Navistar International LT Series User Manual

Operation
Toactivatetheenginebrake,pressthepush
buttonENGBRAKEON/OFFswitchonthe
steeringwheel(pressingthisswitchagainwill
deactivatethesystem).TheENGINEBRAKE
SELECTOR1/2/3switchisthenusedtoadjust
theamountofbrakingapplied.
Usingenginebrakingfeaturescanextend
brakelininglife.Thefeaturesalsoallowthe
drivertoslowthevehicledownormaintainaconstantspeed
onsteeproadgradesthatwouldotherwiseresultinprolonged
useoftheservicebrake,whichcouldcausebrakefade.Refer
totheEngineOperationandMaintenanceManualfordetailed
informationontheenginebrakingsystem.
StalkShifterEngineBrake
1.Enginebrake
2.Shifterstalk
3.Gearselectordial
4.Manual/Automaticmodebutton
Forvehicleswithautomatictransmissionsorautomatedmanual
transmissions,thereisaenginebrakefeatureontheshifter
stalk.Theshifterstalkislocatedontheright-sideofthesteering
column.T ooperatetheenginebrakecontrols,pulltheshifter
stalkdowntowardstheoor.Therearethreedifferentengine
brakelevels.
EngineBrakeWithAllisonTransmissions
WhentheTransmissionControlModule(TCM)detectsthe
enginebrakehasbeenenabled,itcommandsuseofa
preselectedshiftscheduleinordertoenhancetheenginebrake
performance.
EngineBrakeWithEaton
®
UltraShift+
®
TransmissionSpecial
DriverInstructions
Lowormanualtransmissionmodecanbeusedtomaximize
enginebrakeperformance.
•Keepenginespeedascloseto2,250rpmaspossible.
•Maintainbrakepedalapplicationuntilanydesired
downshiftsarecompleted.Failuretodosomaycause
missedshifts.
•Thegeardisplayontheshiftselectorwillstopblinking
whenthedownshiftiscompleted,andthedriverwillnotice
resumptionofenginebrakingasanindicationthatthe
shiftiscompleted.
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Navistar International LT Series Specifications

General

Brand	Navistar
Model	International LT Series
Category	Trucks
Language	English