CRUISEANDENGINESPEEDCONTROL.....................................................................109
CruiseControl..................................................................................................................109
EngineSpeedControl......................................................................................................114
BRAKEOPERA TION.........................................................................................................117
AirBrakeSystem.............................................................................................................117
AutomaticSlackAdjusters..............................................................................................118
ParkingBrakeSystem......................................................................................................118
Parking.............................................................................................................................119
Anti-LockBrakeSystem(ABS)......................................................................................120
AutomaticTractionControl(A TC)(IfEquipped)...........................................................125
GOODDRIVINGHABITS.................................................................................................125
WeightRatings.................................................................................................................125
Instruments.......................................................................................................................125
ShuttingDowntheEngine...............................................................................................126
GeneralObservation........................................................................................................126
STARTINGTHEVEHICLE...............................................................................................126
GeneralInformation.........................................................................................................126
StartingMPEngines........................................................................................................127
EngineWarm-Up.............................................................................................................129
EngineIdling....................................................................................................................130
ShuttingDowntheEngine...............................................................................................130
COLDWEA THEROPERATION.......................................................................................132
ColdWeatherStartingTips..............................................................................................132
COUPLINGATRAILER....................................................................................................133
UNCOUPLINGATRAILER..............................................................................................134
MOVINGTHEVEHICLE—GENERALINFORMA TION.............................................136
Braking.............................................................................................................................136
Shifting.............................................................................................................................136
EngineTemperature.........................................................................................................137
Clutch(IfEquipped)........................................................................................................138
POWERTAKE-OFF(PTO)OPERATION.........................................................................140
PTOPrecautions..............................................................................................................140
PTOClassication...........................................................................................................141
Side-MountedPTOLocations.........................................................................................141
PTOOperatingProcedures..............................................................................................141
TRANSMISSIONSHIFTINGINSTRUCTIONS...............................................................142
ShiftingInstructionsforAllisonAutomaticTransmissions............................................142
ShiftingInstructionsformDRIVETransmissions...........................................................142
MACKT310ShiftingInstructions..................................................................................143
MACKT310M,T310MEandT310MLRShiftingInstructions.....................................146
MACKT318,T318LandT318LRShiftingInstructions................................................150
MACKT31821,T318L21andT318LR21ShiftingInstructions....................................156
AXLES.................................................................................................................................162
RearAxlesOtherThanMACK.......................................................................................162
MACKRearAxles...........................................................................................................162
