Mercedes-Benz ACTROS 2002, Operating Instructions Manual

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Getting started
Parking and closing
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Parking and closing
1
Released position
2
Fully-applied position
3
Test position
Swing lever out of released position
1
to fully-applied position
2
.
Press lever downwards, swing into test
position
3
and hold.
The vehicle must not move. If the brak-
ing force of the spring actuators on the
towing vehicle is not sufficient to hold
the vehicle, chock the wheels as an ad-
ditional safety measure.
Allow lever to swing back from test po-
sition
3
to fully-applied position
2
and engage in this position.
The
!
parking brake indicator lamp
lights up in the instrument panel.
Applying the parking brake
Risk of accident
G
The braking efficiency of the parking brake
may not be sufficient on uphill or downhill
gradients to prevent the laden vehicle from
rolling away. In the test position, check
whether the braking force of the spring actu-
ators is adequate to hold the vehicle. If nec-
essary, the vehicle's wheels should be
chocked as an additional safety measure.
The vehicle could start moving spontane-
ously. Always check that the lever has en-
gaged correctly in the fully applied position,
or else it may move back automatically to
the released position.