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3. Chassis
Wheel brakes
All Hobby caravan models have an automatic brake adjustment
that independently compensates for wear in the brake shoes.
• Regular adjustment of the brakes is not
necessary.
• Brake adjustment is automatically deactivated when reversing.
Despite this brake adjustment, the brake shoes are generally wear
and tear parts. Therefore, their condition must be checked every
5,000 km, but no later than once every year. Visual inspection is
carried out through the small inspection holes on the rear of the
wheel brakes.
Please go to an authorised specialist if, when checking the over-
running brakes, the drawbar can be pushed in more than 60 mm.
Every caravan must undergo an initial inspection by
an authorised specialist after the rst 500 km (see
also 12.3 Brakes).
1. If it is possible to push the hitch head more than halfway (approx.
5 mm) in when the hand brake has been activated, the braking
system must be adjusted immediately by an experienced tech-
nician or workshop.
2. To check the reaction point:
Activate the hand brake and push the caravan backwards until the
hand brake lever is completely tilted. Then push the hitch head
into the overrunning equipment. The hitch head should slide back
to its fully extended position by itself by means of the gas cushion
in the hydraulic damper. Should this procedure take longer than
30 seconds, the overrunning equipment must be checked by an
experienced technician or workshop.
Checking the overrunning equipment
We recommend that you always check this is functio-
ning correctly before using the caravan.
3.7 Overrunning equipment and wheel brakes
The overrunning brake facility consists of the overrun coupling, a brake
damper and the wheel brakes. Should the caravan push towards the
tow vehicle under braking, the overrunning brake facility ensures that it
will automatically brake. In other words, the overrunning brake facility
functions independently from the base vehicle's brake system. The
brake force that is generated depends mainly on how intensely the
towing vehicle brakes and how heavily the caravan has been loaded. A
damper integrated in the overrun coupling and with a dened response
threshold ensures, on the one hand, a smooth overrun while, on the
other hand, preventing the caravan from braking if you only take your
foot o the accelerator or change gears in the tow vehicle.
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