Technical and legal notes
I. General
This document is valid from July 2026 for vehicles of model year 2027. Any previous price lists, brochure information and technical data shall cease to be valid with respect to the vehicles contained herein. Errors and misprints excepted. Before purchasing a vehicle, you must obtain comprehensive advice from an authorized dealer regarding the information in our price lists and catalogues, any changes that may have occurred after the printing date, as well as the topics listed below.
II. Extras & Option Packs
Certain combinations of options and extras may not always be possible.
III. Images
Some images show options and extras that are not included in the standard equipment and can only be ordered at additional cost (options & extras). Also, some equipment featured is only found in prototypes or specific country models and do not correspond to the standard equipment, nor can they be ordered as an option or extra. Slight colour deviations between the illustrations in the brochure and the actual vehicle cannot be completely excluded for printing reasons. The decoration shown in the catalogue is not part of the equipment supplied.
IV. Retrofitting
In order not to jeopardise your safety and/or the operating licence of your vehicle, we advise you to have attachments, conversions or installations carried out exclusively by an authorised dealer and to insist on original parts. Any retrofitting of alterations or installations, in so far as they are technically feasible, shall incur a cost. We reserve the right to make reasonable changes to the design, colour and equipment, insofar as these serve technical progress and/or safety. We reserve the right to make changes to fittings, technical data, series equipment and prices. After conclusion of the contract, we reserve the right to make reasonable technical changes within the scope of the design, insofar as they serve technical progress.
Reasonable deviations in colour and quality are also reserved - even after conclusion of the contract - insofar as these cannot be avoided due to the material. (e.g. colour deviations of up to approx. 2.0 ΔE between paint on sheet metal and paint on GRP/plastic).
Important technical and legal information regarding caravan configuration and weight-related data
In road traffic, each caravan is only approved for a certain maximum weight. This maximum weight must not be exceeded during operation. Therefore, particular attention must be paid to the technical and legal requirements for the weight of your caravan when configuring and selecting optional equipment (‘packages’, ‘features’ and ‘options’) from our factory-fitted range.
The EU Commission’s Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/535 dated 31 March 2021 (up to and including 06/2022: EU Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1230/2012 dated 12 December 2012) sets out the legal requirements for the weight of your caravan. In order provide information that is as transparent and comprehensive as possible about the weight-related data specified in the configurator, the following explanations and information provided by Knaus Tabbert AG are based on the requirements of this Regulation. Please read the following explanations and information regarding weight-related data carefully before configuring and ordering your caravan. Our retail partners will also be happy to help you select and configure your caravan.
Information regarding the vehicle's dimensions
The vehicle dimensions (overall length, width and height) stated in the technical specifications are nominal values based on the standard factory specification for the relevant layout. These figures are subject to manufacturing tolerances. The permissible tolerances are derived – in accordance with the regulations on weight declarations – from the same relevant EU regulations (in particular Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/535 (previously Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012) and amount to up to ± 3 %.
Please note that the factory installation of additional equipment, as well as the retrofitting of accessories (e.g. roof-mounted air conditioning units, awnings, aerials, bike racks or roof boxes), may alter the external dimensions of your vehicle. In particular, the overall height and length of the vehicle may be increased by such attachments.
You must be aware of your vehicle’s actual external dimensions when driving on public roads, particularly when passing through areas with height restrictions (e.g. underpasses, bridges, tunnels or car park entrances), when using ferries, and when choosing parking spaces and campsites. It is your responsibility to ensure that the vehicle complies with the applicable size limits. We recommend that you check the actual external dimensions of your vehicle, including any attachments, before setting off and take these into account.
1. The technically permissible maximum mass of the caravan
The ‘technically permissible maximum mass’ of the caravan is shown in Part I of the registration certificate and refers to the maximum mass that your caravan may weigh when loaded (e.g. 1,500 kg) as specified by the manufacturer. This may not be exceeded during any journey. Exceeding the technically permissible maximum mass during operation is punishable by fines in many European countries. In Germany, exceeding the technically permissible maximum mass during operation can constitute an administrative offence punishable by a fine. We therefore recommend that you weigh your caravan prior to every journey and check that it complies with the technically permissible maximum mass. Compliance with the technically permissible maximum mass is your responsibility.
The technically permissible maximum mass for each layout is shown in the technical data.
2. The mass of the caravan in running order
The ‘mass in running order’ refers to the mass of the caravan including the body and standard factory equipment (or ‘basic equipment’) including a full aluminium gas cylinder, a full fresh water tank, a full flush toilet water tank and a full water heater.
For each layout, the mass in running order is shown in the technical data.
The following items are included in the mass in running order:
• the unladen weight of the caravan, including operating materials such as lubricants, oils and coolants, as well as on‐board tools;
• the standard factory equipment, i.e. the basic configuration of the caravan equipped with all the features required by law, including any fitted equipment that does not require further specifications at a configuration or equipment level;
• 100% filled fresh water tank;
• 100% filled aluminium gas cylinder with a capacity of 2.7 kg/5 kg/11 kg and a total weight of 6 kg/10 kg/23 kg;
• 100% filled flush toilet tank;
• 100% filled fresh water heater.
