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DW63246305/EN Printed in the Netherlands
DAF CF Driver's Manual

DAF CF Driver's Manual
DW63246305
Printed in the Netherlands
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PREFACE
This handbook consists of sections which describe the driving and care of the truck.
At the end of the handbook, there is a general alphabetical index, so that you can locate
quickly what you are looking for.
©201913 DAF Trucks N.V., Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
This text has been translated from the English source. Translation may lead to
interpretation differences regarding contents and meaning of the written text.
Therefore, in case of dispute, the English version of this document shall always be
considered the sole and authentic source for determining the contents and meaning of
the written text.
In the interest of continuing product development, DAF reserves the right to change
specifications or products at any time without prior notice.
The latest information about your truck can be found online as follows:
– Select your country on the DAF site: http://www.daf.com
– Click on 'Information for driver's' under the heading 'The quick route to'.
– Enter the chassisnumber to download your driver's manual.
No part of this publication may be reproduced and/or published by printing, by
photocopying, on microfilm or in any way whatsoever without the prior written consent
of DAF Trucks N.V.
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WHY THIS HANDBOOK IS SO IMPORTANT!
This handbook contains the information which you, the driver, need for optimum
efficiency, safety and comfort when operating this vehicle.
Besides giving instructions about operation and use, it also pays attention to
maintenance and minor repairs which you may be able to carry out yourself.
For more serious problems, DAF has its own service organisation in Europe:
International Truck Service (ITS). For drivers stranded abroad, the ITS switchboard in
Eindhoven (the Netherlands) is only a phone call away. It is manned 24 hours a day,
365 days a year, to provide assistance to limit the downtime of the vehicle to a
minimum.
To make use of the services of ITS (and to find out under which conditions ITS services
are available), please see the European Service Network directory.
NOTE: This handbook is based on the chassis with its fittings as it originally
left the DAF factory.
Depending upon the required body and equipment, the bodybuilder may have made
fundamental changes to various parts or systems.
The vehicles covered by this handbook consist of various types and models. Individual
vehicles are furthermore constructed in accordance with the legal regulations in the
country concerned and according to the expected operating conditions. Certain
descriptions or illustrations in this handbook may therefore not correspond fully to the
situation on the vehicle. However, this has practically no influence on its operation or
maintenance.
Repairs
Repairs or maintenance jobs must be carried out by an experienced, properly trained
mechanic. This mechanic is also qualified to perform the job in a responsible and safe
manner.
Important
Make sure that this handbook is in the vehicle at all times.
Read it carefully before the first journey, especially the 'Warnings and safety
regulations', 'Instruments and controls', 'Inspections and maintenance' and
'Driving' sections.
The operating manual for the tachograph must have been handed over to you when
this vehicle was delivered.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Warnings and safety regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
1.1 Warning symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1.2 Overview of system abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
1.3 Before you start driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
1.4 Warnings and safety regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
1.5 Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
1.6 Technical items of special importance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
1.7 Logging data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
2 Theft protection systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
2.2 Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
2.2.1 Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
2.2.2 The system LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
2.3 Alarm system (ALS-S). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
2.3.1 Setting the alarm system (ALS-S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
2.3.2 Self-diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
2.3.3 Use when staying in the cabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
2.3.4 Deactivating the cargo space detection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
2.3.5 Loss of the ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
2.3.6 System does not respond to the ignition key buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
2.3.7 Replacing the battery in the ignition key/hand-held transmitter . . . . . .41
2.3.8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
2.3.9 Disconnecting the vehicle batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
2.3.10 Insurance company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
2.4 Night lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
2.4.1 Night lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
3 Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
3.1 Cabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
3.1.1 Cabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
3.1.2 Entering and leaving the cabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
3.1.3 Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
3.1.4 Steering lock/ignition/starter switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
3.1.5 Steering column adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
3.1.6 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
3.1.7 Setting the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
3.1.8 Electrical mirror and window control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
3.1.9 Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
3.1.10 Bunks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
3.1.11 Cool box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
3.1.12 Ashtray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
3.1.13 Accessory plug connectors and air connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
3.1.14 Window shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
3.1.15 Roof console lockers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
3.1.16 Roof hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
3.1.17 Stepwell lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
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3.1.18 Windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
3.1.19 Tool/storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
3.1.20 Adjusting the roof spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
3.2 Seats and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
3.2.1 Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
3.2.2 Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
3.3 Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
3.3.1 Dashboard switch introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
3.3.2 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
3.3.3 Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
3.3.4 Centre console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
3.3.5 Roof console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
3.3.6 Bunk console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
3.3.7 Steering Wheel Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
3.3.8 Left-hand steering column switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
