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GENERAL SAFETY
YOUR CARAVAN PAYLOAD EXPLAINED
Definitions
Maximum technically permissible laden
mass (MTPLM)
Maximum mass of the vehicle, which takes into
account operating conditions including, factors
such as the strength of materials, loading capacity
of the tyres etc.
Mass of the caravan in running order
(MIRO)
This is the weight of your caravan as it leaves our
factory plus the following:
18kgs to allow for the carrying of 2 x 5kgs
BP gas light bottles.
9kgs of water in the water heater.
2kgs of water in the toilet holding tank as
this is the maximum recommended by
Thetford.
Essential habitation equipment payload
(EHEP)
Mass of the items required for the safe and
proper functioning of the equipment for
habitation as defined by the manufacturer.
User Payload (UP)
This is calculated by the following formula:
10L + 10N + 50
L is the body length of the caravan in meters.
N is the number of berths.
50 is for normal equipment carried in the
caravan, a sample list is given below.
TV ........................................................ 3kgs
Kettle ................................................ 0.5kgs
Bed linen ............................................. 6kgs
Crockery ............................................ 5kgs
Saucepans ........................................... 3kgs
Wastemaster ..................................... 6kgs
Aquaroll (empty) .............................. 5kgs
Waste bin ............................................. 1kg
Cutlery ................................................ 2kgs
Toilet fluid etc ................................. 2.5kgs
Battery .............................................. 16kgs
Personal effects payload (PEP)
A mass specified for the items which a user can
choose to carry in a caravan and which are not
included as essential habitation equipment or
optional equipment.
Optional equipment payload (OEP)
This is an amount of weight provided by us for
factory fitted options.
Please note: Any options fitted by the retailer will
reduce the overall payload available to the
customer.
Summary of Contents for 2011 Xplore 302
Page 5: ...CONTENTS 4 CONTENTS ...
Page 7: ...1 2 INTRODUCTION ...
Page 11: ...2 4 GENERAL SAFETY ...
Page 17: ...4 2 TOWING AND DRIVING ...
Page 19: ...5 2 ARRIVING ON SITE ...
Page 25: ...7 2 GAS SAFETY ADVICE ...
Page 28: ...8 3 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12V FUSES ALL MODELS ...
Page 29: ...8 4 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAINS UNIT ...
Page 59: ...12 2 STORAGE ...
Page 65: ...15 2 CARAVAN CONSTRUCTION ...
Page 67: ...16 2 EQUIPMENT LIST ...
Page 68: ...17 1 ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS 13 PIN DRAWING ...
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