Mitsubishi Fuso FK 2008, Owner'S Manual

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CAUTION
Never operate the vehicle when the air pressure
gauge needle is in the red zone. Doing so is
dangerous as braking power is insufficient.
1 Parking brake lever stroke check
<FK61F>
1. Depress the brake pedal firmly so that the vehi-
cle cannot move.
2. Gently pull up parking brake lever from the fully
returned position while counting the clicks until it
cannot be moved any more with a 300 N (66
lbs., 30 kgf) force (click are generated by
notches).
3. The lever stroke is normal if the number of clicks
is from 7 to 10.
4. Make sure that the lever is locked securely in
the pulled up position.
2 Parking brake operation
<Other than FK61F>
Pull and place the parking control valve in the
“PARKING” position and listen for the sound of air
being released.
3 Parking brake effectiveness
Parking brake – check
Inspection
intervals
At the time of pre-operational
check and every 10,000 km
(6,000 miles)
Parking brake lever stoke 7 to 10 notches
Inspection
intervals
At the time of pre-operational
check and every 10,000 km
(6,000 miles)
Inspection intervals
Every 10,000 km
(6,000 miles)
Z12017
Z12018
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