Both cab seats swivel, and have booster cushions supplied so that the seating height can be made the same as the dinette.

A neat touch is the dedicated TV cupboard. Located above the worktop alongside the fridge, its base lowers so the the TV can be positioned at a convenient viewing height - no more stiff necks after a night's watching!

Heating is provided by a 'wet' system, the Alde boiler heats water that is circulated through hidden pipes to fined radiators located under the bench seat and dinette seat, under the floor at the back of the cab space, under the galley work top and in the bathroom. The system is reputed to be very efficient, but does mean that there need to be gaps so that the heated air can rise from the radiators. I would be concerned that these, particularly the one in the floor, are potential dirt traps that might be difficult to clean.

There is no fan assistance to the heating - heat distribution is purely by convection, I'm assured that the efficiency is such that you don't get the 'hot head, cold feet' syndrome when starting from cold. I'd like to try it out in the winter just to see how it compares with a blown air system though.....

Domestic hot water is also provided by the Alde, and, when hooked up to mains electric, the system can run off a two stage heating element. Gas and electric can be run together to give a fast warm up. The system can also run from waste heat from the engine via a heat exchanger, the system circulating pump can be kept running whilst driving, drawing heat from the engine to keep the living space warm and heating the integral domestic hot water tank.

Night time

This is really a luxury 2 berth motorhome, despite the belted seat in the dinette, so most couples will probably use the pull-down A-Class bed 1.85m (6ft 1in) x 1.4m (4ft 7in) and with headroom of approx 1.02m (3ft 4in), it should provide a comfortable night's sleep.

The dinette can be made up as a small double 1.8m (5ft 1in) x 1.06m (3ft 6in).
The bench seat can be used as a single bed (children's) 1.8m (5ft 1in) x 0.66m (2ft 2in), it is possible to expand this independently to make a width of 1m (3ft 3in).
The whole lounge seating can also be drawn together to make a large transverse double 2.05m (6ft 8in) x 1.8m (5ft 1in).

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