Westfalia JOKER User manual

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Maintenance andoperation
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Contents
1.Journeypreparations
2.CampingEquipment
3. Loading - tire pressure
4.Toobservebefore andwhilstdriving
5.Parking
6.Heating
7.Refrigerator(Gasoperation)
8.Gasinstallation
9.Powersupply
10. Water supply
11.Aeration& ventilation
12.Seatsandbeds
13.Pop-uproof
14.Furnituresnaps
15.Attendance&cleaning
16.Wintercamping
17.Heatingbreakdown& remedies
18.Refrigeratorbreakdown& remedies
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1. Journey preparations
Beforestartinga journeyinyourbrand-newcamperwesuggestto first
checkthefollowinglistofnecessarypreparationstomake:
Papers
Vehicle Licence
Identity cardorpassport
Vaccinationcertificate
Driverslicence
Green InsurancePolicy
International medicalcards
Necessary papersforyoupets
Road Maps
Guide Book
Camping gear
Underwear
Linen
Garments
Toiletry
Foot-gear
Rainwear
Pocket-lamp
Sports-articles
Waterproofmatches
Radio (possibly)
Travelreadings
Vehicle preparations
General carinspection
ToolKit
Have battery checked
Check gasreserve
Refillwater tank
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2. CampingEquipment
Yourvehiclecan,accordingtoyourorder,beequipedwith
orwithout gasinstallation
refrigerator
heater
Thismanualdescribesallpossiblecampingvariationseventhough
theymightnotbeinstalledintheindividualcase.
3.Loading- tirepressure
3.1Loading
Anaccurateloadingofthevehiclewithgarments,luggage,food
etc.isimportantinviewofa gooddrivingcondition.
Whenstowingawayitemsgivepreferencetothelowerstorage
compartmentstoplacetheheaviestloads.Assigntheupperstorage
compartmentsforlighterobjects.
3.2Loadingoftheluggage-rack(pop-uproof)
Werecommendtousea luggage-bag(WestfaliaorderNo.:
216004443001).
Maximumloadingcapacity:50Kgs.or110Lbs.Careforaneven
loadofitems.
3.3Tyrepressure
Yourcamperandthecompletecampinggear& equipmentre-
presenta certainloadingcondition.However,whenfollowingthe
VW-Worksinstructions,drivingwilla pleasure,withnothingtoworry
about.Attentionshouldbe paid, however,tothespecialadvice
giveninrespecttohighwaydriving,particularyathighspeed.
4. Toobserve beforeandwhilst
driving
4.1Haveallthewindowsandtopventclosedtopreventdraughts.
Beforestartingona journeybesurethatyourgas,gasolineand
watertanksarefilledupandthe12V booster-batteryhasbeen
loaded.
Assoonasthevehicleisinmotion,makesurebylookingthrough
therear-viewmirrorthattherearwindowisvisible.Itisimportantto
keepbackseatsareainviewparticularlywhentravellingwith
children.
Heightofthevehicle:
Pop-uproof2050mm(abt.6.726Ft.) whenshut
Solidhighroof2700mm(abt.8.858Ft.)
4.2Whenenteringa gasolinestation
Haveyourgasolineheatingandyourrefrigerator(if turnedongas
operation)switchedoff,whenapproachinga gasolinestation.
4.3Fuelconsumption:
FuelconsumptionasperDIN70030,part1,forJokerIandII
Engine 1.61 2.01
Driving: Automatic:
City-drivingliter/100km 15.71 15.81 15.51
Constantspeed
90km/hliter/100km 12.21 12.01 13.71
5.Parking
Pleasehavethevehiclesheightsinmindwhenonthelook-outfora
parkingorrestingplace.
Shouldyouwishtoraisethepop-uproofatsucha restingplace
firstcheckifthereisenoughspaceontopofthevehicle.
Beforeswivelingthefrontbucketseats,remembertoreleasethe
hand-brake.Thisimpliesthatwhenparkingona slope,thevehicle
shouldbebroughtintosafepositionbyeitherputtingintodrivingor
reservegearorsecuringwitha rockorwedge.
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6.Heating
YourvehicleisequippedwithanEberspacherGasoline-heating,
TypeB 2 L.Thisheatingoperatesonfuelfromyourgasolinetank,
thoughindependentlyfromthevehiclemotor.
Itshot-airexhaustislocatedintherearseatbenchpanel.
Theheating-blowermayalsobeusedforindoorair-circulation.
Itisimportantthattheheat-pipe,locatedatthebottomoftheseat
benchpanel,isalwayskeptunobstructed.
