Volvo 9700 - Combined cruise control and speed limiter; Door brake; Kneeling

Controls
Combined cruise control and speed
limiter
Use a combination of cruise control and
speed restriction to limit the bus' upper
and lower speeds.
To create a speed interval, for example
80–85 km/h, that bus maintains
irrespective of road inclination:
1 Move the retarder control to position
A.
2 Release the accelerator pedal.
3 Use the + or - button at the end of
the cruise control stalk to limit the
speed.
The default setting for retarder
overspeed is 7 km/h and it can then be
adjusted between 3-15 km/h.
Door brake
The bus is equipped with door brake, a
safety function that keeps the bus at
standstill while the engine is still running
without the use of the brake pedal or
parking brake. The door brake is
activated by e.g. door opening, vehicle
kneeling, extended ramp or wheel chair
lift, or door brake switch activation.
A backlit switch indicates when the door
brake is engaged.
The door brake must be activated for the
middle and rear doors to open. The
brake has no effect on the front door.
Kneeling
It is possible to kneel the bus at the front
entry to facilitate passenger entry and
exit.
DANGER
Make sure that kneeling does not involve
any risk of passengers' feet being caught
between the edge of the step and the
pavement.
For kneeling to take place, the following
conditions must be met:
• The engine is running
• Bus speed is below 5 km/h
• The pneumatic suspension system is
adequately pressurised
• The height level control switch must
be in its normal position
• The doors are closed
The bus kneels when pressing the lower
part of the kneel switch and hold it until
the bus is fully knelt. The kneeling
indicator lights up and an acoustic signal
sounds.
Kneeling
The bus kneels when pressing the lower
part of the kneel switch and hold it until
the bus is fully knelt. Kneeling activates
the door brake to prevent the bus from
driving in a kneeling position without the
use of the brake pedal or parking brake.
The bus returns to normal when:
• Releasing the switch before kneeling
is completed
• Pressing the upper part of the switch
• Shutting down and restarting the
engine
• Closing the doors
• Start moving the bus
• Retracting the ramp
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