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If anything happens
The bus is heavy to steer when being towed!
The power steering only works when the engine is
running.
The power steering does not work when being towed. The steer-
ing will be very heavy!
When towing
If the towing distance exceeds:
– 100 m for bus with G8 manual gearbox
– 200 m for bus with automatic gearbox
– 100 km for bus with ZF S6-85 manual gearbox
the propeller shaft or the rear axle drive shaft must be removed.
The reason for this is that the gearbox can otherwise be damaged
due to insufficient lubrication.
When towing longer distances, take care not to allow the hand-
brake to be applied due to air leaking out.
If the bus is to be moved or towed and the engine can not be start-
ed to enable the compressor to charge the compressed air sys-
tem, do the following: Fill the handbrake circuit brake cylinder with
air so that the handbrake can be released before towing.
When there is access to dry, clean compressed air the com-
pressed air system can be filled through the external air nipple.
The nipple is on the air dryer which located in one of two places
depending on the bus version, either on the crossmember be-
tween the left front and rear wheels or in the middle of the bus, just
in front of the rear axle. The air dryer can either be a ”one tower”,
as illustrated here, or a ”two tower” model.
As long as there is air in the system, the bus can brake as usual.
When there is no air, the handbrake circuit spring brake will be
applied.
If there no compressed air of suitable quality available, the hand-
brake circuit spring brake can be disengage in one of the two ways
described on the following pages.
Towing
Location of nipple for refilling from outside.
Can also be positioned elsewhere by the
coach-builder.
Warning!
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