Peterbilt 389 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...............1-17
HoodTilt...................1-17
HoodHold-OpenDevice............1-18
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SAFETY
SEATSANDRESTRAINTS
Introduction.................1-20
SafetyRestraintBelts.............1-21
TetherBelts.................1-23
Komfort-Latch®Feature............1-24
DuringPregnancy...............1-26
BeltDamageandRepair............1-26
SleeperBunksandRestraints.........1-27
SafetyRestraintTips.............1-29
START-UP
Introduction.................1-31
SafeVehicleOperation............1-31
VehicleLoading................1-32
EmergencyEquipment............1-34
Driver'sCheckList..............1-34
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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’sCheckListonpage1-34).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
Listbeginningonpage1-34.
Everynewvehicleisdesignedto
conformtoallFederalMotorVehicle
SafetyStandardsapplicableatthetime
ofmanufacture.Evenwiththesesafety
features,continuedsafeandreliable
operationdependsgreatlyupon
regularvehiclemaintenance.Follow
themaintenancerecommendations
foundintheMaintenanceand
ConsumerInformationManual.This
willhelppreserveyourinvestment.
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–
•www.dmv.ca.gov
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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
otherpiecesofliteratureareincluded
inthegloveboxliteraturepackage.
Lookforinformationonproducts
suchastheengine,driver'sseat,
transmission,axles,wheels,tires,
ABS/ESC(ifapplicable),radio,5th
wheel,lanedepartureandadaptive
cruisecontrol.Ifyouaremissingthese
piecesofliterature,askyourDealer
forcopies.
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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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