Burstner CityCar 2016 User manual

Instruction manual
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© 2015 Bürstner GmbH Kehl
Instruction manual
Dear Reader ...
We would like to congratulate you on the purchase of your new motorhome. You have selected a top-quality
vehicle which will afford you many years of enjoyment.
To enable you to always use and operate your motorhome properly and easily, your Bürstner dealer will first
provide you detailed instructions for all important functions when you take delivery.
This manual, the instruction manuals from the base vehicle manufacturer as well as the instruction manuals
from the appliance manufacturer will always be at hand to answer any questions you may have regarding your
motorhome.
Before your first journey
Please familiarise yourself with this manual rather than relying on it strictly for reference.
Fill in the warranty cards for the appliances and special equipment in the individual instructions and send these
cards to the respective manufacturers. This ensures your warranty claim for each appliance.

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Contents
1Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.2 Environmental tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.1 Fire prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.1.1 Avoidance of fire risks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.1.2 Fire-fighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.1.3 In case of fire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.2 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.3 Road safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.4 Towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.5 Gas system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.5.1 General instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.5.2 Gas bottles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.6 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.7 Water system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Before the journey . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.1 Start-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.2 Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.2.1 Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.2.2 Calculating the payload. . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.2.3 Loading the vehicle correctly. . . . . . . . 23
3.2.4 Roof load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.2.5 Bike rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.3 Towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.4 Electrically operated
entrance step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.5 Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.6 Sink cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.7 Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.8 Road safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4 During the journey . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.1 Driving the motorhome . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.2 Driving speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.3 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.4 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.4.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.4.2 Fastening the seat belt correctly . . . . . 33
4.5 Child restraint systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.6 Driver's seat and front
passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.7 Headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.8 Seating arrangement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.9 Roman shades for
the windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.10 Roman shades for driver's window
and front passenger's window. . . . . . . 37
4.11 External doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.12 Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5 Pitching the motorhome . . . . . . 39
5.1 Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.2 Entrance step. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.3 230 V connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.4 Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.5 Awning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
6Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6.1 External doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6.2 External flaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
6.2.1 External flap Thetford cassette . . . . . . 44
6.3 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
6.4 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6.4.1 Hinged window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.4.2 Roman shade and insect screen . . . . . 47
6.4.3 Roman shades for
the windscreen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
6.4.4 Roman shades for driver's window
and front passenger's window . . . . . . . 48
6.5 Skylights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.5.1 Skylight with snap latch . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.5.2 Hinged skylight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.6 Storage spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.6.1 Storage compartment
in double floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.7 Rotating seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.8 Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.9 Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.9.1 Suspension table with separable
support leg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.9.2 Folding worktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.10 TV unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.11 Beds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.11.1 Rear bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.11.2 Additional bed
(conversion of the seating group) . . . . 58
7 Gas system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
7.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
7.2 Gas bottles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
7.3 DuoControl regulating system . . . . . . . 61
7.4 Changing gas bottles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7.5 Gas isolator taps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
8 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
8.1 General safety instructions . . . . . . . . . 67
8.2 Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
8.3 12 V power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
8.3.1 Installation of inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
8.3.2 Starter battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
8.3.3 Living area battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.3.4 Energy balance of the
living area battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
8.4 Transformer/rectifier (EBL 30) . . . . . . . 72
8.4.1 Battery cut-off switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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8.4.2 Battery selector switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8.4.3 Battery monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8.4.4 Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
8.5 Panel (LT 99) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
8.5.1 12 V main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
8.5.2 Charging condition of the batteries . . . 75
8.5.3 Filling level of the tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
8.5.4 230 V indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
8.6 230 V power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
8.6.1 230 V connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8.6.2 Connecting the 230 V
power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8.7 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
8.7.1 12 V fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
8.7.2 230 V fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
8.8 Circuit diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.8.1 Block diagram 230 V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.8.2 Block diagram 12 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
9 Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
9.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
9.2 Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9.2.1 To heat properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9.2.2 Truma Combi hot-air heater. . . . . . . . . 84
9.2.3 Hot-air heater with operating
unit CP plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
9.3 Boiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
9.3.1 Truma boiler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
9.4 Gas cooker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
9.5 Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
9.5.1 Refrigerator ventilation grill . . . . . . . . . 94
9.5.2 Operation (Dometic RMS with
battery ignition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
9.5.3 Refrigerator door
locking mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
10 Sanitary fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
10.1 Water supply, general . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
10.2 Water system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
10.2.1 Water tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
10.2.2 Filling the water system . . . . . . . . . . . 100
10.2.3 Topping up the water . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
10.2.4 Draining water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
10.2.5 Emptying the water system . . . . . . . . 103
10.3 Waste water tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
10.3.1 Electric waste
water pipe heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
10.4 Toilet compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
10.4.1 Wash basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
10.5 Thetford toilet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
10.5.1 Swivel toilet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
10.5.2 Emptying the sewage tank. . . . . . . . . 107
10.5.3 Winter operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
10.5.4 Temporary lay-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
10.6 Position of the drain cocks
and safety/drainage valve . . . . . . . . . 108
11 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
11.1 External care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
11.1.1 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
11.1.2 Washing with a
high-pressure cleaner. . . . . . . . . . . . .109
11.1.3 Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
11.1.4 Windows of acrylic glass . . . . . . . . . .110
11.1.5 Add-on parts made of glass-fibre
reinforced plastic (GRP) . . . . . . . . . . .110
11.1.6 Underbody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
11.1.7 Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
11.1.8 Windscreen washer system
and windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . .112
11.1.9 Entrance step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
11.2 Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
11.3 Kitchen installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
11.3.1 General notes on care . . . . . . . . . . . .114
11.3.2 Stainless steel surfaces . . . . . . . . . . .114
11.3.3 Refrigerator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
11.4 Cushions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
11.5 Water system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
11.5.1 Cleaning the water tank . . . . . . . . . . .117
11.5.2 Cleaning the water pipes . . . . . . . . . .117
11.5.3 Disinfecting the water system. . . . . . .118
11.5.4 Cleaning the waste water tank . . . . . .118
11.6 Winter care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
11.7 Lay-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
11.7.1 Temporary lay-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
11.7.2 Winter lay-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
11.7.3 Starting up the vehicle after
a temporary lay-up or after
lay-up over winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
12 Customer service
and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . .123
12.1 Inspection work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
12.2 Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
12.3 Replacing bulbs, external . . . . . . . . . .124
12.4 Lighting for living area . . . . . . . . . . . .125
12.5 Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
12.6 Vehicle identification plate . . . . . . . . .126
12.7 Warning and
information stickers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
12.8 Dealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
12.9 Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
13 Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . .127
13.1 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
13.2 Tyre selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
13.3 Tyre specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
13.4 Handling of tyres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
13.5 Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

