Peterbilt 348 2017 User manual

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Contents
Safety
Emergency
Controls
Driving
Maintenance
Information
Index
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SAFETY
INTRODUCTION
HowtoUseThisManual.............1-3
HowtoFindWhatYouWant...........1-3
SafetyAlerts..................1-4
VehicleSafety.................1-6
ASpecialWordAboutRepairs..........1-8
AdditionalSourcesofInformation.........1-9
CABANDFRAMEACCESS
Safety....................1-11
DoorLockandKeys..............1-12
RemoteKeylessEntry(RKE)..........1-13
ClimbingOntotheDeckPlate.........1-14
GETTINGTOYOURENGINE
HoodHoldDowns...............1-16
HoodTilt...................1-17
HoodSafetyCable..............1-18
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SAFETY
SEATSANDRESTRAINTS
Introduction.................1-20
SafetyRestraintBelts.............1-21
TetherBelts.................1-24
Komfort-Latch®Feature............1-25
DuringPregnancy...............1-26
BeltDamageandRepair............1-27
SafetyRestraintTips.............1-27
START-UP
Introduction.................1-29
SafeVehicleOperation............1-29
VehicleLoading................1-30
EmergencyEquipment............1-31
Driver'sCheckList..............1-32
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
HowtoUseThisManual
Thismanualcontainsuseful
informationforthesafeandefcient
operationofyourPeterbiltvehicle.
Italsoprovidesinformationon
maintainingyourvehicleinthebest
condition,withanoutlineforperforming
safetychecksandbasicpreventive
maintenanceinspections.
Wehavetriedtopresentthe
informationyou’llneedtolearnabout
yourvehicle’sfunctions,controls,and
operation—andtopresentitasclearly
aspossible.Wehopeyou’llndthis
manualeasytouse.
Therewillbetimeswhenyouneedto
takethismanualoutofyourPeterbilt.
Whenyoudo,pleasebesuretoreturn
ittothecabwhenyouarenished
usingit.Thatwayitwillbetherewhen
youneeditthenexttimeorwhenyou
passthevehicleontothenextuser.
HowtoFindWhatYouWant
Thereareseveraltoolsbuiltintothis
manualtohelpyoundwhatyouneed
quicklyandeasily.
FirstistheQuickTableofContents.
Locatedatthefrontofthemanual,this
liststhemainsubjectscoveredand
givessectionnumberswhereyoucan
ndthesesubjects.UsetheQuick
TableofContentstondinformation
onalargesubjectlike"Maintenance."
Cross-referencedcitationsalsohelp
yougettheinformationyouneed.If
someotherpartofthemanualcontains
furtherinformationonthesubjectyou
arereadingabout,we’llindicatethat
inacross-referencelikethis:(See
Driver’sCheckListonpage1-32).You
won’thavetogosearchingformore
information.
Finallyyou’llndahelpfulSubject
Index.It’sinthebackofthemanual
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andalphabeticallyliststhesubjects
covered.Soifyouwantinformationon
brakes,forexample,justlookunder
BrakeintheSubjectIndex.You’llnd
allthepageslistedwherebrakesor
brakingarediscussed.
SafetyAlerts
Pleasereadandfollowallofthe
safetyalertscontainedinthismanual.
Theyarethereforyourprotection
andinformation.Thesealertscan
helpyouavoidinjurytoyourself,your
passengers,andhelppreventcostly
damagetothevehicle.Safetyalerts
arehighlightedbysafetyalertsymbols
andsignalwordssuchas"WARNING",
"CAUTION",or"NOTE".Pleasedonot
ignoreanyofthesealerts.
WARNING
WARNING!
Thesafetymessagefollowingthis
symbolandsignalwordprovidesa
warningagainstoperatingprocedures
whichcouldcausedeathorpersonal
injury.Theycouldalsocause
equipmentorpropertydamage.The
alertwillidentifythehazard,howto
avoidit,andtheprobableconsequence
ofnotavoidingthehazard.
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