3.3.9 Right-hand steering column switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
3.3.10 Main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
3.4 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
3.4.1 Telephone interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
3.4.2 Activating the truck phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
3.4.3 Installing and removing Bluetooth enabled telephones . . . . . . . . . . 113
3.4.4 Operating the telephone using the steering wheel switches . . . . . . 115
3.5 Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
3.5.1 Basic radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
3.5.2 Truck Navigation Radio (TNR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
3.6 Cabin climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
3.6.1 Heating, ventilation and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
3.7 Auxiliary heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
3.7.1 Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
3.7.2 Cylinder block heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
4 Master display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
4.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
4.2 Master display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
4.3 Start-up phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
4.4 Menu Control Switch (MCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
4.5 Menu overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
4.6 System warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
4.7 Warning indicators on master display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
4.8 Warning indicators on instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
5 Inspections and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
5.1 Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
5.1.1 Overview of daily checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
5.1.2 Overview of weekly checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
5.1.3 Opening the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
5.1.4 Coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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5.1.5 Engine oil level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
5.1.6 Windscreen washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
5.1.7 Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
5.1.8 Air filter indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
5.1.9 Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
5.1.10 Brake system air dryer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
5.1.11 Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
5.2 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
5.2.1 General maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
5.2.2 Cabin maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
5.2.3 Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
5.2.4 Bug screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
5.2.5 Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
5.2.6 Draining the water from the fuel pre-filter and moisture separator. . .178
5.2.7 Lubricating fifth wheel or trailer coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
6 Coupling and uncoupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
6.1 Opening and closing the fender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
6.2 Fifth wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
6.3 Trailer coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
6.4 Connecting the brake pipes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
6.5 Connecting the ABS or EBS connector of a (semi-) trailer . . . . . . . . . . .194
6.6 Connecting the trailed vehicle lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
7Driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
7.1 Before a drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
7.2 Refuelling diesel and refilling AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
7.3 Starting procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
7.4 Stopping procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
7.5 Regenerating DPF, Emission Aftertreatment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
7.6 Driver Performance Assistant (DPA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
7.7 Fuel consumption display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
7.8 Engine idle shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
7.9 Engine Speed Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
7.10 Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
7.11 Variable speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
7.12 Traction aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
7.13 Differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
7.14 PTO (Power Take Off). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
7.15 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
7.16 Engine brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
7.17 Retarder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
8 Driver assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
8.1 Detection devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
8.1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
8.1.2 AEBS/ACC sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
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8.1.3 Camera system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
8.2 Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
8.2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
8.2.2 Engaging and disengaging Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) . . . . . . 253
8.2.3 Distance setting to the vehicle ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
8.3 Advanced Emergency Braking (AEBS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
8.3.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
8.3.2 Engaging and disengaging Advanced Emergency Braking
System (AEBS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
8.3.3 Detection and intervention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
8.4 Anti Slip Regulation (ASR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
8.4.1 Anti Slip Regulation (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
8.5 Downhill speed control (DSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
8.5.1 Downhill Speed Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
8.6 Eco Mode function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
8.6.1 Eco Mode function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
8.7 EcoRoll function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
8.7.1 EcoRoll function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
8.8 Forward Collision Warning (FCW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
8.8.1 Forward Collision Warning (FCW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
8.9 Hill Start Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
8.9.1 Hill Start Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
8.10 Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
8.10.1 LDWS (Lane Departure Warning System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
8.11 Predictive cruise control (PCC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
8.11.1 Predictive Cruise Control (PCC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
8.12 Tyre Pressure Indication (TPI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
8.12.1 TPI (Tyre Pressure Indication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
8.13 Tyre Pressure Monitoring (TPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
8.13.1 Tyre Pressure Monitoring (TPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
8.14 Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
8.14.1 Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
9 Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
9.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
