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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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
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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Example:
WARNING!
Donotcarryadditionalfuelcontain-
ersinyourvehicle.Fuelcontainers,
eitherfullorempty,mayleak,ex-
plode,andcauseorfeedare.Do
notcarryextrafuelcontainers.Even
emptyonesaredangerous.Failure
tocomplymayresultindeathorper-
sonalinjury.
CAUTION
CAUTION
Thesafetyalertfollowingthissymbol
andsignalwordprovidesacaution
againstoperatingprocedureswhich
couldcauseequipmentorproperty
damage.Thealertwillidentifythe
hazard,howtoavoidit,andthe
probableconsequenceofnotavoiding
thehazard.
Example:
CAUTION
Continuingtooperateyourvehi-
clewithinsufcientoilpressurewill
causeseriousenginedamage.Fail-
uretocomplymayresultinequip-
mentorpropertydamage.
NOTE
NOTE
Thealertfollowingthissymboland
signalwordprovidesimportant
informationthatisnotsafetyrelated
butshouldbefollowed.Thealert
willhighlightthingsthatmaynotbe
obviousandisusefultoyourefcient
operationofthevehicle.
Example:
NOTE
Pumpingtheacceleratorwillnotas-
sistinstartingtheengine.
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VehicleSafety
WARNING!
Donotdrinkalcoholanddrive.Your
reexes,perceptions,andjudgment
canbeaffectedbyevenasmall
amountofalcohol.Youcouldhavea
seriousorevenfatalaccident,ifyou
driveafterdrinking.Pleasedonot
drinkanddriveorridewithadriver
whohasbeendrinking.Failureto
complymayresultindeath,per-
sonalinjury,equipmentorproperty
damage.
WARNING!
Donottextanddrive.Yourreac-
tiontime,perceptionsandjudgment
canbeaffectedwhiletextingorus-
inganyotherformofmobilemes-
sagingwhiledriving.Failuretocom-
plymayresultindeath,personalin-
jury,equipmentorpropertydamage.
Makesureyourvehicleisintop
workingconditionbeforeheading
outontheroad,itistheresponsible
driver'sdutytodoso.Inspectthe
vehicleaccordingtotheDriver'sCheck
Listbeginningonpage1-32.
Everynewvehicleisdesignedto
conformtoallFederalMotorVehicle
SafetyStandardsapplicableatthetime
ofmanufacture.Evenwiththesesafety
features,continuedsafeandreliable
operationdependsgreatlyupon
regularvehiclemaintenance.Follow
themaintenancerecommendations
foundinPreventiveMaintenanceon
page5-9.Thiswillhelppreserveyour
investment.
Keepinmindthatevenawell
maintainedvehiclemustbeoperated
withintherangeofitsmechanical
capabilitiesandthelimitsofitsload
ratings.SeetheWeightRatingslabel
onthedriver'sdooredge.
Safedrivingisonlypossiblewiththe
properconcentrationonthedriving
task.Keepdistractiontoaminimumto
improveyourconcentration.Examples
ofdistractionsmayincluderadio
controls,GPSnavigationcontrols,
cellulartelephonecalls,cellulartext
messages,readingorreachingfor
somethingontheoor.Minimizing
yourdistractionswillimprovesafe
drivingandwillhelpavoidanaccident
involvingdeathorpersonalinjury.
Beawareoflocalregulationsthatmay
prohibittheuseofcellulartelephones
whiledriving.Inadditiontobeingan
unsafepractice,itmaybeagainstlocal
orfederalordinancestousecellular
deviceswhileoperatingthevehicle.
Thismanualisnotatrainingmanual.
Itcannottellyoueverythingyouneed
toknowaboutdrivingyourvehicle.For
thatyouneedagoodtrainingprogram
ortruckdrivingschool.Ifyouhavenot
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beentrained,getthepropertraining
beforeyoudrive.Onlyqualieddrivers
shoulddrivethisvehicle.
CaliforniaProposition65Warning
•Dieselengineexhaustandsome
ofitsconstituentsareknownto
theStateofCaliforniatocause
cancer,birthdefects,andother
reproductiveharm.
•Otherchemicalsinthisvehicle
arealsoknowntotheStateof
Californiatocausecancer,birth
defectsorotherreproductive
harm.
•Batteryposts,terminals,and
relatedaccessoriescontainlead
andleadcompounds,chemicals
knowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductive
harm.Washhandsafterhandling.
DataRecorder
CaliforniaVehicleCode-Section
9951-DisclosureofRecordingDevice
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithone
ormorerecordingdevicescommonly
referredtoas"eventdatarecorders
(EDR)"or"sensinganddiagnostic
modules(SDM)".Ifyouareinvolvedin
anaccident,thedevice(s)mayhave
theabilitytorecordvehicledatathat
occurredjustpriortoand/orduringthe
accident.Foradditionalinformationon
yourrightsassociatedwiththeuseof
thisdata,contact
•theCaliforniaDepartmentofMotor
Vehicles-LicensingOperations
Division
–or–
•http://www.dmv.ca.gov/
pubs/vctop/d03_6/vc9951.htm
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EnvironmentalProtection
WARNING!
