Peterbilt 367 2017 - Page 191

OPERATINGTHEBRAKESYSTEM
DrivingBobtailorwithanUnloaded
Trailer
Werecommendthatyoudonotuse
yourengineretardertoslowdown
whenyouarebobtailingorpullingan
emptytrailer.
WARNING!
Usinganengineretardercancause
awheellockup.Thetrailerisnot
loadingthetiresenoughtogive
thetractionyoumayneed.When
youarebobtailorunloaded,you
canhaveaseriousaccidentifyour
wheelslocksuddenlyduringbrak-
ing.Youcouldbekilledorinjured.
Don’tuseyourretarderwhenyou
aredrivingbobtailorwithanun-
loadedtrailer.
TransmissionRetarder
Ifyouhavethisoption,itwillact
likeabraketoslowyourvehicle
withoutusingthebrakes.T akeyour
footoffthethrottleandoperatethe
retarderswitch.Whenyoudonot
needfullretardereffect,youcan
applyitintermittently(offandon)
tocausegradualorpartialslowing.
Continuousapplicationofyourretarder
willcauseyourhydraulicuidtoget
hotter.Intermittentapplicationwillhelp
preventoverheating.
WARNING!
Donotrelyonyourautomatictrans-
missionhydraulicretardertostop
yourvehicle.Ifyourengineshuts
down,thevehicle’sretarderwill
ceasetooperatewhichmaylead
toanaccidentinvolvingdeathor
personalinjury.Alwaysbereadyto
suddenlyapplytheservicebrakes.
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