Operation 4
Checks and tasks before daily use
– Accelerate the unladen truck in a clear area.
– Press the brake pedal (1) firmly.
The truck must decelerate noti
ceably.
Checking the parking brake on
a gradient
or a ramp
DANGER
Risk to life if the truck rolls away!
If the parking brake is not applied, the
truck could run people over.
– Do not leave the truck until the
parking brake has been applied.
– Stop the truck on a steep gradient (e.g. a
ramp) and actuate the parking brake.
The parking brake must hold the truck on the
incline.
– If the truck rolls away despite the parking
brake being applied, stop the truck using
the service brake.
– In an emergency, secure the truck with
wedges on the downhill-facing side to
prevent it from rolling away.
– Have the parking brake checked and
repaired by the authorised service centre.
Checking the parking brake on a level
surface
WARNING
Risk of accident from
abrupt deceleration!
The truck will decele
rate abruptly if the parking
brake is applied.
– Fasten the seat be
lt.
– Use the availab
le restraint systems.
– Find a sufficien
tly large and open area
in which nobody
will be endangered or
obstructed.
– Accelerate the truck to walking speed.
– Press the emergency off switch.
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