Whenoperatingtheheating,usethethermostatasfollows:
1= Switch
2= GreenControlLamp
3= RedControlLamp(=overheatingbreakdown)
Powerconsumption15Watt
Pleaseobservethefollowingofficialregulations:
Theheat-changerisserviceablefor10yearswhereuponitshould
beexchangedbyanoriginalspareofthemanufacturerorbyan
appointeddealingcompany.Theheatingdevicehasthentobe
providedwitha labelcarryingthedateofsaleoftheheat-changer
aswellasthemention',.originalsparepart".
Ventilation:(withoutfreshairsupply)
Switchon:Turnandpressthetip-switch(1)totheleft,
Thegreencontrollamp(2)lightsupandthe
(singlestage)heating-blowerstartsrunning.
Switchoff:Pressbacktobringtip-switchintoinitial
position. Thereafterthegreencontrollamp
(2)goesout.
Heating:
Switchon:Turnandpressthetip-switch(1)totheright.
Thegreencontrollamplightsupandthestar-
tingprocessbegins.Theinfinitelyvariable
turningknoballowsselectionoftheambient
temperature.Afterthetemperaturehasbeen
reached-eachscalinggradebeingequivalent
toabt.5°C - theroom-thermostatcutsoff
automaticallyboththepumpandburner.
Theblower-motorcontinuesrunningforabt.2
moreminuteswhereafteritswitchesdownto
areducednumberofrevolutions.
Incasetheambienttemperaturedropsboth
thepumpandburnerwillswitchonagain.
Switchoff:Pressbacktobringtip-switch(1)intoinitial
position. Theblower-motorwill- however-
continuetorunaslongasthedevicewillnot
havecooledoffcompletely.Itthereaftercuts
offautomatically.
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Maintenance:Brieflyswitchontheheatingevenoutof
heatingperiods,i.e.abt.oncemonth.
Makesurethatwhenrefuelingyourtankthe
heaterisalwaysswitchedoff.Neverswitch
ontheheaterina garage.
Technicaldata:
Heatingflowon ,,full"
Heatingflowon,,half"
Heatingairvolume
Ratedvoltage
Operatingrange
Max.consumption
2500Watt± 10%
1300Watt± 10%
80Kg/h.± 10%(=
12Volts
10-14Volts
0.32 Lt./h. ± 5%(=
176.36Pds./h.'
0.070Gall.)
7.Refrigerator(gas-operation)
TheRM182A-Electrolux-Kreftrefrigeratorisequippedwitha
newlydevelopedabsorber-coolingaggregatewhichguarantees
fulloperation,evenwhenparkingona slopeora gradingstretchof
15% inclination.ThedeviceissuitableforPropaneorButane-gas
only.Thepressuresuitabletothegas-storagecabinetismentioned
onthetype-label.
Donotoperateatanyotherpressure.
Furthermore,thedeviceisnotassignedforconnectiontocity-or
naturalgas.
Itcanbeoperatedwhilstdriving,butifso,pleaseobservetheparti-
culardirectionsmentionedunderpara4.2.
Operationcontrolpanel- Explanationofmarkings
ATurningknobofthermostat.
Thecombinedpower/gasthermostatisefficienton220Voltsas
wellasongas-operation.The12Volts-operation,however,isnot
controlledthermostatically.Shouldtheturning-knobbefullyturned
totheleft- offthepointwhereyoufeela lightresistance- the220
Voltsoperationwillbeswitchedoff.Thissameknob-positioncor-
respondstogasoperationinMIN-position(thegasoperationgets
switchedoffonlywhenthegassupplyconnectionisturnedoff).
BPressvoltageselectiontipswitch.
COperating-knoboftheair-pumpaswellastoactuatethePiezo-fuse.
Theknobtwistsforeasieruse.
DFlameindicatorwindow.
EScrewcapoffuse
FPush-buttontooperatetheignitionfuse.
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Ignitionofgasburner:
7.1Bringthevoltageselectionswitch(B)intoposition0 (middle posi-
tion).
7.2Openthegassupply(gas-bottlevalveandlock-valvefor refri-
gerator).
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7.3Turnthethermostat-knob(A)onMAX.position.
7.4• Actuate5-7timesknob(C)asifpumpingair.
•Thenpressdowntheignitionfuse(F)-knobandholddown.
Simultaneouslyoperatethepiezo-ignition(C)-knobinrapid
sequencesrepeatedlytilltheflameburns.
Assoonastheburnerignitesandtheflameburns,youwillseethe
flameindicator(D)movefromwhiteintogreenportion.Shouldthe
pointerremaininthegreenportion,holdknob(F)downforanother
15secondswhereafterthethermo-electricignitionfusewill
automaticallykeepthegas-supplyopened.
