User Manual XXL Globetrotter 2006 - Dethleffs

Contents
9.4 Charging the living area battery and
starter battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
9.4.1 Charging using a 240 V power
supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
9.4.2 Charging using the vehicle engine. . . . 72
9.4.3 Charging with an external charger . . . . 72
9.5 Auxiliary charging unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
9.6 Transformer/rectifier (EBL 99) . . . . . . . 73
9.6.1 Battery cut-off switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
9.6.2 Battery selector switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
9.6.3 Battery monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
9.6.4 Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
9.7 Panel IT 991-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
9.7.1 V/tank gauge for battery voltage
and water or waste water levels. . . . . . 77
9.7.2 Battery alarm for the living area
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
9.7.3 Digital clock/temperature gauge . . . . . 78
9.7.4 Current gauge for charging/
discharging the living area battery . . . . 79
9.7.5 12 V main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
9.7.6 12 V indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
9.7.7 240 V indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
9.8 240 V power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
9.8.1 240 V connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
9.8.2 Power cable for external 240 V
connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
9.9 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
9.9.1 12 V fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
9.9.2 Fuse 240 V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
10 Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
10.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
10.2 Alde hot-water heater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
10.2.1 Gas operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
10.2.2 240 V electrical operation . . . . . . . . . . 87
10.2.3 Gas and 240 V electrical operation . . . 87
10.2.4 Reducing the rotational speed of
the circulating pump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
10.2.5 240 V circulating pump . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
10.2.6 Heat exchangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
10.3 Independent vehicle heater . . . . . . . . . 89
10.4 Alde boiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
10.4.1 Gas operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
10.4.2 240 V electrical operation . . . . . . . . . . 91
10.4.3 Gas and 240 V electrical operation . . . 92
10.4.4 Filling/emptying the boiler . . . . . . . . . . 92
10.5 Cooker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
10.5.1 Gas cooker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
10.5.2 Gas oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
10.5.3 Microwave oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
10.5.4 Extractor hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
10.6 Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
10.6.1 Refrigerator ventilation grill . . . . . . . . . 96
10.6.2 Operation (Dometic 7 series with
AES and FH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
10.6.3 Refrigerator door locking
mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
10.7 Air conditioning unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
11 Sanitary fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
11.1 Water supply, general. . . . . . . . . . . . .103
11.2 Water tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
11.2.1 Fresh water filler neck with lid . . . . . .104
11.2.2 Water drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
11.2.3 Filling with water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
11.2.4 Draining water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
11.3 Waste water tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
11.3.1 Odour seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
11.4 Filling the water system . . . . . . . . . . .106
11.5 Emptying the water system . . . . . . . .107
11.6 Toilet compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
11.7 Toilet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
11.7.1 Swivel toilet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
11.7.2 Removing the Thetford cassette. . . . .109
11.7.3 Emptying the Thetford cassette . . . . .109
12 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
12.1 External care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
12.1.1 Washing with a high-pressure
cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
12.1.2 Washing the motorhome . . . . . . . . . .111
12.1.3 Windows of acrylic glass . . . . . . . . . .112
12.1.4 Underbody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
12.1.5 Waste water tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
12.1.6 Entrance step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
12.2 Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
12.3 Extractor hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
12.4 Winter care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
12.4.1 Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
12.4.2 Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
12.4.3 At the end of the winter season . . . . .114
12.5 Lay-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
12.5.1 Temporary lay-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
12.5.2 Winter lay-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
12.5.3 Starting up the vehicle after a
temporary lay-up or after lay-up
over winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
13 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
13.1 Inspection work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
13.2 Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
13.3 Alde hot-water heater . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
13.3.1 Checking the fluid level. . . . . . . . . . . .120
13.3.2 Topping up heating fluid . . . . . . . . . . .120
13.3.3 Bleeding the heating system . . . . . . .121
13.4 Independent vehicle heater . . . . . . . .121
13.5 Air conditioning unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
13.6 Replacing bulbs and fluorescent
tubes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
13.6.1 Halogen spotlight (with cover) . . . . . .122
13.6.2 Halogen spotlight (swivelling) . . . . . . .123
13.6.3 Room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
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