Westfalia JOKER User manual

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JOKER
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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