
INTRODUCTION
Operation manual includes technical data of
KAMAZ-5490 vehicle, recommendations on operation
and technical maintenance.
Managing editor:
D. Kh. Valeev.
«KAMAZ» PTC Chief design engineer
General compiler: Igovskiy A.A.
All suggestions and wishes should be addressed to:
423827, Russian Federation, Tatarstan, Naberezhnye
Chelny, Avtozavodsky str., 2, KAMAZ PTC headquar-
ters, Scientific & Technical Centre, tel. 8 (8552) 33-82-
38, tel./fax 37-28-34.
Operation manual has been issued in accord with
Notification РЭ.0379.
Page numbering: the first number is a number of
the section, the second number is a number of the page.
«КАМАZ» PTC, 2017.
Vehicles of «У» version (to be supplied to re-
gions and countries with moderate climate) are designed
to operate at ambient air temperatures from minus 40 °C
to plus 40 °C, the air relative humidity up to 75 % at
plus 15 °C.
Vehicles of «Т» version (to be supplied to re-
gions and countries with tropical dry and wet climate)
are designed to operate at ambient air temperature of
minus 10 °Сto plus 45 °Сand relative humidity up to
80 % at 27 °C.
Vehicles may operate at dust content up to
1,0 g/m3, wind velocity up to 20 m/s and in regions situat-
ed at an altitude up to 4500 m, with pass-overcoming abil-
ity up to 4650 m, with corresponding change of tractive-
dynamic abilities, properties and fuel economy.
Truck tractor can be operated with semitrailers,
whose technically permissible maximum weight does not
exceed the weight designated for this vehicle.