Inspection Guide
SECTION 3 — INSPECTION GUIDE
Introduction
General Information
WARNING
To prevent property damage, personal injury or
death when servicing the vehicle, park on a flat
level service, set the parking brakes, turn the
engine off, and chock the wheels.
WARNING
Exercise care when working on vehicles with
running engines that are equipped with an
automatic fan clutch. The fan engages when
engine coolant reaches a predetermined
temperature or the refrigerant pressure (if
equipped with air conditioning) reaches a
predetermined setting. The fan will start with
no advance warning. Failure to observe these
precautions could result in vehicle damage,
personal injury, or death.
WARNING
If vehicle is equipped with an automatic
transmission, have a qualified technician
regularly check operation of transmission neutral
start switch. If unit starts in gear, the vehicle
may inadvertently move, which could result in
property damage, personal injury, or death.
To be sure your vehicle is ready to operate, conduct a pre-trip
inspection at the beginning of each work period. This section
gives the operatorsuggested guidelines to be used in performing
tractor and trailer pre-trip inspections. Safety is the most
important and obvious reason for doing a pre-trip inspection.
Depending on the optional features of the vehicle being used
and any possible aftermarket items installed on the vehicle,
these guidelines should be modified to include other necessary
inspection points. Follow the steps in this section and check
them off to assure a proper vehicle inspection procedure. The
pages in this section may be reproduced locally and used on a
regular basis.
If any component or system does not pass this inspection, it
must be corrected before operating the vehicle. Take your time
going through the pre-trip inspection. Remember that a careful
pre-trip inspection saves time by eliminating unscheduled stops
to correct a faulty item.
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