9 Tips for winter campers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
17.10 Travel checklists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256