9.2 Changing gear with the 16-speed gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
9.3 Changing to low or high speed range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
9.4 Changing half gears (splitting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
9.5 Changing gear on an incline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
9.6 Clutch protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
10 Automated gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
10.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
10.2 Driving off on a flat road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
10.3 Automatic gear control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
10.4 Manual gear control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
10.5 Manoeuvring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
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10.6 Driving on a gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
10.7 Off-road mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
10.8 Liquid transport application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298
10.9 Clutch protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299
11 Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301
11.1 Allison 3000 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302
11.2 Fault warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304
12 Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
12.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
12.2 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
12.3 Engaging air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
12.4 Stop key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
12.5 Setting memory keys (M keys) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
12.6 Axle Load Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
12.7 Axle load calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315
13 Emergency repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
13.1 Tilting the cabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320
13.2 Replacing the poly-V-belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323
13.3 Starting after fuel tank has run dry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326
13.4 Gearbox low-range protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327
13.5 Releasing the park brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327
13.6 Spare wheel winch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328
13.7 Jacking up the leaf-sprung front axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328
13.8 Jacking up the air sprung front axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329
13.9 Jacking up the rear axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330
13.10 Changing wheels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330
13.11 Tyre inflating connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333
13.12 Towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334
13.13 Jump-starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337
13.14 Charging batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .340
13.15 Replacing bulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341
13.16 Fuses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345
14 Technical data and identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
14.1 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348
14.1.1 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348
14.1.2 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350
14.1.3 Symbols label fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
14.1.4 Wheels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354
14.1.5 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354
14.1.6 Lubricant, coolant and fuel specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .358
14.1.7 AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360
14.1.8 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360
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14.1.9 Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
14.1.10 Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
14.1.11 Clutch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
14.1.12 Steering gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
14.1.13 Cabin tilt mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
14.1.14 Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
14.2 Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
14.2.1 Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
14.2.2 Vehicle identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
14.2.3 Paint identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
14.2.4 Engine number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
14.2.5 Engine identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
14.2.6 CE information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
15 Alphabetical index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
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Warnings and safety regulations 1
Theft protection systems 2
Instruments and controls 3
Master display 4
Inspections and maintenance 5
Coupling and uncoupling 6
Driving 7
Driver assist systems 8
Manual gearbox 9
Automated gearbox 10
Automatic gearbox 11
Air suspension 12
Emergency repairs 13
Technical data and identification 14
Alphabetical index 15
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1.1 WARNING SYMBOLS
Ignoring the safety instructions and warnings can put health and safety at risk.
It can also lead to serious damage to material.
Text accompanied by this warning symbol
indicates:
– Risk of personal injury.
G000497-4
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1.2 OVERVIEW OF SYSTEM ABBREVIATIONS
This overview provides a short explanation on abbreviations frequently mentioned
which, in some cases, are not further explained in this driver manual.
For some of the system abbreviations detailed explanation is given in the various
chapters of this driver manual.
Text accompanied by this warning symbol
indicates:
– Risk of material or functional damage.
Text accompanied by this warning symbol
indicates:
– Extra attention is required or extra in-
formation is provided.
G000496-3
G000987-3
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Abbrevia-
tion
Explanation Function
ACC Adaptive Cruise Control The function of Adaptive Cruise Con-
trol is to maintain a pre-set following
distance behind vehicles driving
slower than the set speed of the acti-
vated cruise control. This is done by
limiting the vehicle driving power, and
requesting vehicle brake power, if
necessary.
ACH-EA Auxiliary Cabin Heater - Eber-
spächer Air
This is the air auxiliary heater.
The air auxiliary heater (Airtronic) is
used for:
– pre-heating the cabin interior,
– heating the cabin interior,
– heating the cabin interior in condi-
tions in which the engine produc-
es too little heat to keep the cabin
at the desired temperature.
ACH-EW Auxiliary Cabin Heater - Eber-
spächer Water
This is the water auxiliary heater.
The water auxiliary heater (Hydronic
10) is used for:
– heating the engine,
– pre-heating the cabin interior,
– heating the cabin interior,
– heating the cabin interior in condi-
tions in which the engine produc-
es too little heat to keep the cabin
at the desired temperature.
ADR Accord européen relatif au trans-
port international des marchan-
dises Dangereuses par Route
This is a European directive on the
transport of hazardous substances
by road. When the main switch is
used on ADR vehicles, the earth con-
nection of the electrical system is in-
terrupted.
AEBS Advanced Emergency Braking
System
Warns the driver of the distance and/
or time to collision with the vehicle
ahead and if necessary, activates the
brake system.
AGS Automatic Greasing System The Automatic Greasing System si-
multaneously greases the connected
greasing points on the vehicle.
