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2. Safety
Interior
You must also prepare the interior of the vehicle.
Preparing the interior
• Sort all loose objects and store them in their respective com-
partments.
• Heavy and/or voluminous objects (e.g. TV/ radio) should be
stored safely and secured against slipping.
• If necessary, redirect refrigerator to 12-volt operation.
• Shut o all interior lighting.
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Ensure that all uids, including those in refrigerator, are secured
to prevent leakage.
• Close main valve on gas container and quick-close valves on all
gas-powered appliances.
• Close all doors (incl. refrigerator door), drawers and aps tightly.
• Latch the sliding door.
• Lower table and secure it.
Staying in the caravan during the drive is prohibi-
ted by law!
Rules for loading
• Spread the load evenly between the left and right-hand side of
the caravan. Heavy or bulky objects belong in the lower storage
compartments and near the axle.
• If your caravan has a tandem axle: distribute the centre of
weight between the two axles.
• Never focus the load in the caravan to the rear (danger of
swinging back and forth).
• Heavy objects should be stowed securely to prevent them from
slipping.
• Lighter objects (clothing) should be stowed in the wall cupboards.
• You may not always be able to follow the recommended
stowing arrangement, because storage possibilities are distri-
buted throughout the entire interior of the caravan. If necessary,
stow heavy objects in the base vehicle.
• Store baggage in the interior in cupboards and storage com-
partments.
• Secure doors and aps.
• After loading, check total weight and axle load(s) at a public
weigh station.
The gross vehicle weight rating indicated in the vehi-
cle documents as well as the permitted drawbar load
may not be exceeded. Also note the permissible
drawbar load of your base vehicle.
Providing your base vehicle permits this and depen-
ding on the size of the caravan, you can improve the
driving quality by increasing the drawbar load.
The max. permissible load for the left and right wheels
each equals half the value (for a single axle) and one-
quarter of the value (for vehicles with a tandem axle)
respectively of the technically max. permissible maxi-
mum weight.
2.3 Loading