Please note that the mass in running order specified in the technical data is a calculated nominal value that is subject to production‐related tolerances of up to ± 5%. These legally permissible tolerances can have a direct impact on the actual mass of your caravan and therefore also the load capacity or remaining pay-mass. So you should always take these tolerances into account when configuring your caravan.
3. Actual vehicle mass
The ‘actual vehicle mass’ refers to the mass of the vehicle in running order plus the mass of any optional factory‐fitted equipment on a particular vehicle.
4. The maximum number of sleeping places
The ‘maximum number of sleeping places’ for each layout is shown in the technical data.
5. Standard equipment and additional equipment
The ‘standard equipment’ (or ‘basic equipment’) refers to the basic configuration of a caravan equipped with all the features required by law, including any fitted equipment that does not require further specifications at a configuration or equipment level. Details of the standard equipment (or ‘basic equipment’) are provided for the layout you have selected as part of the configuration. The ‘optional equipment’ (‘packages’, ‘features’, and ‘options’) refers to all equipment not included in the standard equipment that is factory fitted to the caravan by the manufacturer and which can be ordered by the customer. Optional equipment in this sense does not include any other accessories that are fitted to the caravan by you or your retail partner after the manufacturer has delivered the caravan. Details of the (equipment) packages, features, and options that can be ordered from the factory are provided for the layout you have selected as part of the configuration. Please note that the installation of optional equipment always results in a reduction in pay-mass (see point 6.).
6. The pay-mass and the minimum pay-mass
The ‘pay-mass’ is calculated by subtracting the mass in running order and the manufacturer’s maximum optional equipment mass from the technically permissible maximum mass. European legislation stipulates a fixed ‘minimum pay-mass’ for caravans that must be adhered to for luggage and other accessories not installed by the manufacturer. This must not be reduced when configuring your caravan and is calculated using the following formula:
Minimum pay-mass in kg ≥ 10 * (n + L)
Where ‘n’ = maximum number of sleeping places and ‘L’ = total length of the vehicle body, without drawbar, in metres.
7. The maximum optional equipment mass
To ensure compliance with the legally prescribed minimum pay-mass, the ‘maximum optional equipment mass’ is specified by the manufacturer for each layout. This is the mass available for selecting optional factory‐fitted equipment (‘packages’, ‘features’ and ‘options’) while complying with the minimum pay-mass required by law.
Knaus Tabbert AG calculates the maximum optional equipment mass by first subtracting the mass in running order and the minimum pay-mass from the technically permissible maximum mass.
However, the mass in running order is a calculated nominal value that may be subject to production-related tolerances of up to ± 5% (see point 2.). The occurrence of these production-related tolerances could result in the minimum pay-mass not actually being observed if the calculated optional equipment mass is used.
To prevent such a reduction in the minimum pay-mass, Knaus Tabbert AG therefore takes account of the permissible weight deviations that experience has shown may occur for each layout when determining the maximum optional equipment mass.
In addition, equipment features of national variants/special models that are not part of the standard equipment are also taken into account when calculating the maximum optional equipment mass.
If due to the selection of optional equipment, the maximum optional equipment mass is exceeded, you can generally (depending on the layout) select an increase in vehicle load capacity and/or deselect optional equipment in the caravan configurator in order to continue with the configuration. If you fail to do this, the configuration and therefore the order process for your caravan cannot be continued.
8. Legally permissible tolerances in the calculation of weight data
The mass in running order figures given in the technical data are calculated nominal values that are subject to production‐related tolerances of up to ± 5%. These production‐related tolerances of up to ± 5% are legally permissible and result from the use of natural materials such as wood, as well as the manufacturing processes used by some suppliers. Despite optimised production processes, weight fluctuations resulting from the materials used cannot be completely ruled out. As these legally permissible tolerances have a direct impact on the actual mass of your caravan and therefore also the possible vehicle load capacity or remaining pay-mass, you should always take these into account when configuring your caravan.
Example:
Mass in running order according to technical data:1,320 kg
Legally permissible tolerance of ± 5%: 66 kg
Legally permissible range of mass in running order 1,254 to 1,386 kg
Based on the above example, if you order the caravan with optional equipment with a total weight of 50 kg, the nominal value of the mass in running order shown in the technical data results in a pay-mass of 130 kg. However, the actual load capacity may deviate from this value because of the legally permissible tolerances. If the mass in running order of your caravan is about 1% higher than the nominal value stated in the technical data, the load capacity is reduced from 130 kg to 117 kg:
Example:
1,500 kg Technically permissible maximum mass
- 1,333 kg Actual weight of the caravan in running order
(+ 1% compared to the mass in running order of 1,320 kg stated in the sales literature)
- 50 kg Optional equipment ordered for the specifically configured caravan
= 117 kg Remaining load capacity (NB: the remaining load capacity must be greater than the minimum pay-mass, see point 6.)
We therefore recommend that you weigh your loaded caravan prior to every journey and check that you comply with the technically permissible maximum mass. As the driver of the vehicle, you are responsible for checking this.