Basic equipment includes all equipment and fluids required for safe and proper
vehicle use. The weight of the basic equipment includes:
z Water system filled up to 90% (water tank and pipes)
z Gas bottles filled up to 90%
z A full heating system
z A full toilet flushing system
z The power cables for the 230 V power supply
z The installation kit for an auxiliary battery if an auxiliary battery can be used
The waste water and sewage tanks are empty.
The manufacturer specifies the mass in ready-to-drive conditions in Field G of the
vehicle documents.
Payload The payload is made up as follows:
z Additional equipment
z Personal equipment
Explanations of the individual components of the payload are contained in the fol-
lowing text.
Additional equipment Additional equipment includes accessories and special equipment. Examples of
additional equipment include:
z Roof rail
z Spare wheel
z Awning
z Bike rack
z Satellite unit
z Microwave oven
z Hot water supply
Chapter 16 lists the weights of the various items of special equipment; they may
also be obtained from the manufacturer.
Personal equipment Personal equipment includes all items in the vehicle that are not included in the
additional equipment. For example, personal equipment can include the following:
z Foodstuffs
z Crockery
z Television
z Radio
z Clothes
z Bedding
Example for calculating
the basic equipment
Water tank with 40 l 40 kg
Toilet cistern with 10 l + 10 kg
Gas bottles (2 x 11 kg
gas
+ 2 x 14 kg
bottle
)
Campy gas bottles (1 x 5 kg
gas
+ 1 x 6 kg
bottle
)
+ 50 kg
+ 11 kg
230 V power cable + 4 kg
Installation kit for auxiliary battery + 20 kg
Total = 135 kg
Z The payload of the vehicle can be increased by reducing the vehicle mass com-
plete in a ready-to-drive condition. To this purpose it is permissible, for
example, to empty the liquid tanks or to remove the gas bottles.
