Volvo B13R User manual

Driver'sHandbook
I-STARTSystem
B13R,9700/USCAN
C0080351

Foreword
Thismanualcontainsinformationconcerningtheoperationandfunction
oftheV olvo9700US/CANbusI-StartSystem.Pleasekeepthismanual
inthevehicleatalltimes.
Technicaldata,constructioninformation,descriptionsandillustrationsin
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canhavebeenchanged.TheV olvocompanyreservetherighttomake
changeswithoutpriornotice.
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hasadefectthatcouldcauseacrash,injuryordeath.
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Göteborg,Sweden
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Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................1
Driver'sresponsibility.....................................................................................1
Overview.......................................................................................................2
GeneralInformation........................................................................................3
Labels.........................................................................................................3
Powerrelayslabels.........................................................................................4
Schematics...................................................................................................5
Batterycharger...............................................................................................6
Batterieschargerelectricaloutlet.......................................................................6
Batterieschargerspecication...........................................................................6
Chargingmode..............................................................................................7
Batterychargingtime......................................................................................8
ARMS(AutomaticResetMainSwitch)................................................................9
Starterbatteriescompartment...........................................................................10
Thebatterymainswitch...................................................................................10
Achassisfusebox..........................................................................................10
Consumerbatteriescompartment.......................................................................11
Abodyfusebox............................................................................................11
12VFuseholder...........................................................................................11
Vehiclemessagesandsymbols............................................................................12
ForI-start.....................................................................................................12
ForStarterBatteries/ARMS..............................................................................13
Ifsomethinghappens.......................................................................................14
ServiceSwitch..............................................................................................14
Jumpstartgroundconnection............................................................................15
Jumpstartprocedure.......................................................................................16
Index.............................................................................................................17

SafetyInformation
IMPORTANT:Beforedrivingthisvehicle,
becertainthatyouhavereadandthat
youfullyunderstandeachandeverystep
ofthedrivingandhandlinginformation
inthismanual.Becertainthatyoufully
understandandfollowallsafetywarnings.
ITISIMPORTANTTHATTHE
FOLLOWINGINFORMA TIONBE
READ,UNDERSTOODANDALWAYS
FOLLOWED.
Thefollowingtypesofadvisoriesareused
throughoutthismanual:
DANGER
Dangerindicatesanunsafepracticethat
couldresultinseriouspersonalinjuryor
death.Adangeradvisorybannerisin
whitetypeonablackbackgroundwitha
blackborder.
WARNING
Warningindicatesanunsafepracticethat
couldresultinpersonalinjury.Awarning
advisorybannerisinblacktypeonagray
backgroundwithablackborder.
CAUTION
Cautionindicatesanunsafepracticethat
couldresultindamagetotheproduct.A
cautionadvisoryisinblacktypeona
whitebackgroundwithablackborder.
Note:Noteindicatesaprocedure,practice,
orconditionthatmustbefollowedinorder
forthevehicleorcomponenttofunctionin
themannerintended.

Introduction1
Driver'sresponsibility
•Asthedriver,youareresponsiblefor
thesafetyandcomfortofthepassengers
duringthejourney.Therefore,donot
drivethebusbeforeyouhavereadthis
driver'smanual.Youmustbefamiliarwith
alltheindicatorsandwarninglightsand
knowwhattodoifsomethingunexpected
happens.
•Asthedriverofthevehicle,itisyour
responsibilitytoforeseeanyhazardsthat
couldthreatenyourpassengers.
•Itisalsoyourresponsibilitytoensure
thatallthesafetyequipmentofthebusis
inplace.Thereforecheckregularlythe
workingorderofsafetybelts,emergency
doorandwindowopening,doorsensitive
edges,reextinguishersandrstaid
equipment.
•Followtherecommendedserviceand
maintenanceprogramtomaintainthebus's
conditionandsafety.

2Overview
I-Startisadualbatterysystemdesignedto
securecrankingandprovidealongerservice
lifeforthebatteries
Inordertoachievethis,vehicleloadsaresplit
intwosystems:
•Chassiselectronics(connectedtoStarter
Batteries)
•Bodyelectronics(connectedtoConsumer
Batteries)
Alltheelectricdevicesareconnectedtothe
consumerbatteries(Coffeemakers,Lamps,
Poweroutlets,etc).
WARNING
OnvehicleswithI-Startthereisvoltage
inthestarterbatteriesevenifthebattery
mainswitchisdisengaged.Inorderto
fullyde-energizethevehicle,thecableson
thebatteryterminalsmustbedisconnected
fromboththestarterbatteriesandthe
consumerbatteries.

GeneralInformation3
Labels
Danger,WarningandCautionlabelsare
placedinvariouslocationsonthevehicleto
alertdriversandservicetechniciansabout
situationsthatmayleadtopersonalinjuryor
equipmentdamage.Intheeventthatalabel
isdamagedormissingthelabelmustbe
replaced.ContactyourauthorizedVOLVO
Busdealerforassistanceregardinglabels.
Decalisplacedinthechassisfuseboxinthe
starterbatteriescompartment.
W0111068
Decalisplacedinthebodyfuseboxinthe
consumerbatteriescompartment.
W0111069
Decalwiththesystemdescriptionisplaced
onthehatchoftherightsidebattery
compartment.
W0111070

4GeneralInformation
Powerrelayslabels
TheI-Startsystemhavetwopowerrelays:
•K400relayisidentiedwithalabelplaced
ontheleftsidebatterycompartmentnear
totheConsumerBatteries.
•K300relayisidentiedwithalabelplaced
ontherightsidebatterycompartmentnear
totheStarterBatteries.
Note:Bothpowerrelayshaveadecalinthree
languagesforabetteridentication.
W0111072
W0111071