Whenanewgas-bottlehasbeenconnected,orafterhavingrefueled
thetankthereisalwaysairleftinthegas-conductswhichcanonly
evadethroughthegasdevices.Sincetherefrigeratoronlyhasa
smallgasthrough-putwerecommendtofirstsetthecookerinto
operationwheremostoftheairwillescape.
7.5Waitafewminutesandthencheckiftheflameisstillburning.Should
theflameextinguishunexpectedly,theignitionfusewillimmedia-
telytakeactionandwillautomaticallyshutthegassupply.
7.6Assoonasa sufficientthroughoutcoolinghasbeenreachedyou
maysettheselectedtemperaturebyturningthethermostat-knob
(A)frommax.intothedesiredposition.
7.7Turnoffthegassupplytothedevicewhentherefrigeratorhastobe
putoutofoperation.
7.8Thescrewofthecondensationwaterdrainingpipehastoberelea-
sedaswelltopermitflowoffofthecondensationwater.Subse-
quentlyre-fastenthescrew.
7.9Shouldyouintendwashingyourcarordriveintoawashmobile,first
puttheplastic-cap(whichispartofthevehiclesupply)ontheexte-
rior,coveringoftheflue-vent.
Shouldithappenthat,nevertheless,waterhasflowedintothe
burnerspace,removescrew(F)ofthecondensationwaterdraining
pipeandletthewaterflowintoa bowl.
Toimprovethecoolingefficiencyincaseofhighoutdoortempera-
ture, a 0.6 Wattfanlocatedbeneaththerefrigeratorunit,willswitch
onautomaticallyassoonasthetemperaturearoundthecondenser
plateswillhavereached60°C (140°F).Thefanwillagainswitchoff,
whenthetemperaturewillhavedroppeddowntoabt.50°C (122°F).
Remark:Thefanisconnectedtothe12Volts-circuitsoastoalso
beefficientat220Voltsandongas-operation.
Atfirstoperationstartorwhentheburnerspaceoftherefrigerator
iscoldtheburner-flamemaygooutaftera shortwhileduetostill
insufficientfunnel-actioninsidetheunit.Repeatthentheignition
processasdescribedunderpara7.4.
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7.10Technical data:
ELECTROLUX-KREFT
Gas operation
Gas connectedload
Connector pressure
Power system
220V 50Hz
12V
Capacity
Cooling agent
thermostaticallyadjustable
15g/h(0.176oz)
Cat l3,liquidgas:50mbar
85 Wattsthermostaticallyadjustable
85 Wattsinadjustable
45 litresgross(9.90Gall.)
NH3 absorber
8.Gas installation (gas bottle - gas tank)
8.1 Description ofgas installation
The gasinstallationhasbeencarriedoutaccordingtosafetydirec-
tions,andhasbeencontrolledbythemanufacturer.A corres-
pondingcontrolcertificatewillberemittedtoyoualong with the
vehicle papers.A renewalofthetightnessandburningefficiency
controlsaccordingto§ 6.1oftheTechnical Rules for,.Liquidgas
devices andFire Places" hastobecarriedoutevery2 yearsin
vehicles andtobeinsertedinthesurrenderedvehiclepapers.
There areabout1000checkingpointsintheFederalRepublicof
Germany. Whereyournextneighbouringcheckingpointisplus
moreinformationcanbelearnedfromthe,,Liquid Gas Association"
(Verbandfur Flussiggas-VFG-) Frankfurt (Phone: [phone])
as wellasfromWestfalia-WerkeandalltheWestfaliadealers.
Your vehicleisequipped with a gas bottle ora gastank.
All theinstalledunitsareignition-safeguarded, that is,shouldthe
flamebeextinguished,thesafetyfusewillautomatically turn offthe
gas supply.
Please bearinmind that itisdangerousandnotpermittedtohave
modificationsmadeonthedevicesandinstallations.
In case repairworkhastobecarriedout,pleaserequesta confir-
mationofthedulymaderepairoftheunitsandinstallations.A gas
tightnesscontrolhasalwaystobeperformedwhentheworkis
done.
8.2 Shut-off valve
In case ofarisingdanger within thegas system, first turn offthemain
shut-offvalve(yellowknob)inthekitchencabinetandassoonas
thisisdone,boththeremainingothervalves,too.
In case noneofthegasappliancesaretobeusedshutoffthemain
valve (C).
8.3Pressure regulator
The pressureregulatorislocatednearthegastankbehindthe
lockable lidofthegastank.Shouldyourvehiclehavea gasbottle,
thissameistobefoundinthegas bottle compartment.
