IC Bus CE Series, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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Vehicle Inspection Guide
Emergency Exits and Equipment
Table 7 Emergency Exits and Equipment
Roof Hatch Inspect the roof hatch daily for proper opening, buzzer warning, if supplied, and operating instruction decal
attachment. Make sure the emergency hatch is completely closed and secure.
Emergency Exits Check all emergency exits every day for proper opening, buzzer warning, and operating instruction decal
attachment. Check to see that all emergency exit doors can be opened, and that they are firmly closed. Make
sure all emergency door release bars are properly secured, and the kickout window handle is properly latched.
Warning Lights, Stop Arm, Crossing
Gate, and Entrance Door Check Check to see that the AMBER and RED warning lights are operating properly. To check these lights use
the Exterior Lamp Check procedure in the Lights section of this manual. Make sure the Stop Arm and
Crossing Gate are working properly and extend completely. Also make sure the entrance door is opening and
closing properly.
Check to see that the flasher warning lights and stop arm are working properly with the flasher switches and
entrance door operations. Check to see that the AMBER Warning Lights are flashing. When the entrance
door is opened, check to see that the AMBER Warning Lights stop flashing and the RED warning lights
begin flashing, and Crossing Gate and Stop Arm are extended. Close the entrance door and observe that
flasher warning lights go off. There is an optional feature that will automatically turn off the pupil warning
lights after the bus has started to move.
Emergency Equipment If equipped / required by state law, check to make sure that the fire extinguisher, reflective triangles, first aid
kit and body fluid clean up kit are in place and secure.
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