GeneralInformation5
Schematics
I-StartsystemhasthenextSchematics
distribution.
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1StarterMotor
2ChassisLoads
3BatteryMainSwitch
4Chassisfusebox
5Starterbatteries
6Batteryequalizer
712VChassisloads
824VAlternators
9Splitrelay(Ignitioncontrolled)
10Consumerbatteries
11Bodyrelay(MCMcontrolled)
12Bodyfusebox
13Consumerloads(VideoEquipment,
Coffeemaker,Lamps,Poweroutlets,etc.)
14BatteryCharger

6Batterycharger
Batterieschargerelectricaloutlet
Intherighthandsidebatteriescompartment
hatchthereisinstalledanelectricaloutletfor
connectingthechargertothepowergrid.
W0111074
Batterieschargerspecication
Thecurrentconsumptionis15Aconnectedto
120V AC+/-10%60Hz+/-10.

Batterycharger7
Chargingmode
Thebatterieschargerhasthefollowing
chargingmodes:
•Ifignitionkeyisonposition0orI+click,
onlytheconsumerbatteriesarecharged.
•IfIgnitionkeyisonpositionII,starterand
consumerbatteriesarecharged.
IfIgnitionkeyisonpositionI+click,bus
accessoriescanbeused(liketheradio).
WARNING
Nevercrankenginewithbatterycharger
pluggedonthepowergrid.

8Batterycharger
Batterychargingtime
Consumerbatteries(ignitionkeyonposition
0orpositionI+click):
•Stateofchargefrom50%to80%:
Around45minutes.*
•Stateofchargefrom60%to80%:
Around30minutes.*
•Stateofchargefrom70%to80%:
Around15minutes.*
•StarterandConsumerBatterieswithstate
ofchargefrom50%to80%:Around6
hours.*
•StarterandConsumerBatterieswithstate
ofchargefrom60%to80%:Around4
hours.*
•StarterandConsumerBatterieswithstate
ofchargefrom70%to80%:Around2
hours.*
*ConsideringSOH(StateOfHealth)100%
and25°C.
Thevalueswereestimatedandmayvary
accordingtospecicconditions.
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ARMS(AutomaticResetMainSwitch)9
ThefunctionoftheARMS(AutomaticReset
ofMainSwitch)relayistosecureenergyfor
cranking.
TheARMSrelayisresponsibleforshutting
down+30powersourcetopreventstarter
batteriesfromgettingdrainedwhen23,5V
aredetectedformorethan120seconds.
ARMSrelayislocatedinthefusebox..
Thisfunctionwillonlyworkiftheignition
keyisonpositionI+aclick,refertothe
ignitionkeypositionsontheDriver´smanual.
W0111465

10Starterbatteriescompartment
Thestarterbatteriessupplythenecessary
currenttostartermotortowork.These
batteriesarelocatedintheleftsideofthebus,
refertotheimage.
Thebatterymainswitch
Thebatterymainswitchdisconnectsthe
currenttotheconsumerbatteriesbutNOTthe
starterbatteries.
W0104281
Achassisfusebox
ThisfuseboxcontainsthefusesfortheI-Start
System.Thisfuseboxislocatedinthestarter
batteriescompartment.
W0104280

Consumerbatteriescompartment11
Theconsumerbatteriessupplyenergyto
allbuselectricaldevicesandthevehicle´s
ControlUnits.Thesebatteriesarelocatedin
therightsideofthebus,refertheimage.
Abodyfusebox
Thisfuseboxcontainsthefusesforthe
I-StartSystem.Thisfuseboxislocatedinthe
consumerbatteriescompartment.
T3113651
12VFuseholder
12VsupplyfromEqualizer
Adecalwasaddedtothefuseholderfora
betteridenticationofeachfuse.
T3113137

12Vehiclemessagesandsymbols
ForI-start
HighVoltage/ConsumerBatteriesand
probablecauses:
•Rapidchargerorjumpstartingunit
connected
•Faultyalternator
•Abnormallyhighvoltageorshort-circuit
tohighervoltage
Lowvoltage/ConsumerBatteriesand
probablecauses:
•Faultybattery
•Abnormallylowvoltageorshort-circuit
togroundcable
ISTARTfaultandprobablecauses:
•ProblemonK300orK400orK53Relay
Note:Ifoneofthementionedmessages
appear,calltotheservicecenteratthenext
stop.
T3113158

Vehiclemessagesandsymbols13
ForStarterBatteries/ARMS
HighVoltage/StarterBatteriesand
probablecauses:
•Rapidchargerorjumpstartingunit
connected
•Faultyalternator
•Faultybattery
•Abnormallyhighvoltageorshort-circuit
tohighervoltage
Supplyvoltagebelow24Vandprobable
causes:
•Faultybattery
•Abnormallylowvoltageorshort-circuit
togroundcable
CheckBBMandprobablecauses:
•ARMSrelayopencircuit
•FaultyARMSrelay
Note:Ifoneofthementionedmessages
appears,stopthebusinthenextstationand
calltotheservicecenter.
T3113159
T3113158

14Ifsomethinghappens
ServiceSwitch
ThereisaswitchintheElectricalCenter
compartment(withalocksymbol)thatneeds
tobeactivatedwhentheMCMisbeing
programmed.
T1008543
Ifthisswitchisactivated,thestartisdisable
andanindicatorisdisplayedinthecluster.
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