The pressureregulatoris fitted inthesupplyinstallation.Thisnon-
adjustableregulatorreducesthe bottle pressuredowntothewor-
kingpressureoftheappliances.Theseareoperated within the
vehicle ata working-pressureof50mbar.
The pressureregulatorsareso-placedtoletemanatinggasescape
totheoutsidein case ofaneventualactuationofthesafetyvalve.
Shut off installations
A = ShutoffvalveofcookerB = ShutoffvalveofrefrigeratorC =
The pictureshowsalltheshut-offvalvesin..open"position
Main shutoffvalve
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8.4GasCooker
.Toutilizethecooker,firstopenthevalveinsidethekitchencabinet.
Pressinandturnthecontrolknobtothelefttoignitetheburner.After
ignition, holdthegrippressedinforabt.5-7seconds.Shortening
thisspaceoftimemayhaveasa resultthattheflameextinguishes.
Boththeburnersofthecookerareequippedwithanignitionsafety
fuse.
Whenoperatingthegascookerprovideindooraeration(opening
ofroof-vent,windowsandthelike).Theopenhearthsofthecooker
mustnotbeusedasheaters.
Pleaseobservethedirectionsonthestickerattachedtothelidof
thekitchenunit.
noothersolutionleftastohavethethermo-elementreplacedbya
specialist.Thesightofa dimflameaftera certaintimeisa sign
offaultyburning.Werecommendtocleanthentheburnercovers
withanalkalinesolutionor/anda brush.
Shouldyouhavea kitchen-combinationcabinet,yourcookerwillbe
placednearthesink.Liftthecover(safetyfuseisattopright)and
youwillfinda heatshieldheldinsideofthecover.
Incasetheburnersarenottobeused,loosentheheatshieldandit
willbecomeanidealside-boardordrainerforthesink.
Beforeliftingthecoverofthekitchen-combinationcabinet,unlock
thedriver'sseatbackrest(setintouprightposition).
Cleaningthegascooker
Firstremovethegascookergratingtocleanthesurfacearoundthe
burners.Whilecleaningtakecarenottobendtheprotruding
thermo-element.A deformedordefectivethermo-elementno
longerpermitstheuseoftheburnerastheflamewillgooutagain
andagaindespiteextendedknobpressing.Insuchcasesthereis
8.5Gassupply
Gasbottle
Thegasbottleissituatedina speciallydesignedplasticcontainer
insidethestoragecompartmentnexttotheclothescabinet.
Alwaysuse5 Kg(11.02Pds.)gasbottlesacc.toDIN4661ofPropane
orButaneora mixofboth.Duringwintercampingonlyusepure
Propane,asButanewouldnotconvertintogasattemperatures
below0°C(32°F).
Gasbottleexchange
Twistoffthecover(havinga stickerontop).Takeparticularcare
thatthejointofthegaspipeconductandthecircularjointofthe
coverdofitperfectly well.
Donotcoverupthefloorvent.
Checkifthetwistingsafetydevicesoperativetoavoidrattling
noises.
Theoutgoingpipeshouldnotbebentanditsradiusshouldnot
exceed70mm(2.75inches)andistobetendedwithutmostcare.
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Gas tank
Thegastankisplacedontheleftsideofthevehicleunderneaththe
floorandisrecognizableatthelidanda theparticularcolouring
(red).
Refueling ofthegastanktobemade with Propanegasacc.toDIN
51621onlyandbyauthorizedgasservice-stationseitherinyour
homecountryorabroad.
A controlofthegastankhastobeperformedevery10years.An
indexofgasservice-stationsinEuropaisalsosupplied.
Thefillingindicatorislaidoutin%.The85%fillingindicationcorres-
pondstoa fillingamountof10Kg(22.04pds.)andshouldonno
accountbeexceeded.Thefollowing scale schemewillgiveyou
detailsastothecapacitycomparedtothefillingindicator.During
wintermonthsoperationandcross-countrydrivingwerecommend
toactuatemorefrequentlytheshutteroftheregulatorcover.
Evaluation ofgassupply
Theindicator unit showsthefillingconditionofthetankin%.Thescheme
figuredabovedescribesthecapacityinkgcomparedtothe%-indi-
cation.
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Useofgas bottle forgas tank installation owners
Should yourgastankbeemptyandthereisnowaytohaveit
refilledyoumay just aswellusea gas bottle toprovidethesupply
ofthegasconsumerunits.
Ifsoproceedasfollows:
Shutthemainshut-offvalve,pipeandregulatorofthetankand
connecttothe bottle inthealreadyknownmanner.Mind that the
bottle isalwaysstandig firmly anmadesafetonotfalldownandis
protectedagainstsunbeams.In case ofbumpsagainstthegastank
whiledrivingorparkinghavea workshoptestoftheinstallation
immediatelyperformed.
