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GAS

Gas                                              time. If you are in any doubt please consult       SERVICES
                                                 your dealer for advice. To use point proceed
General information                              as follows:

Gas Cylinders                                    1. Fit male tail connector from despatch kit
                                                    to your barbeque or appliance ensuring a
Bottled Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) is the        gas tight joint. The work should be carried
most convenient portable source of fuel for         out by a competent person; if in any doubt
your vehicle.                                       consult your dealer.

The gas cylinder, cooking and heating            2. O pen box lid by pulling tab on bottom edge
appliances should be isolated when travelling       and lifting, while pressing on centre of flap.
unless your motorhome is fitted with en-route
heating.                                         3. Insert tail connector on appliance into
                                                    female coupling, twist to engage and lock.
Regularly check flexible gas hose, joints and
connections for tightness. Finally make sure     4. Open gas locker on motorhome, ensure gas
that each gas appliance is working efficiently      bottle tap is open and supply is connected
to the recommendations of the appliance             to regulator.
manufacturers.
                                                 5. Light and operate appliance to its
The LPG system should be inspected annually         instructions.
by a competent person.
                                                 Please note that you cannot open the gas
Only use gas cylinders that are located within   supply until the nozzle has been inserted. In
their dedicated position within the gas bottle   the interest of safety all external hose lengths
housing, never extend the hose - hose lengths    should be kept to a minimum and attachments
must not exceed 400mm.                           secured correctly.

Your vehicle is supplied with a wall mounted      ! WARNING: Care should be taken when
gas regulator plumbed inside the gas bottle
compartment. The regulator and all appliances     using the external barbeque point. Never
work at a harmonised 30mb pressure, which         barbeque next to an awning or tent.
work with Butane and Propane gas.
                                                  ! WARNING: The motorhome barbeque
Pressure regulation system in this vehicle has
a fixed working pressure of 30 mbar with a        point should only be used as an outlet point
flow rate of 1.5 kg/H and complies with the       for gas, never connect a gas bottle direct to
requirements of EN 12864 annex D.                 the outlet.

We do not recommend the use of an inline          ! WARNING: Unless en-route heating is in
LPG BBQ with the 1.5kg/H regulator when
other LPG appliances are in use.                  use the LPG cylinder valve should be closed
                                                  when driving.
Motorhomes with external barbeque point
                                                 Gas Hoses
Models equipped with an external barbeque
point can be used to power any gas appliance     High-pressure hoses or pigtails as they
suitable for the gas used in the motorhome,      are called must be used with the new style
at the working pressure shown on the label in    regulator.
the barbeque outlet box. Please note when
using the outlet that the fitted regulator will  High-pressure hoses incorporate a safety shut
allow a maximum of 1.5kg per hour of gas to      off valve for the use of the en-route heating
be taken from the gas bottle. Therefore the      system.
consumption of gas from both the appliances
within the motorhome and the appliance           LPG cylinder i.e. Propane, Butane, BP and
connected to the barbeque point cannot           Camping Gaz cylinders all have unique bottle
exceed a total of 1.5kg per hour at any one      adaptor connections.

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