Dieselengineexhaustandsome
ofitsconstituentsareknowntothe
StateofCaliforniatocausecancer,
birthdefects,andotherreproduc-
tiveharm.Otherchemicalsinthis
vehiclearealsoknowntotheState
ofCaliforniatocausecancer,birth
defectsorotherreproductiveharm.
Thiswarningrequirementisman-
datedbyCalifornialaw(Proposition
65)anddoesnotresultfromany
changeinthemannerinwhichvehi-
clesaremanufactured.
Someoftheingredientsinengine
oil,hydraulicoil,transmissionand
axleoil,enginecoolant,dieselfuel,
airconditioningrefrigerant(R12,
R134a,andPAGoil),batteries,etc.,
maycontaminatetheenvironmentif
spilledornotdisposedofproperly.
Contactyourlocalgovernmentagency
forinformationconcerningproper
disposal.
ASpecialWordAbout
Repairs
WARNING!
Donotattemptrepairworkwithout
sufcienttraining,servicemanuals,
andthepropertools.Youcouldbe
killedorinjured,oryoucouldmake
yourvehicleunsafe.Doonlythose
tasksyouarefullyqualiedtodo.
Yourdealer’sservicecenteristhebest
placetohaveyourvehiclerepaired.
Youcannddealersalloverthe
countrywiththeequipmentandtrained
personneltogetyoubackontheroad
quickly—andkeepyouthere.
Yourvehicleisacomplexmachine.
Anyoneattemptingrepairsonitneeds
goodmechanicaltrainingandthe
propertools.Ifyouaresureyou
havetheserequirements,thenyou
canprobablyperformsomerepairs
yourself.However,allwarrantyrepairs
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mustbeperformedbyanauthorized
servicefacility.Ifyouaren’tan
experiencedmechanic,ordon’thave
therightequipment,pleaseleaveall
repairstoanauthorizedservicefacility.
Theyaretheonesequippedtodothe
jobsafelyandcorrectly.
MaintenanceManuals.Ifyoudo
decidetodoanycomplexrepairwork,
you’llneedthemaintenancemanuals.
Orderthemfromyourauthorized
dealer.PleaseprovideyourChassis
SerialNumberwhenyouorder,tobe
sureyougetthecorrectmanualsfor
yourvehicle.Allowaboutfourweeks
fordelivery.Therewillbeachargefor
thesemanuals.
FinalChassisBillofMaterial.A
complete,non-illustratedcomputer
printoutlistingofthepartsusedto
custom-buildyourvehicleisavailable
throughthedealerfromwhomyou
purchasedyourvehicle.
WARNING!
Modifyingyourvehiclecanmake
itunsafe.Somemodicationscan
affectyourvehicle'selectricalsys-
tem,stability,orotherimportant
functions.Beforemodifyingyour
vehicle,checkwithyourdealerto
makesureitcanbedonesafely.
Impropermodicationscancause
deathorpersonalinjury.
AdditionalSourcesof
Information
InstalledEquipment-Operator's
Manuals
Majorcomponentsuppliersalsosupply
operationmanualsspecictotheir
products.Additionalmanualsand
otherpiecesofliteratureareincludedin
thegloveboxliteraturepackage.Look
forinformationonproductssuchas
theengine,driver'sseat,transmission,
axles,wheels,tires,ABS/ESC(if
applicable),radio,5thwheel.Ifyou
aremissingthesepiecesofliterature,
askyourDealerforcopies.
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OtherSources
Anotherplacetolearnmoreabout
truckingisfromlocaltruckdriving
schools.Contactonenearyoutolearn
aboutcoursestheyoffer.
Federalandstateagenciessuch
asthedepartmentoflicensingalso
haveinformation.TheInterstate
CommerceCommissioncangive
youinformationaboutregulations
governingtransportationacrossstate
lines.
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CABANDFRAMEACCESS
CABANDFRAME
ACCESS
Safety
WARNING!
Alwaysreinstallstepsbeforeenter-
ingthecaboraccessingthedeck
plate.Withoutstepsyoucouldslip
andfall.Failuretocomplymayre-
sultindeathorpersonalinjury.
Becarefulwheneveryougetintoorout
ofyourvehicle’scab.Alwaysmaintain
atleastthreepointsofcontactwith
yourhandsonthegrabhandlesand
yourfeetonthesteps.
WARNING!
Jumpingoutofthecaborgetting
intothecabwithoutpropercaution
isdangerous.Youcouldslipand
fall,whichcouldleadtodeathor
personalinjury.Keepstepsclean.
Cleananyfuel,oil,orgreaseoffof
thestepsbeforeenteringthecab.
Usethestepsandgrabhandles
provided,andalwayskeepatleast
threepointsofcontactbetweenyour
handsandfeetandthetruck.Al-
waysfacetowardthevehiclewhen
enteringorexitingthecabandlook
whereyouaregoing.
