Owners manual

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WARNING: DO NOT TOW IN THIS CONFIGURATION! JAWS WILL
CLOSE BUT WILL NOT LOCK. FOLLOW STEPS BELOW TO
PREPARE FOR COUPLING
JawsOpenbutLockBarisatextendedpositionandbeingheldbyFlip
Lock/RedDotisvisible(cabside)throughLockBarGuideTube.
1.RedDotsignifiesthatJawsareopenandthatLockBarisinitsextended
position. Jaws will close, but will NOT lock in this configuration.
2. Lightly pull Lock Bar and release Flip Lock from its groove.
3.ReleaseLockBar.LockBarwillretractpartiallyinward.
4. Visually check that Jaws are open and ready to receive trailer kingpin.
The Yellow Dot should be visible from cab.
preparIng 5th Wheel
to couple
preparatIon
troubleshootIng
Red Dot
Out of Sync Jaws
Referto“CabView”onthetopofpage5andthecouplingdiagramonthebottomofpage5.
1.NotethatGreenDotisvisible(cabside)throughLockBarGuideTubeandIndicatorRodisvisiblethroughwindow.
2. Flip Safety Lynch Pin Bail and remove Lynch Pin.
3. Lift Flip Lock, rotate clockwise and let hang.
4. Pull Lock Bar to full extension (approximately 3-1/2 inches) until Jaws activate and open, then release Lock Bar.
5. Visually check that Jaws are open and ready to receive trailer kingpin.
6.NotethatGreenDot,andIndicatorRodhavemoved.Thissignifiesthat5thWheelJawsareNOTintheirclosedandlockedposition.
The Yellow Dot should now be visible. Yellow signifies the 5th Wheel is ready for coupling.
7. I
f the 5th Wheel is in any configuration other than that described in Step 1, follow the preparation troubleshooting guide below
Flip Lock Seated in Second Groove.
Red dot will be visible from cab side
Jaws are partially
open and interlocked
Lock bar fully extended
Jaws open
Jaws are semi-open and interlocked/interlaced with each other. Lock Bar is
somewhere in between full retracted position and full extended position.
1. This configuration means that the Movable Jaw has become out of time
with the second Fixed Jaw.
2. Inspect that Flip Lock is hanging free in its clockwise rotated position.
3. Pull Lock Bar to its full extended position and release.
4. Jaws will retime themselves.
5. Visually check that Jaws are open and ready to receive trailer
kingpin (Yellow Dot).
WARNING : DO NOT COUPLE