Peterbilt 348 2017 - Vehicle Safety

INTRODUCTION
VehicleSafety
WARNING!
Donotdrinkalcoholanddrive.Your
reexes,perceptions,andjudgment
canbeaffectedbyevenasmall
amountofalcohol.Youcouldhavea
seriousorevenfatalaccident,ifyou
driveafterdrinking.Pleasedonot
drinkanddriveorridewithadriver
whohasbeendrinking.Failureto
complymayresultindeath,per-
sonalinjury,equipmentorproperty
damage.
WARNING!
Donottextanddrive.Yourreac-
tiontime,perceptionsandjudgment
canbeaffectedwhiletextingorus-
inganyotherformofmobilemes-
sagingwhiledriving.Failuretocom-
plymayresultindeath,personalin-
jury,equipmentorpropertydamage.
Makesureyourvehicleisintop
workingconditionbeforeheading
outontheroad,itistheresponsible
driver'sdutytodoso.Inspectthe
vehicleaccordingtotheDriver'sCheck
Listbeginningonpage1-32.
Everynewvehicleisdesignedto
conformtoallFederalMotorVehicle
SafetyStandardsapplicableatthetime
ofmanufacture.Evenwiththesesafety
features,continuedsafeandreliable
operationdependsgreatlyupon
regularvehiclemaintenance.Follow
themaintenancerecommendations
foundinPreventiveMaintenanceon
page5-9.Thiswillhelppreserveyour
investment.
Keepinmindthatevenawell
maintainedvehiclemustbeoperated
withintherangeofitsmechanical
capabilitiesandthelimitsofitsload
ratings.SeetheWeightRatingslabel
onthedriver'sdooredge.
Safedrivingisonlypossiblewiththe
properconcentrationonthedriving
task.Keepdistractiontoaminimumto
improveyourconcentration.Examples
ofdistractionsmayincluderadio
controls,GPSnavigationcontrols,
cellulartelephonecalls,cellulartext
messages,readingorreachingfor
somethingontheoor.Minimizing
yourdistractionswillimprovesafe
drivingandwillhelpavoidanaccident
involvingdeathorpersonalinjury.
Beawareoflocalregulationsthatmay
prohibittheuseofcellulartelephones
whiledriving.Inadditiontobeingan
unsafepractice,itmaybeagainstlocal
orfederalordinancestousecellular
deviceswhileoperatingthevehicle.
Thismanualisnotatrainingmanual.
Itcannottellyoueverythingyouneed
toknowaboutdrivingyourvehicle.For
thatyouneedagoodtrainingprogram
ortruckdrivingschool.Ifyouhavenot
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