Foreword
LineSetTicket
EachvehicleisprovidedwithaLineSetTicket(codesheet),
whichlistsidenticationcodenumbersofcomponentunitsused
tobuildthevehicle.
OnecopyoftheLineSetTicketisincludedintheliterature
providedwiththevehicle.Whenreplacementpartsarerequired,
takethiscopywithyoutopositivelyidentifyvehiclecomponents
tobesureofgettingthecorrectparts.
BeSureToReturnLineSetTicketToVehicleAfterObtaining
Parts.
VehicleStorageInstructions
Whenavehicleisnotusedforanextendedperiodoftime,
precautionsmustbetakentopreventdeteriorationofvehicle
components.Vehiclesthatareoutofserviceforextended
periodsoftimecanexperiencecorrosionandotherundesirable
effects.Drivevehiclemonthlytoexercisethebrakes,driveline,
andsteering.Runthevehiclelongenoughfortheengineto
reachoperatingtemperature.
NOTE:Lossesoccurringtoaunitwhileitisinstoragewill
notbeconsideredforwarrantyreimbursement.
StorageDuration-OneMonthorLess
1.Washvehiclesasnecessary.Alwayswashvehiclesthat
havebeenexposedtoroadsalt.
NOTE:WashingInstructions-Washthevehiclewithwarm
waterandmildsoap,thenwipewetsurfaceswithachamois
orsoftcloth.DONOTusehotwaterorstrongsoapsor
detergents.DONOTwashthevehicleindirectsun,orwhen
thesheetmetalishottothetouch.Thiswillstreakthenish.
DONOTwipedirtoffdrysurfaces,asthiswillscratchthe
nish.
NOTE:Whenvehiclesarestoredoutside,particularlyin
coastalareas(saltwaterandhighhumidityatmosphere)
orotherareasofcorrosiveenvironment,paintandbright
metalmayrequirefrequentwashingandwaxingtoprevent
deterioration.Determiningwashingfrequencyisthe
customer’sresponsibility.
NOTE:Forvehiclesexposedtoultravioletraysofthesun,
applyacoatingofBon-Ami
®
soap,orsimilarproduct,tothe
insidesurfacesofthewindshieldandwindows,toshadethe
interiorandpreventfadingoftheinteriortrim.
2.Inspectpaintedsurfaces;touchupallexposedprimedorraw
metalareastopreventrust.
3.Applyathickcoatofwaxtopreventdiscolorationfromthe
elements;waxallchromeandstainlesssteelmetalparts.
4.Checktheradiatorcoolantforproperlevelandadequate
freezeprotection.20°F(-29°C)isstandardformedium-duty
modelsandbuschassis;-40°F(-40°C)isstandardfor
heavy-dutymodels.
5.Coveropenendsofverticalexhauststack(s).
6.Drainairbrakereservoirsandclosethedraincocks.
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