Contents
14.2 Tyre selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
14.3 Tyre specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
14.4 Handling of tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
14.5 Changing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
14.6 Spare wheel support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
14.7 Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
15 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
15.1 Braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
15.2 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
15.3 Gas system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
15.4 Cooker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
15.4.1 Gas cooker/gas oven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
15.4.2 Microwave oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
15.5 Heater/boiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
15.5.1 Heater/boiler Truma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
15.5.2 Alde heater/boiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
15.6 Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
15.6.1 Dometic refrigerator without AES . . . . . . .231
15.6.2 Thetford refrigerator without SES (error diag-
nostics). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
15.6.3 Dometic 8 series with MES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
15.6.4 Dometic 8 series with AES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
15.7 Air conditioning unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
15.8 Water supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
15.9 Vacuum toilet (Dometic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
15.10 Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
16 Special equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . 239
16.1 Weight details for special equipment. . . .239
17 Helpful notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
17.1 The most important information for
motorhomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
17.1.1 Traffic rules in Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
17.1.2 Traffic rules in foreign countries . . . . . . . . .244
17.1.3 Parking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
17.1.4 Official inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
17.1.5 Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
17.2 Help on Europe's roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
17.3 Speed limits and permissible dimensions. . .
249
17.4 Driving with low beam in European coun-
tries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
17.5 Sleeping in the vehicle away from camping
areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
17.6 Gas supply in European countries . . . . . . .254
17.7 Toll regulations in European countries. . .256
17.8 Tips on staying overnight safely during travel
257
17.9 Tips for winter campers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
17.10 Travel checklists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
