Peterbilt 348 2017 - Start-Up; Introduction; Safe Vehicle Operation

START-UP
START-UP
Introduction
Thefollowingsectioncoversstart-up
proceduresforgettingyourvehicle
readyfortheroad.
SafeVehicleOperation
Foryoursafety,aswellasthose
aroundyou,bearesponsibledriver:
•Ifyoudrinkalcohol,donotdrive.
•Donotdriveifyouaretired,ill,or
underemotionalstress.
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.
Muchhasgoneintothemanufacturing
ofyourvehicleincludingadvanced
engineeringtechniques,rigidquality
control,anddemandinginspections.
Thesemanufacturingprocesseswill
beenhancedbyyou,thesafedriver,
whoobservesthefollowing:
•Knowsandunderstandshowto
operatethevehicleandallits
controls.
•Maintainsthevehicleproperly.
•Usesdrivingskillswisely.
Formoreinformation,referto
DepartmentofTransportation
Regulation392.7,whichstatesthat
interstatecommercialmotorvehicles
arenottobedrivenunlessthedriveris
surethatcertainpartsandaccessories
areinworkingorder.
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