TMC MCI mc-9 - Air Pressure

Air Pressure
The brokes , oir suspension system ond other systems ond controls of
the cooch depend on odequote oir pressure for their operotio n. Air
pressure in the cooch oir system is therefore extremely importont.
W_ he n the "MASTER" switch is in the " ON " pos iti on the " L OW AIR "
te ll-tole lomp wi ll flosh ond buzzer will sound if oir p r essure is be low
70 -75 psi (483-517 kPo ) ond remo in on unt il oi r pressure reoches 100 psi
( 690 k Po ).
If , dur i ng normol operot i on , the "LOW A IR " tell-tole li ght floshes
ond buzzer sounds it wi ll indicote thot o ir pressure is too low. stop the
vehic le ot once ond determine reoson for pressure loss
Air System Emergency Fill
If cooch oir system pressure is l ow ond it is impossible to operote
eng i ne , system moy be fi lled from on externol oir sou r ce by ottochi ng
AIR SYSTEM
EMERGENCY FILL
VALVE
FIG . 8
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on oir line to the " pi ng " to nk locoted of the right reor of the eng i ne
comportment ond occessible when the righ1-h ond eng in e comportment
doo r is open .
Generator
A tell-to le light morked " NO T GEN ." is locoted on t he instr um ent
pone I to ind ico te when ge n erotor is no t chorg ing. With "MAST ER "
switch
on ond eng i ne not running or with engine run ni ng ond gene ro tor
not chorg in g, th is li ght wi ll be ill umino1ed .
If , during normol operot i on , the " GEN ." te ll- tole li ght goes on. it
indicates 1h01 t he generotor is nol charg i ng . Turn off oil electrical
accessories , except driving lights ot night , to reduce el ectr i cal lood on
boller ies, ond obtoin service otlent ion os soon os possib l e.
Emergency Trailing Axle Unload
( Optional )
A swi1Ch is mo unte d ot the reor of switch ponel to t he left of driver
for po rtiolly unlooding the !ro iling oxle when dri ve ox le requir es od-:led
weight to prov i de the necessary t roc ti on to move in extreme s lippe ry
rood conditions . A beeper ond low o ir te ll -to le light w ill stay on to
remind the driver 10 turn off system os soon os cond it io ns perm it.
Emergency Flashing Signal
T he cooch is equipped with o llosh i ng si gnol sys1em which flesh es o ll
directionol signo l li ghts simultoneous ly to worn troffic in on e merg ency
The
hozord warn i ng flashe r switch mou n 1ed to the l eft of the driver ,s
used
to energ i ze this si gnol system. A tell-tole li ght flashes when 1he
sys 1em is operoting .