OPERATOR'S MANUAL
Table Of Contents
- Why this handbook is so important!
- Warnings and Safety Regulations
- Alarm System
- The system
- Use of the hand-held transmitter
- Self-diagnosis
- Use when staying in the cab
- Deactivation loadspace detection superstructure/trailer
- The system LED
- Loss of hand-held transmitter
- System does not respond to hand-held transmitter
- Battery, hand-held transmitters
- Maintenance
- Disconnecting the vehicle battery
- Cab, Instruments and Controls
- Cab
- Entering and leaving the vehicle
- Doors
- Electrically operated windows
- Mirrors
- Electrical mirror adjustment
- Windscreen wiper blades
- Bunks
- Roof console - oddments shelves
- Tool boxes/storage compartments
- Roof hatch
- Adjusting roof spoiler
- Sun visors
- Stepwell lighting
- Interior lighting
- Bunk lamp
- Dashboard
- Instrument panel
- Warning indicators
- Control panel
- Control panel of heating/ventilation system
- Air conditioning switch
- Fan speed selector switch
- Temperature adjustment
- Air distribution selector switch
- Centre console
- Roof console
- Left-hand steering column switch
- Right-hand steering column switch
- Steering column switch, engine brake
- Adjustable steering column
- Auxiliary cab heater (air heating)
- Seats
- Master Display
- Inspections and Maintenance
- Overview of daily checks
- Opening the front panel
- Engine oil level
- Topping up coolant
- Screen washer reservoir fluid level
- Air filter indicator
- Wheels and tires
- Lighting and instruments
- Driver's seat and mirrors
- Trailer vehicle
- Overview of weekly checks
- Clutch fluid level
- Power steering fluid level
- Brake system air drier
- Draining the water separator
- Batteries
- General maintenance
- Lubricating fifth wheel/trailer coupling
- Cab maintenance
- Cleaning
- Preventative maintenance before the winter season
- Diesel fuel
- Cab heater
- Windscreen washer reservoir
- Maintenance after the winter season
- Cooling system
- Coupling and Uncoupling
- Driving
- General
- Steering lock/contact/starter switch
- Glow system
- Starting procedure
- Immobiliser fault
- Engine speed control
- Cruise control
- Vehicle speed limitation for special applications
- Driving style
- Differential lock
- Steering
- RAS-EC system
- ASR (Anti Slip Control)
- ABS brakes
- Parking brake and service brake
- Engine brake
- Stopping
- Manual Gearbox
- Automatic Gearbox
- Air suspension
- Emergency repairs
- Vehicle tool kit
- Tilting the cab
- Replacing the poly-V belt
- Replacing the fuel fine filter
- Bleeding the fuel system
- Draining the water separator
- Releasing the parking brake
- Wheel winch
- Jacking up the front axle
- Jacking up the rear axle
- Changing the wheel
- Tire inflating connection
- Towing
- Replacing bulbs
- Fuses and relays
- Technical Data and Identification
- Consumer Information
- Alphabetical index
Consumer Information
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campaign. However, NHTSA cannot get involved in individual problems between
you, your dealer, and Peterbilt Motors Company.
To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-
424-9393 (366-0123 in Washington, D.C.) or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400
Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. You can also get other information
about auto safety from the Hotline.
Canadian Consumer Information
Canadian customers who wish to report a safety-related defect to Transport
Canada, Defect Investigations and Recalls, may telephone the toll free hotline 1-
800-333-0510, or contact Transport Canada by mail at
Transport Canada, ASFAD
Place de Ville Tower C
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa ON K1A 0N5.
For additional road safety information, please visit the Road Safety website at
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/menu.htm
Environmental Protection
Diesel engine exhaust and some of its constituents are known to the State
of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and other reproductive harm.
Other chemicals in this vehicle are also known to the State of California to
cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. This warning
requirement is mandated by California law (Proposition 65) and does not
result from any change in the manner in which Peterbilt trucks are
manufactured.
Some of the ingredients in engine oil, hydraulic oil, transmission and axle oil, engine
coolant, diesel fuel, air conditioning refrigerant (R12, R134a, and PAG oil),
batteries, etc., may contaminate the environment if spilled or not disposed of
properly. Contact your local government agency for information concerning proper
disposal.
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