Self-Contained Gas Operation And Optional Battery Compartment; Inserting / Changing The Batteries - Dometic RMD 8501 Operating Instructions Manual

4.8 Self-contained gas operati
on and optional battery
compartment
Two optional battery compartments in the
electronics case for internal (self-contained)
power supply of the electronics are available
for the model variants RMD 85x1 (appliances
with electronics).
Left battery compartment
Batteries are not included !
Load the battery compartment with batteries
(8 x AA 1.5 V) before operating the refrigerator.
Self-contained gas operation
All operating modes can be selected while the
on-board 12 V DC power supply is active. The
battery compartment is disconnected from the
power supply.
If the vehicle on-board 12 V DC power supply
is not present or there is an interruption of the
mains power supply during operation, the
electronics automatically switch to the appli-
ance internal battery power supply.
The refrigerator can now only be operated
in the gas mode.
All LED indicators except the GAS LEDare not
lit during operation with the batteries inside
the appliance. The GAS LED flashes every 15
seconds.
If a button is pressed, the temperature level
LEDs (7, Fig. 7,8) also light.
If the voltage of the battery inside the applian-
ce is too low, an acoustic signal (whistle tone)
sounds every 15 seconds.
Then replace the batteries in the battery com-
partment

4.8.1 Inserting / changing the batteries

Switch off the refrigerator, as described in sec-
tion Shutting of the refrigerator .
1
press
Opening left battery compartment
1
Fig. 14
Opening right battery compartment
2
CAUTION!
n
Remove discharged batteries.
n
Replace the batteries completely.
n
Do not mix different types of batteries.
n
Observe the correct polarity !
n
Do not connect non-rechargeable bat-
teries to a charger.
n
Remove rechargeable batteries from
the battery compartment before char-
ging.
n
Avoid short circuits on the contacts in
the battery compartment!
n
Remove the batteries from the battery
compartment if the refrigerator will not
be used for a long time
Protect the environment!
Do not dispose of batteries in domestic waste.
Take your used batteries to your dealer or a
collection point.
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Refrigerator operation
open
press
open
Fig. 15
Fig. 16
Fig. 17