SECTION 3 –
DRIVING YOUR MOTOR HOME
3-6
NOTE: Driving your vehicle with the parking
brake ON can cause the parking brake to
overheat and excessive wear and reduce
parking brake effectiveness.
Further Information
See your chassis manual for further
information on park brake and transmission
operation.
PARKING BRAKE
–Freightliner Chassis
Use the parking brake knob to apply the park
brake whenever the vehicle is parked.
Never try to drive the vehicle with the parking
brake applied. This can cause excessive wear on
the brakes and may damage the transmission.
NOTE: It is normal to hear an occasional burst
of air pressure from the rear of the
vehicle. This is an automatic moisture
purging feature of the air brake system.
See the Brakes section of your chassis
manual for instructions on periodic
draining of brake air tank.
GRADE BRAKE
Workhorse Chassis
This feature will enable the transmission to
control the speed of the vehicle on long downhill
grades to help avoid brake overheating and
unnecessary brake wear.
To Activate the Grade Brake
•
Press the Grade Brake switch on the left side
of the dash to activate the feature.
•
A green icon will appear on the
instrument cluster when the grade
brake system is active.
•
Press and release the brake pedal
once- the grade brake will downshift the
transmission a gear to help control the vehicle
speed.
•
Press the accelerator to reset the transmission
to shift normally until the next time you press
the brake pedal.
•
Turn the Grade Brake system off when not on
steep or long downhill grades.
The grade brake has a built-in, self-protection
feature that will not allow the transmission to
downshift at high speeds which could damage the
transmission or engine if downshifted.
Parking Brake Knob
• Pull to apply
• Push in to release
Parking Brake Knob - Typical
• Pull to apply
• Push in to release
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