Allison Transmission 3500 User Manual

IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION
ITISYOURRESPONSIBILITYtobecompletelyfamiliarwiththewarningsand
cautionsinthismanual.Thesewarningsandcautionsadviseofspecicmethods
oractionsthatcanresultinpersonalinjury,equipmentdamage,orcausethe
equipmenttobecomeunsafe.Thesewarningsandcautionsarenotexhaustive.
AllisonTransmissioncouldnotpossiblyknow,evaluate,oradvisetheservice
tradeofallconceivableproceduresbywhichservicemightbeperformedorofthe
possiblehazardousconsequencesofeachprocedure.Accordingly,ANYONEWHO
USESASERVICEPROCEDUREORTOOLWHICHISNOTRECOMMENDEDBY
ALLISONTRANSMISSIONMUSTrstbethoroughlysatisedthatneitherpersonal
safetynorequipmentsafetywillbejeopardizedbytheservicemethodsused.
Vehicleorequipmentmanufacturers(collectivelyhereinafter"manufacturer(s)")
integrateAllisontransmissionsintovehiclesorequipmentusedforavarietyof
vocationsandservices.Themanufacturerisresponsibleforidentifyingthespecic
operatingconditionstowhichthevehicleorequipmentwillbesubjectedandto
communicatetheappropriatemeansforpreventingunintendedvehicleorequipment
movementwithinthoseconditions,inordertoensurevehicleorequipmentsafety
andoperatorsafety.Thevehicleorequipmentownerandoperatorshouldbeaware
ofandfollowthemanufacturer'soperatinginstructionsandwarningsrelatedto
parkingandpreventingunintendedvehicleorequipmentmovement.
Properserviceandrepairisimportanttothesafeandreliableoperationofthe
equipment.TheserviceproceduresrecommendedbyAllisonTransmission(orthe
manufacturer)anddescribedinthismanualareeffectivemethodsforperforming
serviceanddiagnosticoperations.Someproceduresrequireusingspecially
designedtools.Usespecialtoolswhenandinthemannerrecommended.
TheWARNINGS,CAUTIONS,andNOTESinthismanualapplyonlytotheAllison
transmissionandnottoothervehicleorequipmentsystemswhichmayinteractwith
thetransmission.Besuretoreviewandobserveanyvehicleorequipmentsystem
informationprovidedbythemanufacturerand/orbodybuilderatalltimestheAllison
transmissionisbeingserviced.
WARNINGS,CAUTIONS,NOTES
Threetypesofheadingsareusedinthismanualtoattractyourattention:
WARNING:Awarningisusedwhenanoperatingprocedure,practice,etc.,
which,ifnotcorrectlyfollowed,couldresultinpersonalinjuryorlossoflife.
CAUTION:Acautionisusedwhenanoperatingprocedure,practice,etc.,
which,ifnotstrictlyobserved,couldresultindamagetoordestructionof
equipment.
NOTE:Anoteisusedwhenanoperatingprocedure,practice,etc.,is
essentialtohighlight.
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Allison Transmission 3500 Specifications

General

Retarder	Optional
Protection Rating	IP67
Gears	6-speed
Type	Automatic
Input Voltage	12V or 24V
Communication Protocol	J1939
Operating Temperature Range	-40°C to +85°C