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2. Safety
Choosing a parking place
Rules for choosing a parking place:
• If at all possible, check the place selected for parking in daylight.
• The parking place should be as horizontal as possible.
• Check to see that the entry step is positioned horizontally (impor-
tant for refrigerator function).
• Level the caravan lengthwise using the jockey wheel.
• If on uneven or sloping ground level the the caravan sideways using
boards or wheel chocks.
2.8 After each journey
Do not use the corner steadies to compensate for un-
even ground.
Shunting (moving caravan by hand)
In most cases your caravans will be longer and wider than your car.
Tips for maneuvering your caravan.
• There is a significant blind spot when moving the caravan, even
when the exterior mirrors are properly adjusted.
• Use a another person when turning into
difficult parking spots especially in reverse..
Front grab handle
When positioning the caravan manually, only use the
grab handles at the front and rear ends of the caravan.
Never push on the plastic parts or the walls.
Rules for driving in reverse
• The caravan turns in the opposite direction in which you steer.
• Get one someone to guide you when reversing the caravan.
Driving in reverse
Your HOBBY caravan has a braking system with automatic reverse. It
enables you to drive backwards without applying the brakes, because the
overrun coupling does not differentiate between overrunning or reversing
the caravan. When you back up the caravan, you must
fi
rst overcome a
slight residual brake torque in order to activate the automatic reverse. You
can then back up the caravan without any dif
fi
culty. The next time the
caravan moves forward, the normal braking facility is then automatically
applied again.
The caravan's brakes are deactivated when you drive in
reverse.
Rear grab handle
Should there be any defects or malfunctions in the dri-
ving performance of the caravan, please notify roadside
assistance and have any maintenance and repair work
carried out by an authorised specialist.
