9. Gas system
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9.2 Gas supply
Thecaravanisequippedwithapropanegassystem(gasbottles
arenotincludedintheprice).Thesefacilitiesoperatethefollowing
devices:
- cooker
- refrigerator
- heatingelement(intheCombiheatingsystem:incl.anintegra-
tedboiler)
- oven*
- specialequipment,ifnecessary
- externalgaspoint
Bottle box
Thegasbottleboxholdstwo11kgliquidgasbottles
j
.Viaa
safetyregulator
k
,thegasbottlesareattachedbyahose
m
to
thesupplyline
n
.Eachbottlemustbefastenedtwice,eitherby
meansoftwobelts
l
orwithabelt
l
andasafetymechanism
ontheoorofthegasbottlebox
o
.
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Rules for the gas-bottle box
• Beforeeverytrip,checkthatthegasbottlesaresecurelyfaste-
ned.Placetheminanuprightpositionandturnothevalve.
• Pullanyloosebeltstight.
• Thegas-bottleboxisnotsuitablefortransportingaccessories
(e.g.theawning,foodorelectricaldevices).
• Ensurethatthegasstopvalvesonthegasbottlescanbeeasi-
lyreachedatanytime.
• Theventilationofthegas-bottlebox(gapbetweenthebottom
ofthebottleboxandthefrontwall)mustnotbeblocked.
• Lockthegas-bottlebox
topreventunauthorisedpeoplefromobtainingaccess.
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Gasbottlesmustonlybecarriedinthegas-bottle
container.
Gasbottlesmustbeturnedowheneveryouaredriving.
Securing the top of the gas bottle
Securing the bottom of the gas bottle on the
oor of the gas bottle box
Changing gas bottles
• Openthegasboxlid.
• Shutthemainshutovalveonthegasbottle.Note the direc-
tion of the arrow!
• Unscrewthegaspressureregulator/high-pressurehose*with
thegashosebyhandfromthegasbottle(left-handedthread).
• Loosenthebeltsandremovethegasbottle.
• Placeafullgasbottlebackinthegasbox.
• Fastenthetiedownstrap(s)securely.
• Screwthegaspressureregulator/high-pressurehose*byhand
ontothegasbottle(left-handedthread).
• Openthevalveonthefullgasbottlethathasbeenconnected.
• Checkwhetherthereisanygasescapingfromanygasttings
bysprayingthemwithleakdetectionspray.
• Closethegasboxlid.