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ALS-S Alarm System - Scorpion The alarm system is a break-in and
theft protection system that reacts to
a number of signals. The (input) sig-
nals that can set off the alarm come
from various sensors and switches.
This enables differentiation between
exterior and interior protection.
ATC Automatic Temperature Control The ATC heater unit maintains a con-
stant temperature inside the cabin
during a trip.
BBM Body Builder Module The Body Builder Module gathers
body builder-related information and
actuates vehicle functions.
BEM Battery Energy Monitoring The BEM triggers and displays mes-
sages about the battery status and
warnings at low capacity on the mas-
ter display.
CAN Controller Area Network When data is transferred via the CAN
network, all data is transferred over
two wires, regardless of its volume or
diversity.
CDS Central Door locking System The purpose of the Central Door
locking System is to lock all the doors
of the vehicle simultaneously.
DIP-5 DAF Instrument Panel The DAF Instrument Panel provides
the driver with information via indica-
tors and/or the master display.
EAS Emission Aftertreatment System The Emission Aftertreatment System
consists of: DOC (Diesel Oxidation
Catalyst), DPF (Diesel Particulate Fil-
ter), SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduc-
tion), AMOX (Ammonia Diesel Oxida-
tion Catalyst) for the reduction of
NOx and PM.
EBS Electronic Brake System An electronic control unit controls the
output pressure to the brake cylin-
ders.
To calculate the necessary brake
pressure, the electronic control unit
receives various signals from the
sensors.
Abbrevia-
tion
Explanation Function
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ECAS Electronically Controlled Air
Suspension system
The two main functions of the Elec-
tronically Controlled Air Suspension
system are:
1. Adjustment of the chassis height
when loading and unloading. This
control maintains a constant vehi-
cle height independent of the
load.
2. Adjustment of the air suspension
while driving. The chassis height
is automatically controlled while
the vehicle is being driven.
EHS Electro Hydraulic Steering sys-
tem
EHS is a system for co-steering the
trailing axle. It follows the steering
movement of the front axle so as to
obtain a smaller turning circle.
ELC Electronic Light Controller Controls the interior and exterior
lighting.
EMAS Electro-hydraulic Multi-Axle
Steering
This is the electro-hydraulic co-steer-
ing trailing axle.
Below a specific speed, the electro-
hydraulic co-steering trailing axle fol-
lows the steering movement of the
front axle so as to obtain a smaller
turning circle.
EST-52 ZF intarder, type: EST 52 The intarder is a wear-resistant, hy-
draulic continuous brake. It is primar-
ily intended for use in prolonged
braking, for example when decelerat-
ing from high speed on a level road or
when driving downhill. This reduces
service brake wear.
FMS Fleet Management System Information can be exchanged be-
tween the vehicle and the home base
using the Fleet Management System.
HD-OBD Heavy-Duty On-Board Diagnos-
tics
This is used to check compliance
with agreements relating to emis-
sions monitoring.
LDWS Lane Departure Warning Sys-
tem
The LDWS warns the driver when the
vehicle unintentionally departs from
its lane.
Abbrevia-
tion
Explanation Function
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MCS Menu Control Switch Using this switch, the driver can sum-
mon the requested information on the
master display of the DAF Instrument
Panel.
MGS Mechanical Gear Shift This is the mechanical gearbox oper-
ation.
MTCO Modular Tachograph The tachograph records driving and
rest times, the distance travelled and
speed on a tachograph disc. It also
transmits the vehicle speed to other
vehicle systems.
PCI PACCAR Common rail Injection An electronically controlled pump unit
and an electronically controlled injec-
tor control the fuel injection.
PTO Power Take Off When energy, required for the super-
structure, is taken from the vehicle, a
PTO is used.
SAC Smart Air supply Control The SAC system, with its electronic
intelligence, is responsible for the
cleaning, drying and distribution of fil-
tered, compressed air and continu-
ous, intelligent, active air manage-
ment.
SLP Safe Loading Pass This is an English directive on the
transport of hazardous substances
by road. When the main switch is
used, the earth and power supply
connections of the electrical systems
are interrupted.
SWS Steering Wheel Switches The steering wheel switches are
used to control vehicle and engine
functions.
TPI Tyre Pressure Indication TPI is a function of EBS that monitors
the tyre pressures, without directly
measuring the pressure in the tyres.
A tyre pressure loss is calculated
from a change of the tyre circumfer-
ence. Vehicles using TPM do not
have TPI.
Abbrevia-
tion
Explanation Function
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