So many questions-so many extras with this van, I've compiled this from my own findings-may save someone a bit of time-can't gtee it's 100% accurate for anything other than the 2020 Buc!
What comes as standard with the van-that you might not on lesser vans!
Leisure battery-yes top quality-since it has EP levelling it has to have a battery to operate it
Outdoor shower outlet-COLD, with the shower attachment
Outdoor BBQ point with quick fit adapter tie wrapped to the outlet
Aquamaster-ie to hook up direct to the mains
Waste master-provided because of the above
Knife and fork holder in the drawer
Solar panels and Trauma controller-space ie inputs there to allow it to control an extra solar panel
4 speaker stereo
Onboard water tank
Alde 5 year automotive grade fluid-check the level-when cold 1cm above minimum-it does settle after first use we found.
Load limiter-on the Alde panel-you can limit what the caravan heating system is using so you don’t exceed the site limit
TWO Alko wheel locks
Onboard -tracker-not the best as it’s passive but hey ho.
Alarm with awning light fade in out. 2 remotes plus two little fobs to fit in the slot above the Alde panel to reset the alarm
Satellite feed
Common questions / issues
Heating
Why is the underfloor heating greyed out on my Alde panel-that’s because we have underfloor water tubes-nothing to do with this Alde optional extra electric element heating-nothing to do -if the heating is working you should feel it on your feet.
OFFSET-because the thermostat is by the door-you can add one-you may need to use this-we have it on -4 -perfect.
Alde panel-you can have day, with hot water on or off and a set temp, night with same and nothing-so you can have a gap between when day and night occur so in the evening you can have it warmer etc. basically at least 4 programmable sessions.
Oven
The oven has a thermostat controlled fan that cuts in to prevent the carcass overheating-yes it is loud!
EP levelling
Nose must be down-if the site is uneven this might be hard to achieve-to go into auto mode. You can manually adjust instead. The lit arrows on the panel show which side is needing levelling ie is out-when the blob in the middle lights it’s level.
Use pads esp on the central rams if the ground is soft
To put the Alko locks on-if it’ s uneven or sloping some pop offsite ram down and even heard of the fronts, then lift the van on the nearside but generally no need. Simply apply hand brake and chocks on offside, raise nearside release handbrake rotate wheel fit locks and drop. When you drop the van you will see the wheel rotate-nothing to worry about-it’s how the suspension works-the receiver of the lock moves with the wheel so it won’t cause stress on the bolt.
Keep rams clean and sprayed with silicone spray.
Toilet
Flushes from the onboard tank or the aquaroll or mains-no receiver for the pink stuff. Just like your home loo; if you want you can dilute some pink stuff and pop it down but beware it stains-some use toilet ducks.
Water-panel settings
A switch for on , plus another by its side- marked int, 0 and ext
Fill the internal tank from the external water source by pressing EXT
To use the internal tank use INT when it’s full
To use the ext source or aquaroll leave it on 0 ie in the middle
Pressure from int tank is just a bit better than all the rest-if you run out it’ll switch to the external source so they say-never done or tried this though.
Percentage full of internal tank is shown as a picture on the screen-you can tap the little diamond on this screen and it lights up.
Sink tap has a water filter in line so might be a little slower to run than the others. Some dealers swap this at service but might not!
Fridge
Has gas or mains 240v cooling. On site it won’t work on 12v-that is the setting for when you are attached to the car and want to maintain the temp as cool. It will struggle to get cold from room temp and many cars with smart chargers simply don’t seem to provide enough current for this feature. Don’t expect a cold fridge when you arrive-bonus if you do!
Switches by the door-top one on its own-12v on or off-ie needs switching on when you arrive onsite, off when you travel.
The two below are the offside and nearside awing light switches=ours seem the wrong way round-really ie left switch does offside, right switch, nearside! Yours may be different.
What comes as standard with the van-that you might not on lesser vans!
Leisure battery-yes top quality-since it has EP levelling it has to have a battery to operate it
Outdoor shower outlet-COLD, with the shower attachment
Outdoor BBQ point with quick fit adapter tie wrapped to the outlet
Aquamaster-ie to hook up direct to the mains
Waste master-provided because of the above
Knife and fork holder in the drawer
Solar panels and Trauma controller-space ie inputs there to allow it to control an extra solar panel
4 speaker stereo
Onboard water tank
Alde 5 year automotive grade fluid-check the level-when cold 1cm above minimum-it does settle after first use we found.
Load limiter-on the Alde panel-you can limit what the caravan heating system is using so you don’t exceed the site limit
TWO Alko wheel locks
Onboard -tracker-not the best as it’s passive but hey ho.
Alarm with awning light fade in out. 2 remotes plus two little fobs to fit in the slot above the Alde panel to reset the alarm
Satellite feed
Common questions / issues
Heating
Why is the underfloor heating greyed out on my Alde panel-that’s because we have underfloor water tubes-nothing to do with this Alde optional extra electric element heating-nothing to do -if the heating is working you should feel it on your feet.
OFFSET-because the thermostat is by the door-you can add one-you may need to use this-we have it on -4 -perfect.
Alde panel-you can have day, with hot water on or off and a set temp, night with same and nothing-so you can have a gap between when day and night occur so in the evening you can have it warmer etc. basically at least 4 programmable sessions.
Oven
The oven has a thermostat controlled fan that cuts in to prevent the carcass overheating-yes it is loud!
EP levelling
Nose must be down-if the site is uneven this might be hard to achieve-to go into auto mode. You can manually adjust instead. The lit arrows on the panel show which side is needing levelling ie is out-when the blob in the middle lights it’s level.
Use pads esp on the central rams if the ground is soft
To put the Alko locks on-if it’ s uneven or sloping some pop offsite ram down and even heard of the fronts, then lift the van on the nearside but generally no need. Simply apply hand brake and chocks on offside, raise nearside release handbrake rotate wheel fit locks and drop. When you drop the van you will see the wheel rotate-nothing to worry about-it’s how the suspension works-the receiver of the lock moves with the wheel so it won’t cause stress on the bolt.
Keep rams clean and sprayed with silicone spray.
Toilet
Flushes from the onboard tank or the aquaroll or mains-no receiver for the pink stuff. Just like your home loo; if you want you can dilute some pink stuff and pop it down but beware it stains-some use toilet ducks.
Water-panel settings
A switch for on , plus another by its side- marked int, 0 and ext
Fill the internal tank from the external water source by pressing EXT
To use the internal tank use INT when it’s full
To use the ext source or aquaroll leave it on 0 ie in the middle
Pressure from int tank is just a bit better than all the rest-if you run out it’ll switch to the external source so they say-never done or tried this though.
Percentage full of internal tank is shown as a picture on the screen-you can tap the little diamond on this screen and it lights up.
Sink tap has a water filter in line so might be a little slower to run than the others. Some dealers swap this at service but might not!
Fridge
Has gas or mains 240v cooling. On site it won’t work on 12v-that is the setting for when you are attached to the car and want to maintain the temp as cool. It will struggle to get cold from room temp and many cars with smart chargers simply don’t seem to provide enough current for this feature. Don’t expect a cold fridge when you arrive-bonus if you do!
Switches by the door-top one on its own-12v on or off-ie needs switching on when you arrive onsite, off when you travel.
The two below are the offside and nearside awing light switches=ours seem the wrong way round-really ie left switch does offside, right switch, nearside! Yours may be different.
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