Furthermoreobserve that thesafetyregulatorisfurnished with a
reliefvalveand that the excess pressureexhaustsoutside.Take
care that thereisnoopenflame within thesputteringsection(danger
ofexplosion).;-.
8.6Gas consumption
Refrigerator:gasconsumption5-15g./h.(0.17-0.35oz)
Cooker: burner/eachabt.110-130g./h.(3.87-4.57oz)
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9.1Generaldescription
Theinstallation,aswellasthe220V 50Hzbuilt-inunitsareexe-
cutedacc.tothecorrespondingdirectons.
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A]Disconnectingrelayof
boosterbatteryinthe
compartmentunderneath
thedrivers-seat
A2Disconnectingrelayof
refrigerator:
B12V/45Ahbooster
batteryinthecompart-
mentunderneaththe
driversseat;
C,16Ampfuseinthecom-
partmentunderneath
thedriversseal
C210Ampfine-wirefusein
theoperation-boardof
therefrigerator
C33 Ampfine-wirefuse
waterpump(fuseacc.
toUSNorm)
D,Switchofrefrigerator
operation-board
D2 Switchofwater-pump
inthefaucet
Ei12V heatresistor
Refrigerator
E2560K resistors
Tankindicator
F,Fanmotor
Refrigerator
F2Pumpmotor
GThermo-switcheso. con-
denserRefrigerator
T,3 Pol.plug-inconnection
o.refrigerator
1/1Plus+
1/2Minus-
1/3tripeline61
T26 Pol.plug-inconnection
o.indicator-board
2/1waterpumpexit
2/2tankindicator
2/4Plus+
2/6Minus-
T32 Pol.plug-inconnection
o.waterpump
3/2Plus
3/1Minus
142 Pol.flatjointplug-in
connectionofwater-faucet14,15
T5flatjointplug-in
connectiono.watertank
indicator
flatjointpiug-in
connectionofwatertank
minus
T63 Pol.plug-inconnection
ofchargingunit
(2-equipment)
6/1chargingwire+
starter-battery
6/2chargingwire+
booster-battery
6/3Minus
T72 Pol.plug-inconnections
ofheater
7/1Minus- 22
7/2Plus+ 21
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9.2Exteriorplugsocket(socket)
Theexteriorplugsocketisontheleftexteriorsideofthevehicle.
Thesocketalsocontains2 fuses.Theseoutputfusesareacces-
siblefromtheinside.Intype1 theyareplacedinsidethestorage
closetandintype2 behindthebackrestofthelateralseat-bench
(10A finefuse).
9.3220Volt-Servicerefrigerator
Beforesettingtherefrigeratortoworkpleasecheckifthevoltage
ofthehouseorcampingsiteconnectioncorrespondstothe
voltageindicatedonthepowerlabel(shut-offgassupply).
Puttingintoservice
Setthevoltageselectorswitch(B)on220volts.Turnthethermo-
stat-knob(A)onmaximumpower.
Assoonassufficientcoolinghasbeenattained,youmaysetthe
thermostat-knob(A)tothelefti. e.tothedesiredtemperature.
Shouldyouwishtocompletelyturnofftheunit,setthevoltageselector
switch(B)on0-position.
9.412VoltInstallation
Toalwayshaveyourcamperreadytostart,itisimportanttoperiodi-
callycheckboththestarterandboosterbatteries.Thestarter
batteryisplacedunderneaththepassengersseat.Asidefromthe
vehicle-boundconsumer-units(ligthing,ignitionetc.)pleasebear
inmindthattheinteriorlight,the12Volt-socketofthedash-board,
theradioandthecarlightingwithinthedriversseatsectionare
suppliedwithcurrentoriginatedfromthestarterbattery.
Youwillfindtheboosterbatteryunderneaththedriversseat.
Theboosterbatterysuppliespowerforthefollowing:gasoline-
heater,sinkwaterpump,refrigeratorventandindicator-boardin
thecooker-screen.
The3 r.h.controllampsoftheindicatordeviceareshowingthe
loadinglevelofthebattery.
•greenlamp= morethan12.5volts
•yellowlamp= lessthan12.5volts
•redlamp= lessthan12volts
Thevehicleisequippedwithanautomaticbatterychargerset.By
connectionofthevehicleto220Voltcurrentsupplytheloading
levelofthestarterandboosterbatteriesisbeeninquiredthrough
electronicswiththebatterysetwhereuponifneedbea loadingof
thebatterieswillensue.
Assoonastheratedvoltagehasbeenreached,thebatterycharger
willautomaticallyswitchoff.Incaseofneeditwillagainturnonby
itself.
