freightliner 108SD, Driver Manual

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Introduction
This manual provides information needed to operate
and understand the vehicle and its components.
More detailed information is contained in the
Owner’s
Warranty Information for North America booklet, and
in the vehicle’s workshop and maintenance manuals.
Custom-built Freightliner vehicles are equipped with
various chassis and cab components. Not all of the
information contained in this manual applies to every
vehicle. For details about components in your ve-
hicle, refer to the chassis specification pages in-
cluded in all new vehicles and to the vehicle specifi-
cation decal, located inside the vehicle.
For your reference, keep this manual in the vehicle
at all times.
IMPORTANT: Descriptions and specifications in
this manual were in effect at the time of printing.
Freightliner Trucks reserves the right to discon-
tinue models and to change specifications or
design at any time without notice and without
incurring obligation. Descriptions and specifica-
tions contained in this publication provide no
warranty, expressed or implied, and are subject
to revisions and editions without notice.
Environmental Concerns and
Recommendations
Whenever you see instructions in this manual to dis-
card materials, you should first attempt to reclaim
and recycle them. To preserve our environment, fol-
low appropriate environmental rules and regulations
when disposing of materials.
Event Data Recorder
This vehicle is equipped with one or more devices
that record specific vehicle data. The type and
amount of data recorded varies depending on how
the vehicle is equipped (such as the brand of engine,
if an air bag is installed, or if the vehicle features a
collision avoidance system, etc.).
This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder
(EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to record
data in certain crash or near-crash situations, such
as air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, that
will assist in understanding how a vehicle’s systems
performed. The EDR is designed to record data re-
lated to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for ap-
proximately 60 seconds. This data can help provide
a better understanding of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur. Data recorded includes
the following items:
•
how various systems in the vehicle were oper-
ating
•
engine system information
•
how far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
accelerator
•
if the driver was depressing the brake pedal
•
how fast the vehicle was traveling
NOTE: Data is not recorded by the EDR under
normal driving conditions. Personal data such
as name, gender, age, and crash location are
not recorded. However, other parties such as
law enforcement could combine the EDR data
with the type of personally identifying data rou-
tinely acquired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment
is required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is
needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other
parties that have the special equipment, such as law
enforcement, can read the information if they have
access to the vehicle or the EDR.
Emissions and Fuel Efficiency
Compliance
This vehicle must be regularly inspected and main-
tained as indicated in the
108SD and 114SD Mainte-
nance Manual , and in the Pre- and Post-Trip Inspec-
tions and Maintenance chapter in this manual, in
order to continue satisfactory performance and en-
sure coverage of the vehicle under the manufactur-
er’s warranty. Many maintenance procedures ensure
that the vehicle and engine continue to comply with
applicable emissions standards. Maintenance proce-
dures, using components engineered to comply with
greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency regula-
tions, may be performed by an authorized Daimler
Trucks North America dealer, an independent outlet,
or the vehicle owner or operator.
The vehicle owner is responsible for determining the
suitability of replacement components to maintain
Foreword
STI-496-6 (5/15)
Part Number STI-496
Printed in U.S.A.