Volvo VN - Fifth Wheel Touch Lock

INSTRUMENTSANDCONTROLS79
16.FifthWheelTouchLock.
DANGER
Activationofthekingpinlockrelease
switchONLYunlocksthekingpin
latchmechanism.Torelockthelatch
mechanism,youMUSTpullforward
andthenbackuptore-engagethe
kingpinlockmechanism.Failureto
followtheseinstructionscanresultin
separationofthetrailerfromthetractor
causingpersonalinjuryordeath.
•Parkthevehicleandapplyparking
brakefortractortrailer.
•Putgearshiftinneutralandchock
trailerwheels.
•Lowertrailerlandinggeartoground.
•Disconnectair/electriclinestotrailer.
•Toreleasethefthwheelkingpin
lock,pushtheswitchup.Thiswill
releasethelockingmechanism.Once
activated,theswitchwillnotrelockthe
fthwheelkingpinlockingmechanism.
•Releaseparkingbrakeanddrivetractor
12inchesawayfromthekingpin.
•Deateairsuspensionbypressing
bottomofsuspensionswitch.After
suspensionlowers,pullclearoftrailer
andreinatesuspension.See“FIFTH
WHEELINSTRUCTIONS”,page313.
•Thefthwheelkingpinlockwillonly
relockifyoufollowthecomplete
recouplingprocedures.See“FIFTH
WHEELINSTRUCTIONS”,page313.
Formoreinformation,referto“FIFTH
WHEELINSTRUCTIONS”,page313.
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