9.512V fuses
Themainfuseislocatedinthebatteryboxunderneaththedrivers
seat.
Therefrigeratorfuseisplacedinthecontrolpanelwhereasthe
heaterblowerfuseistobefoundintheheater-controller.
9.612Voltoperationoftherefrigerator
Theelectricalswitchingofthe12V installationoftherefrigerator
willpermitoperationonlywhenthemotorisrunning.
Puttingintoservice
•shutoffsupply
•setvoltageselectorswitch(B)on12Volts
The12Voltoperationisnotregulatedthermostatically.
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10. Water supply
10.1Thewater tank inlet isplacedonthe left exteriorsideoftheve-
hiclebeneaththewindow.Ithasalock-upcapbearinga water-
tank symbolfor easy identification.
10.2Fresh water tank
Thefreshwater tank islodgedinthestoragechestnearthe kit-
chencloset.
10.312 Volt water pump
Thewaterpumpislocatedr.h.onthe bottom ofthekitchen
closetandoperates through the12V-booster battery. Itstarts
runningwhen turning thefaucetclamptothe left. However,
shouldthe tank beempty,thepump will not start.
10.4 Filling level indicator
The filling levelshowsontheluminousscreenofthekitchen-
combination.A surveyofthewatersupplyisalsogivenbythis
same indicator.
All thecontrollampsoftheindicatordevicemaybeswitchedoff with the
centerswitch(A).Bydoingsothesupplyofthe12Voltwaterpump will
beswitchedoffsimultaneously.
55 litres(ofwhich5 spare litres)
(12.10Gal.)(1.10Gal.)
Water tank capacity
Tankcapacity
Indicator levelon full
greenluminousdiode
Indicator levelon half-full
yellowluminousdiode
Indicator levelonreserve
redluminousdiode
indicatorlevelonempty,
pumpoffredluminousdiode
Afterthe tank hasbeenswitchedoff2 It.(0.44Gal.)remaininthe tank
toavoiddry-runningofthepump.
Fillinglevel
100-73%
Fillinglevel
73 -18%
Fillinglevel
18-3,5%
=Storedcapacityatleast
40It.(8.80Gal.)
=Storedcapacityatleast
10It.(2.20Gal.)
=Storedcapacityatleast
2 It.(0.44Gal.)
=Storedcapacity0,
= pumpswitched off
joker 2 (long seatbench)
Tankcapacity:
Indicator levelon full
yellowluminousdiode
Indicator levelon half-full
yellowluminousdiode
Indicator levelreserve
redluminousdiode
50litres(ofwhich10spare litres)
(11.0 Gal.
Fillinglevel
100 - 80%
Fillinglevel
80 - 30%
Fillinglevel
30-6%
(2.20Gal.)
Storedcapacityatleast
35 It.(7.70Gal.)
Storedcapacityatleast
15 It.(3.30Gal.)
Storedcapacityatleast
3 It.(0.660Gal.)
=Storedcapacity0 It.
3 It.(0.660Gal.)remaininthe tank after thissameisswitched-off.
Indicator levelonemty
pumpoffredluminousdiode
Caution
Once in a whilecleansethecontactsonthe right innersideofthewater
tank sincelimeandchlorinemaydepositthereandbecausesuch sedi-
mentswouldinfluencetheconductingpoweroftheindicatordevice
whereuponanexactwater filling indicationwouldnolongerbegranted.
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10.5Kitchensink
Whenyouhaveliftedthecoverofthekitchencombination
youwillseethewaterfaucetplacedintherearrightcornerofthe
sink.Thecombine-useheatshieldofthecooker,whichalso
servesasa draintothesink,isleftofthecover.Bydroppingthis
sameonthecooker,itsplatealsoservesasa drainer.
10.6Wastewatersconduit
Thedrainconduitisleadinfrontofthegastanktotheleftsideof
thevehicleandisstationalryfixed.A wastewatertankandits
suitablepipesocketcanbefitted- asanextra-equipment- to
thevehiclefloor.
10.7Tankdraining
Todrainthefresh-watertankopenthedrainoutletsleeveunder-
neaththevehiclefloor.
10.8Watertankattendance
Wesuggesttoalwayspourintothetanka specialaddmixturefor
quicksterilizationandpermanentfreshnessofthewater.Oneof
suchabsolutelyharmlesssterilizationaddsisforinstance
,,Gertisil".
10.9Ventilationofthewaterpumpwhenthetankisfilled
upforthe1sttimeandwhendrainingthroughthe
drainoutletsleeve.
Afterhavingfilledthewatertank(greenindicatorlamp)itisre-
commendedtoactuateseveraltimesthewaterfaucetlever.
