Karmann Colorado Operating Instructions Manual - Before Starting Your Journey
Safety checklist
BEFORE STARTING YOUR JOURNEY
2-3
in the seat provided with seatbelts.
Even after short interruptions to the
journey, always make sure that the entry
step is retracted.
To make sure that your Karmann mobile
home is always safe, you should check
certain points before the start of every
journey. You can find more detailed
information about this in these operating
instructions:
Retract entry step (illuminated display)
Close and lock all exterior flaps
Close the body door
Close and lock the opening
window
Close the roof hatch
Close drawers and cupboards
Close door to bathroom and WC
Close refrigerator door
Secure TV aerial, if installed
Check luggage for secure fixing
Store away objects lying around on
shelves, tables etc.
Close shutoff valves for gas equipment,
if it is not being used
Free the roof of ice and snow in the winter
Check the battery voltage of the vehicle
and auxiliary battery at the control panel,
particularly in winter (see Page 6-1).
Open all blinds before starting the journey.
Check the following on the basis vehicle
according to the T 5 operating instructions:
Tire pressure
Vehicle lights
Oil level
Coolant level
Travelling in the Karmann mobile home
Even if you are used to driving mobile homes,
you must remember when travelling that,
because of the chassis, a mobile home is
virtually a small truck which requires
particular care as regards driving and
handling characteristics
Because of its relatively long projection
behind the rear axle, the back end of the
vehicle can break away.
When driving up steep slopes or ramps
make sure that the back end does not hit
the ground.
Avoid sudden braking if possible.
Make sure that any passengers sitting in
the rear of the vehicle are wearing their
seatbelts and that they do not leave their
seats.
Only allow people to travel in the vehicle