4-29Caravan Equipment 44.10.9 StorageIt is important that you follow the instructions below if you do not expect to use your Thetford toilet for along (winter) period.- Activate the Control Panel by pressing the flush button. Open the blade and press the flush buttonuntil water stops flowing into the bowl. Close the blade. Open the access door on the outside ofyour caravan or camper and empty the Waste Holding Tank at an authorized waste dump. Followthe instructions for cleaning and maintenance. To allow the Waste Holding Tank to dry, do notplace the cap back on the emptying spout of the tank.16. If the toilet has its own flush-water tank, place a sufficiently large bowl under the drain tube tocatch the remaining water from the flush-water tank and remove the drain plug. When no morewater exits, put the drain plug on the drain tube, put it back in its original position and close theaccess door. If the toilet is connected to the vehicle’s water tank, please follow your vehicle’sinstructions for draining the central water system. If your toilet is optionally featured with a WastePump-Out System, take out the Waste Holding Tank and completely clean it (see Cleaning andMaintenance). After cleaning, fill it with water, put it back and empty it via the waste pump-outsystem. Repeat this twice.