IC Bus BE Series, Руководство по эксплуатации и обслуживанию

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Vehicle Inspection Guide
Table 5 Interior Visual and Operational Checks (cont.)
Air Brake Check Check the air brakes accordingly:
• Install wheel chocks if necessary. Push in parking brake and start engine
• Check the air compressor or governor cut-out pressure (approximately 120 psi (827 kPa)
• Shut off engine and TURN KEY BACK ON
• Without brake pedal applied, note air pressure drop for 1 minute (It should be less than 2 psi (14 kPa)
• Depress and hold brake pedal making sure there is no more than a 3 psi (21 kPa) per minute pressure
drop.
• Step on and off brake pedal and check for warning indicator and buzzer to come on at about 60 or 70 ± 6
psi (414 or 483 kPa)
Air Brake Check (Cont) • Step on and off brake and check to make sure the parking brake knobs pop out between 20 to 40 or 45
psi (138 to 310 kPa )
• Restart engine, shift into a low gear, and gently pull against service and parking brakes separately to make
sure they will hold.
Hydraulic Brake Check Pump the brake pedal 3 times. Then apply firm pressure to the pedal and hold for 5 seconds. The pedal
should not move, and the brake pressure indicator should not illuminate.
Accelerator Pedal Check for smooth, non-binding pedal action.
Shift Selector NOTE: Foot brake pedal must be pressed to shift out of the (P) Park position.
Check for proper functioning of the shift selector and linkage.
Parking Brake Check NOTE: Foot brake pedal must be pressed to release the parking brake and to shift out of the (P) Park
position.
With foot on brake pedal, shift the transmission into a forward gear. Take your foot off the service brake pedal,
and allow the bus to idle forward. If the bus moves forward, the parking brake has malfunctioned. Stop the
bus with the service brake and have the vehicle serviced immediately.
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