Thefollowingpictureshowsthebest
waytoenterandexitaConventional
Cab.
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DoorLockandKeys
DoorLock
Doorscanbelockedfromtheinsideby
usingthelockbutton.Closethedoor
thenpushthebuttondowntolock.
Doorsautomaticallyunlockwhenyou
openthemfrominside,andcanbe
lockedfromtheoutsidewiththekeyor
theoptionalremotekeylessentrykey
fob.
WARNING!
Toreducethechanceofdeathor
personalinjury,alwayslockthe
doorswhiledriving.Alongwithusing
thelapshoulderbeltsproperly,lock-
ingthedoorshelpspreventdoors
frominadvertentlyopeningandoc-
cupantsfrombeingejectedfromthe
vehicle.
Tolockorunlockthedoorsfrom
outsidethecab,insertthekeyinthe
lock.Turnthekeytowardtherearto
lock;forwardtounlock.
Keys
Thesamekeytsyourignition,doors,
andsleeperluggagecompartment.
Frame-mountedtoolboxlocksand
lockingfueltankcapseachhave
individualkeys.
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RemoteKeylessEntry(RKE)
(Optional)
Thisvehiclemaybeequippedwitha
RemoteKeylessEntry(RKE)system
thataddssecurityandconvenience
toyourvehicle.Thesystemwill
lockorunlockthedriver’sdoorand
passenger’sdoorwiththekeyfoband
alertyouwithparkinglightswhenthe
selecteddoorsarelockedorunlocked.
Thesystemincludestwokeyfobsthat
providesecurerollingcodetechnology
thatpreventssomeonefromrecording
theentrysignal.
NOTE
FCCID:L2C0031TIC:3432A-
0031TFCCID:L2C0032RIC:
3432A-0032RThisdevicecomplies
withPart15oftheFCCRulesand
withRSS-210ofIndustryCanada.
Operationissubjecttothefollowing
twoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemay
notcauseharmfulinterference,and
(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyin-
terferencereceived,includinginter-
ferencethatmaycauseundesired
operation.Changesormodica-
tionsnotexpressivelyapprovedby
thepartyresponsibleforcompliance
couldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytoop-
eratetheequipment.Theterm"IC:"
beforetheradiocerticationnumber
onlysigniesthatIndustryCanada
technicalspecicationsweremet.
Operation
ToUnlockTheDriver’sDoor
PresstheUNLOCKbuttononce.The
driver'sdoorwillunlockandtheparking
lightswillcomeonfor40seconds.
ToUnlockThePassenger’sDoor
PresstheUNLOCKbuttononceand
pressagainwithin5seconds.The
passengerdoorwillunlock.
ToLockAllDoors
PresstheLOCKbutton.Thedoorswill
lockandtheparkinglightswillcome
onfor2seconds.Ifthedoorsareopen
theywillnotlock.Therangeofthe
RKEsystemshouldbeapproximately
30ft.Thiswillbereducedifitis
operatedclosetootherRFsources
suchasTV/radiotransmittersandcell
towers.
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Batteries
ThekeyfobusesoneCR2032,
3Vbattery.Batteriesshouldlast
approximatelythreeyears,depending
onuse.Consistentlyreducedrange
isanindicatorthatthebatteryneeds
replacement.Batteriesareavailable
atmostdiscount,hardwareanddrug
stores.
Thebatterycanbeaccessedby
removingthecoverofthekeyfob.
Afteranewbatteryisinstalled,the
keyfobmustbesynchronizedwiththe
vehicle.
Synchronization
Thekeyfobmayneedtobe
synchronizedtothetruckwhenthe
batteryisreplacedorwhenthekeyfob
hasnotbeenusedforanextended
periodoftime.
ToSynchronizeAKeyFob
1.Holdthekeyfobnearthereceiver
whichislocatedbehindthe
speedometerandtachometer.
2.PressandholdboththeLockand
Unlockbuttonsatthesametime
forapproximately7seconds.
3.Whenthekeyfobis
resynchronized,thedoors
willlockthenimmediatelyunlock.
4.Ifthefobfailstosynchronize,
itcouldbeprogrammedtoa
differenttruckorcouldhavefailed.
Contactyourdealertore-program
yourkeyfob.
ClimbingOntotheDeck
Plate
WARNING!
Whenyouareclimbingontoand
offthedeckplate,maintainatleast
threepointsofcontactwithyour
handsonthegrabhandlesandyour
feetonthesteps.Alwaysfaceto-
wardthevehiclewhenenteringor
exitingthecabandlookwhereyou
aregoing.Failuretocomplymay
resultindeathorpersonalinjury.
WARNING!
Whensteppingontoasurfacetoen-
terthecaboraccessthedeckplate,
onlyusethestepsandgrabhan-
dlesinstalledanddesignedforthat
purpose.Failuretousetheproper
stepsandgrabhandlescouldcause
afallwhichmayresultindeathor
personalinjury.
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