Navistar ProStar+ User Manual

Operation
Beforemovingthetowedvehicle,checkforadequateroad
clearanceofvehiclecomponents.Navistar,Inc.recommends
unloadingthetowedvehiclepriortotowingtoreduceany
abnormalloadstothevehiclecomponentsresultingfromthe
towingprocedures.Beforetowing,besuretofullyreleasethe
parkingbrake.Thespringactuatedtypeparkingbrakecanbe
releasedbyrechargingtheairsystemwithatleast64psi(441
kPa)ofair.Ifbrakesystemwillnotretainairpressure,then
thespringbrakesmustbeheldinthereleasedposition(caged)
manually.SeeParkingBrakes.
TowHooks
TworemovablefronttowhooksareoptionalonInternational
®
ProStar
®
+Seriesmodels.Thetowhooksareinserteddirectly
intothefrontsuspensionbracketwheninuse,andcanbe
convenientlystoredinthecabwhennotinuse.T owhooks
provideaconvenientattachmentpointfromwhichtorecover
thevehicleinemergencysituations.
NOTE:Theoptionaltowhooksarestoredinabracket
attachedtotherearsideoftheseatbasesondaycab
modelsandinaplasticcaseunderthebunkonsleeper
models.
NOTE:Donotleavetowhooksinreceiverswhennotinuse.
1.FrontBumper
2.T owHooks
3.ReceiverPortionofFrontSuspensionBracket
Insertthetowhooksthroughthefrontbumperandintothe
receivers(towhooksmusthavethepointofhooksvertical
whileinsertingintoreceiver).Pushoneachtowhookand
rotateoutward90°tosecurethehooksinthelockedposition.
Thepointofeachtowhookispointedoutboardonthetruckto
preventdamagetothebumperduringtowing.
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Navistar ProStar+ Specifications

General

Brand	Navistar
Model	ProStar+
Category	Trucks
Language	English