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14 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
14.1 Braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
14.2 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
14.3 Gas system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
14.4 Cooker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
14.5 Heater/boiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
14.5.1 Truma heater/boiler with
analogue operating unit. . . . . . . . . . . 134
14.5.2 Truma heater/boiler with
operating unit CP plus. . . . . . . . . . . . 136
14.6 Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
14.7 Water supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
14.8 Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
15 Special equipment . . . . . . . . . . 141
15.1 Weight details for
special equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
16 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
16.1 Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

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Checklist before first journey of the vehicle
Checklist before first jo urney of the vehicle
Observe the following instructions before first journey
of the vehicle:
Observe the following instructions before each journey
of the vehicle:
If there is any risk of frost, observe the following
instructions:
XRe-tighten the wheel nuts/wheel bolts after 50 km (30 miles).
XRead the instruction manual to avoid personal and material
damage.
XCheck the tyre pressures.
See Tyre pressure section.
XLoad the vehicle correctly. Observe the maximum permissible
gross weight.
See Payload section.
XFully charge batteries before each journey.
See Starter battery and Living area battery sections.
XIn case of external temperatures below 0 °C first heat vehicle, then
fill water system.
See Water supply/Filling the water tank section.
XGas bottles should only be transported within the designated gas
bottle compartment and should be checked to be secure and in the
off position prior to travelling.
XKeep forced ventilations clear.
See Skylights and Ventilation sections.
XBefore filling the vehicle with fuel switch off gas-operated appli-
ances.
XIf there is any risk of frost, always heat the vehicle.
See Heater section.
XIf the vehicle is not being used when there is risk of frost, empty the
entire water system. Make sure that the 12 V power supply on the
panel is switched off. Otherwise, the water pump will overheat and
may get damaged. Leave the water taps on in central position.
Leave all drain cocks open. This will avoid frost damage to appli-
ances and to the vehicle.
See Emptying the water system section.

