PREVOST X3-45 User Manual

Table of Contents ii
PARKING BRAKES CONTROL VALVE............28
COOLANT HEATER TIMER .............................28
LOW BUOY CONTROL VALVE ........................28
CIGARETTE LIGHTER .....................................29
ASHTRAY .........................................................29
UTILITY COMPARTMENT ................................29
12-VOLT APPLIANCES SOCKET.....................29
TRAILER AIR SUPPLY CONTROL VALVE ......29
EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKES
OVERRULE CONTROL VALVE ....................29
BACK-UP CAMERA MONITOR.....................29
SCENIC VIEWING SYSTEM CAMERA .........29
DIAGNOSTIC DATA READER (DDR)
RECEPTACLE................................................29
DASHBOARD.................................................30
CONTROL SWITCHES .....................................31
L.H. DASHBOARD PANEL ...............................31
R.H. DASHBOARD PANEL...............................34
AIR VENTS .......................................................38
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER...............................38
MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAY (MCD) .............38
DASHBOARD GAUGES ...................................38
TELLTALE PANEL.........................................40
STEERING COLUMN CONTROLS................44
MULTI-FUNCTION LEVER ...............................44
HORN..............................................................45
ELECTRIC HORN .............................................45
AIR HORN.........................................................45
ALLISON TRANSMISSION RETARDER.......45
OPERATING THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT
RETARDER.......................................................46
FOOT-OPERATED CONTROLS....................46
BRAKE PEDAL .................................................46
ACCELERATOR PEDAL...................................47
ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION .....47
OPERATION ....................................................47
MODE................................................................47
DESCRIPTION OF AVAILABLE RANGES........48
ZF-ASTRONIC AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION.............................................49
RANGE SELECTOR KEYPAD..........................49
INDICATOR LIGHT ...........................................49
DISPLAY ...........................................................49
ACCELERATOR PEDAL...................................50
AUTOMATIC MODE..........................................50
MANUAL MODE................................................50
EASY START SYSTEM ....................................50
DRIVING TIPS ..................................................50
STARTING THE ENGINE .................................50
SETTING OFF, FORWARD TRAVEL ...............51
CORRECTING THE STARTING GEAR ............51
MANEUVERING MODE....................................51
STARTING TO ROLL ON SLOPES ..................51
CHANGING BETWEEN MANUAL MODE
AND AUTOMATIC MODE .................................52
CHANGING GEAR............................................52
REVERSING .....................................................53
CHANGING DIRECTION OF TRAVEL
(FORWARD / REVERSE) .................................53
STOPPING VEHICLE .......................................54
TOWING............................................................54
SWITCHING OFF ENGINE / PARKING
VEHICLE ...........................................................54
CLUTCH PROTECTION ...................................54
ENGINE OVERSPEED PROTECTION.............55
ZF-ASTRONIC DISPLAY ..................................55
OTHER FEATURES .......................... 57
DETROIT DIESEL ELECTRONIC
CONTROL (DDEC) SYSTEM......................... 57
DEC V ELECTRONIC CONTROL
MODULE (ECM)............................................. 58
MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAY (MCD).......... 58
DRIVING MODE MENU...............................59
GAUGE MODE MENU ......................................59
FUEL ECONOMY MENU ..................................59
TIME / DIST MENU ...........................................59
FAULT ? MENU (Fault messages)....................60
NON-DRIVING MODE MENU......................60
SET UP MODE MENU ......................................60
SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC MENU.........................62

PREVOST X3-45 Specifications

General

Brand	PREVOST
Model	X3-45
Category	Buses
Language	English