on the seat or cab floor. Make sure they will not
get in your way as you exit.
WARNING
Always face in when exiting the cab. Do not at-
tempt to exit with your back to the cab, as you
would going down a flight of stairs. It is easier to
slip or lose your balance. If you slip when exiting
in this way, there is a greater likelihood of per-
sonal injury.
2.
Grasp the A-pillar cover grab handle with both
hands, then place your right foot on the top step
while standing up from the seat facing inward.
3.
Place your left foot on the top step.
4.
Move your left hand to the B-pillar grab handle.
5.
Move your left foot to the bottom step.
6.
Move your right hand to the B-pillar grab handle.
7.
Step to the ground with your right foot first.
8.
Retrieve from the cab any items that you wish to
take with you.
NOTE: You can also use the inner door grab
handle, if available, as a support when getting
up or down from the bottom step.
Cab Entry and Exit, Vehicles
With One Step
WARNING
Wet or dirty shoe soles greatly increase the
chance of slipping or falling. If your soles are wet
or dirty, be especially careful when climbing
onto, or down from, the back-of-cab area.
Always maintain three-point contact with the
back-of-cab access supports while entering and
exiting the back-of-cab area. Three-point contact
means both feet and one hand, or both hands
and one foot, on the grab handles, steps, and
deck plates. Other areas are not meant to sup-
port back-of-cab access, and grabbing or step-
ping in the wrong place could lead to a fall, and
personal injury.
Be careful not to get hands or feet tangled in
hoses or other back-of-cab equipment. Careless-
ness could cause a person to trip and fall, with
possible injury.
Use the cab access system (grab handles, access
steps, and steering wheel) to enter or exit the cab.
Entering from the Driver’s Side
To enter the cab from the driver’s side, do the follow-
ing steps (
Fig. 2.4
):
1.
Use the door pull handle to open the driver’s
door, and place anything that you are carrying in
the cab. Use the door armrest/handle and, if
available, the inner door grab handle, as a sup-
port if needed.
2.
Grasp the B-pillar grab handle with both hands.
Reach up as far as is comfortable.
3.
Place your right foot on the step, and pull your-
self up.
4.
Step into the cab with your left foot.
5.
Grasp the steering wheel with your left hand.
6.
Step into the cab with your right foot, and grasp
the steering wheel with your right hand.
NOTE: You can also use the inner door grab
handle, if available, as a support when getting
up or down from the bottom step.
Exiting from the Driver’s Side
To exit the cab from the driver’s side, do the follow-
ing steps (
Fig. 2.4
):
IMPORTANT: Do not attempt to exit the cab
while carrying any items in your hands.
1.
If you wish to take any items with you, after you
exit the cab, place them in an accessible location
on the seat or cab floor. Make sure they will not
get in your way as you exit.
WARNING
Always face in when exiting the cab. Do not at-
tempt to exit with your back to the cab, as you
would going down a flight of stairs. It is easier to
slip or lose your balance. If you slip when exiting
in this way, there is a greater likelihood of per-
sonal injury.
Vehicle Access
2.4