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Checklist before first journey of the vehicle

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1Introduc tion
Please read this instruction manual completely before
using the vehicle for the first time!
Always keep this instruction manual in the vehicle. Also inform all other users
of the safety regulations.
This instruction manual contains sections which describe model-spe-
cific equipment or special equipment. These sections are not specially
marked. It may be that your vehicle has not been fitted with this special
equipment. In some cases, the actual equipment of your vehicle may
therefore be different from that shown in some illustrations and descrip-
tions.
However, your vehicle may be fitted with other special equipment not
described in this instruction manual.
Special equipment is described when an explanation is required.
Adhere to the instruction manuals which are separately enclosed.
Should the vehicle be subjected to damage due to a failure to follow the
instructions in this instruction manual, then the warranty claim is deemed
invalid.
Our vehicles are subjected to continuous development. Please understand
that we reserve the right to alter the form, equipment and technology. There-
fore, no claims can be made against the manufacturer as a result of the con-
tents of this instruction manual. The equipment which was known and included
at the time of going to press is described.
The reprinting, translation and copying, including extracts is not permitted
without prior written authorisation from the manufacturer.
XThe non-observance of this symbol can lead to personal injury.
ZThe non-observance of this symbol can lead to damage being caused to,
or inside the vehicle.
ZThis symbol indicates recommendations or special aspects.
ZThis symbol indicates actions which lead to environmental awareness.
ZThe details "right", "left", "front" and "rear" always refer to the vehicle in
direction of travel.
ZAll dimensions and weight details are "approximate".
ZThe metric specifications are binding for physical dimensions.

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1.1 General
The vehicle is constructed in accordance with the latest technology and the
recognised safety regulations. Nevertheless, personal injury may result and
the vehicle may be damaged if the safety instructions in this instruction manual
are not followed.
Only use the vehicle in a technically impeccable condition. Follow the instruc-
tions in the instruction manual.
Malfunctions which impair the safety of persons or the vehicle should be
immediately remedied by qualified personnel. To avoid further damages,
observe the duty to avert, minimise or mitigate loss for the user during faults.
Have the vehicle's braking and gas systems inspected and repaired by an
authorised specialist workshop only.
Alterations to the body are only to be carried out with the authorisation of the
manufacturer.
The vehicle is designed for the exclusive transport of persons. Luggage and
accessories may only be transported up to the maximum permissible gross
weight.
Observe the test and inspection periods stipulated by the manufacturer.
1.2 Environmental tips
ZBe considerate of the environment.
ZRemember that: All kinds of waste water and household waste are not to
be disposed of in drains or in the open countryside.
ZOn board, collect waste water only in the waste water tank or – if
necessary – in other containers designed for that purpose.
ZOnly empty the waste water tank and sewage tank at disposal stations,
camping sites or caravan sites especially provided for this purpose. When
stopping in towns and communities, observe the instructions at caravan
sites or ask where there are disposal stations.
ZEmpty waste water tank as often as possible, even when it is not com-
pletely full (hygiene).
If possible, flush out waste water tank and, if necessary, drainage pipe with
fresh water every time it is emptied.
ZNever allow the sewage tank to become too full. Empty the sewage tank
frequently, at the latest as soon as the filling level display lights up.
ZSeparate household waste according to glass, tin cans, plastic and wet
waste also when on a journey. Enquire at the town or community authority
about disposal points. Household waste is not to be disposed of in waste
paper baskets which are situated at car parks.
ZEmpty waste bins as often as possible into the containers provided for this
purpose. This helps to avoid unpleasant smells and an accumulation of
rubbish on board.
ZWhen parked, do not allow the engine to run more than necessary. When
running idle, a cold engine releases more contaminants than usual. The
running temperature of the engine is achieved more quickly whilst the
vehicle is in motion.