Mack CSM 2010 - BRAKE OPERATION; Air Brake System

OPERATION109
CRUISEANDENGINESPEEDCONTROL
Withvehiclemanagementandcontrol(V-MAC)IV ,theoperatorhastheabilitytoprecisely
controlenginespeed(RPM)andsetcruisecontrolspeeds,aswellassettingtheenginelow
idlespeed.Thesefunctionsareperformedbyusingthespeedcontrolswitcheslocatedonthe
dashboard.Instructionsforsettingcruisecontrolandenginespeedcontrolaregivenonthe
followingpages.Foranexplanationofenginelowidleadjustment,refertoV-MAC®IV
VehicleManagementandControlwithCo-Pilot®DisplayOperator’sGuide..
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SpeedControlSwitches
CruiseControl
EngagingCruiseControl
Thespeedcontrolfunctionsofthevehiclemanagementandcontrol(V-MAC)IVsystemare
verysimilartothecruisecontrolsfoundonmostautomobiles.Thesystemwillmaintain
asetspeedandwillallowaccelerationanddecelerationthroughthesystemswitches.
Cruisecontrolcanbeenabledordisabledusingcustomerdataprogramming,included
intheVCADSsoftware.
Tosetthecruisecontrolfornormalhighwayoperation,thefollowingconditionsmustbemet.
1Vehicleroadspeedmustbeabovethecustomer-programmablespeedvalue24–56
kph(15to35mph).
2Theserviceandparkingbrakemustnotbeapplied.
3Theclutchmustbeengaged(pedalreleased).