Allowtensecondsbreakbetweentheleveractuations.These
intervalswillpermittheairtoescapefromthewaterpipe.Donot
stopactuatinguntilthewaterpumpwillbringa regularwaterflow.
Byexperiencethiswillbenecessary2-6times.
11. Aerationandventilation
Whenusingthecamperashousingquarterswerecommend-
forsafetyandcomfortreasons- toprovidea sufficientventila-
tion. Anadequateaerationorventilationofyourcamperisthe
bestpre-conditiontoa pleasanthousingcomfort.Yourcamper
canbeaeratedeitherbycrankingdownthedriversorpassen-
gers- seatwindowsorthroughtheslidingwindows.Ventilation
cantakeplacethroughthemosquito-screenwindowortheout-
wardopeningwindow.
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12. Seatsandbeds
12.1Driversandpassengersseats
Howtoutilizethedriversandpassengerseatsistobelearned
fromthevehicle'soperationmanual.
12.2Rearseatbench
TherearseatbenchisequippedwithWestfaliafittingswhich
permita veryeasyconversionofthebenchintoa bed.
12.3Lowerbeds
Tosetupthebeds,firstreleasethesafetycatchwhilelifting
theseatcushionslightlythenpullcushiontowardyouuntilthe
backrestunfoldsflatontosupportbetweenseatandrearmatt-
ress. Bydoingsotheunfoldedbackrest,cushionandthecus-
hionontheengine-compartmentwillbecomea full-sizedouble
bed.
Shouldtherearbenchbebroughtbackintouprightpositionlift
thecushiontillthesidehingessnapthebackrestintoposition.
Thenswingtheentireunittowardyouandmakesurethesafety
catchonthestoragelockerissecurelyengaged.
Caution
Donotusethefronttableasclimbinghelpfortheroof-bedsincethe
mountingsofthetable-toparenotplannedforextremhighloads.
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13. Popuproofwithluggage
rackanddoublebed
13.1Toraisethepopuproof
•Pulldownthelockcoverwithbothhandstoreleaseanddisen-
gagethelocklatchbyfirmlypressingthelatchtowardyou.
•Pushtheroofupashighaspossible.
•Graspthecrossbarandpushupallthewayuntilthestrutsup-
portsatthefrontpop-toparesecurelylockedintoposition.
Whenraisingthepop-uproofopenwindowsordoor.
13.2Toclosethetop
•Flipthefrontportionofroofbedmattresstowardrear.
•Pullthe cesser : = >-s-dslowlylowertheroofupto20cm
•Gatherinre:='.==evenlytomakesurethefabricisnot
caughtinhirces:'a::".
•Grasplockcoverwithbothhandsandpulldownuntillocklatch
snapsshutsecurely.
•Assureyourselfthatnopartofthecanvasiscaughtbetween
thelockparts.
Caution
Topreventdamagetothetopandsidesofthepop-uproof,theCamper
shouldneverbedrivenwiththetopintheelevatedposition.
13.3Roofdouble-bed
Rightafterthepop-uproofwillberaisedunfoldthefrontpartof
thebed.Bydoingsoyouwillobtaina full-sizedoublebed.
•Pullthemattresstowardyouabout4"(10cm)andthenfold
open.
•Shouldyouwishtoclosethetop,proceed\r. rere'vecce'
i.e.foldthefrontpartofthebedtotherears::c, ~z~.r.
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Caution
To preventmildew-formingontheflockingandthecanvasofthepop-
uproofitshouldneverbeclosedwhenwet.
Whenhavingthepop-uproofraisedbesure that a goodaerationisas-
suredbyopeningthe front flapofthecanvas.Aircirculationmustnot
behinderedbystoringbeddingetc.onthesurfaceoftherearportionof
theroofbedmattress.
Periodically checkandlubricatethehingepinsonthe strut support
ofthepop-up roof.
14. Furniture snaps/locks
To opencabinetandstoragechestdoors,lidcoversandutensil
drawers,pulltherecessedhandles.
15. Attendance and cleaning of
the equipment
Polish the furniture with thesameproductsyouusuallypurchase
foryourhomefurniture.Avoidtheuseofscouringorcaustic
agents.
All thesurfaceofthe furniture dohavea plasticlayer.
Curtains andupholsteryshouldbecleanedorwashedacc.to
cleaningdirections.
Thecarpethastobevacuum-cleaned.
Thestainless-steelsinkistobecleaned with a commercial clea-
ningagent.
Should yourvehiclehaveacrylic-glassdoublewindowsplease
clean these with plentyofwateranda mildcleaner(asfor dish-
washing).
Wipethepanesonly with softclothsorgenuinechamoisleather.
Do notrubdry!
