operators_manual

OPERATINGTHEBRAKESYSTEM
NOTE
Fordoublesortriples,thelampdoes
notdistinguishbetweentrailers.An
ABSprobleminanyofthetrailers
willactivatetheTrailerABSWarning
Lamp.
NOTE
Ifyouchangetheintendedservicein
anyway(i.e.numberofaxles,mul-
tipletrailers,addswitchabletrailer
accessories,etc.)fromthedate
thevehiclewasmanufactured,you
shouldcontactyourtrailermanufac-
turerand/ortraileranti-lockbrake
manufacturertodetermineifthe
poweravailableatthe7-waytrailer
lightlineisadequate.Failuretodo
somightresultininsufcientpower
tothetrailerABSsystemwhichmay
affectitsoperation.
CAUTION
Thecenterpinofthe7-waytrailer
lightlinemaybeconstantlypowered
forABS.Makesureitwillnotacci-
dentlyturnontrailerequipment.
SpecialTrailerABS(WithoutPLC)
Option
IfatrailerdoesnothavePLC,but
itdoeshaveABSthatispowered
throughanoptionalsecondtrailer
connector(ISO3731)andthattrailer
ABSisdesignedtocontroltheTrailer
ABSWarningLampinthecaband
thevehiclehasbeenorderedwiththe
optiontoturnonthislampforthese
typesoftrailers,thenthislampwillturn
onwhenthattrailerABShasasystem
problem.Thisshouldbecheckedbya
dealerassoonaspossible.TheTrailer
ABSWarningLampwillnotturnonfor
thepower-ontestwhenconnectedto
thesetypesoftrailers.
NOTE
Veryfewtrailersbuiltbefore3/1/01
havethisoption.Trailersbuiltafter
3/1/01arebuiltwithPLCtechnology.
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