Foreword
The descriptions and service procedures contained in this manual are based on designs
and methods studies carried out up to January 1996.
The products are under continuous development. Vehicles and components produced
after the above date may therefore have different specifications and repair methods.
When this is believed to have a significant bearing on this manual, supplementary service
bulletins will be issued to cover the changes.
The new edition of this manual will update the changes.
In service procedures where the title incorporates an operation number, this is a
reference to an S.R.T. (Standard Repair Time).
Service procedures which do not include an operation number in the title are for general
information and no reference is made to an S.R.T.
The following levels of observations, cautions and warnings are used in this Service
Documentation:
Note: Indicates a procedure, practice, or condition that must be followed in order to have
the vehicle or component function in the manner intended.
Caution: Indicates an unsafe practice where damage to the product could occur.
Warning: Indicates an unsafe practice where personal injury or severe damage to the
product could occur.
Danger: Indicates an unsafe practice where serious personal injury or death could occur.
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.
Greensboro, NC USA
Order number: PV776-TSP23760/1
© 1996 Volvo Trucks North America, Inc., Greensboro, NC USA
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in
retrieval system, or transmitted in any forms by any means, electronic, me-
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permission of Volvo Trucks North America, Inc..