Slightscratchescanbeburnishedoff with brass-polish.A sub-
sequentsecondarytreatment with silver-polishisrecommen-
ded.
Exteriorapplication
This applicationiswashmobile-proofandcanbecleanedinthe
same mannerastheexteriorlacquer.Itisrecommended,howe-
ver,toavoidwashingina highpressurejetinstallation.
16. Winter camping hints
Beforesettingoutona winter trip, pleaseparticularlyobserve
thefollowing:
Intheeventofsnowyweathercleartheroofventfromsnowas
wellastheaerationandventilationorifices.
Theformationofcondensedwatercanlargelybeavoidedby
simultaneousoperationofboththeheatingandaeration.
Whenparkingonsnowcoveredoricysurfaces,chockallwheels
topreventtheCamperfromsliding,especiallywhenitthaws.
Do notsettheparkingbrake.
IfyoudonotuseyourCamperat outsidetemperaturesbelow
32°F (0°C)emptythewatertankanddrainthewaterlinesto
preventdamagecausedbyfreezingwater.
Also keeptheheaterexhaustgaspipealwaysfreefromsnow.
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17. Heatingbreakdown
Natureofbreakdown Remedialmeasures
Theheaterhasbeenswitched
onbutnoblowernoiseistobe
heard.
Shouldthelightdiodesofthe
operation-screennotflashup,
checkthemotorfuseinside
thecontroller.
Caution! Toreplacesameuse
onlya 5 x 20x 1.25Amp.delay
actionfinefuse.
Theuseofanotherfusecould
leadtodamagesinsidethe
controller.
Aftertheheaterhasbeen
switchedontheblowernoise
isaudibleforabt.3 min.
buttheheaterdoesnotignite
andswitchesoffautomatically.
Brieflyswitchtheheateronand
offconsecutively(notmorethan
twice). Ifthenheaterstilldoesnot
ignitehavetheunitrepairedata
workshop.
Theheatersuddenlyswitches
offduringoperationandthe
redcontrollamp(3)ofthe
room-thermostatflashesup.
Thisbreakdowniscausedby
overheating.Switchoffthe
heaterandproceedtoremoval
oftheoverheatingcause(ob-
structionofthehot-airconduit,f.
instance)andswitchonanew.
Pleasenotethatthegreencont-
rollampofthethermostatwill
flashuponly5 sec.afterthe
heaterhasbeenswitchedonand
theunitisinoperation.
18. Refrigeratorbreakdownand
remedialmeasures
Shouldanymalfunctionarise,firstcheckthefollowingpossible
causes- someofwhichcouldberemediedbyyourself-before
bringingthevehicletoa workshopforrepairs.
Atambienttemperaturesofabt.32°C (102°F)a fullcooling
efficiencyoftherefrigeratorwillnolongerbegranted.
Isthevehiclestandingonanextremeslope?
Isthepowersupplyinorder?Doesthesocketstillconduct
current?
Isthegassupplyfunctionningwell?Isthegas-burner
alight?
Doestheunitgetenoughventilation?Theventgrateand
hotairexhaustontoprearofthecabinetmustabsolutely
beexemptfromobturatingitems.Duringsummertempe-
raturesitisnecessarytoprovideenoughindooraeration.
Didyousetthethermostatknobproperly?
Whensettingongasoperationdidyouperhapsreleasethe
ignitionfuseknobtoosoon?Intheeventofnewrefillof
thegascontainerorexchangeofgasbottleitmaybene-
cessarytorepeattheignitionprocessatshortintervalsas
whilerefillingorexchangingbottlesairmayhaveentered
thegasconduct(seepoint7.4 last§).
Checkthekindsand/orquantitiesofthegoodsyouhave
storedintherefrigerator.Theseshouldbestoredsoasto
assureenoughaircirculationinsidetheunit.Furthermore
controliftherefrigeratordoorclosestightly.Inadditionto
thispleaserememberthata toothickicelayeronthe
evaporatorimpairsthecoolingefficiency.A periodical
thawoffoftheunitisthereforeindispensable.Always
payattentiontohavingtherefrigeratorwellclosedandthat
foodsandliquiditemsarekeptclosed.Humidityturnsto
iceanddepositsontheevaporatorforminginsulationand
consequentlyimpairscooling.Thereforeneverstorewarm
foodintherefrigerator.
Shouldinspiteofallthea.m.controlsa perfectoperation
oftheunitnothavebeenobtained,pleaseturntoyournext
competentservice-workshop.A listoftheworkshopis
adjoinedtoeachrefrigerator.Whencallingmentionthekind
ofexistantfailureaswellasthetypeofyourunitandthe
manufacturingnumber.
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