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TRACTOR OPERATION
E227 E228 E229
SINGLE AND DOUBLE-HOSE
BRAKES
1. coupling head of single-hose air brake
system.
2. coupling heads of double-hose air
brake system.
After disconnecting or without
any hitched trailer or semi-trailer,
it is necessary to cover the cou-
plings with caps.
SINGLE-HOSE BRAKES
The operating pressure has been set
with the control valve to 600 ± 20 kPa.
The permitted speed of the trac-
tor combination with a hitched
trailer (or semi-trailer) loaded to
maximum weight, as approved
for the stated tractor model, is 30
km/h!
The maximum permitted speed of
the vehicle combination is stated
as the maximum permitted speed
of the slower vehicle of this com
bination.
DOUBLE-HOSE BRAKES
The operating pressure has been set to
740 ± 20 kPa. The left coupling cap head
is marked with yellow colour (braking
branch); the right coupling cap head is
marked with red colour (filling branch).
The permitted speed of the tractor
combination with a hitched trailer
(or semi-trailer) loaded to maxi-
mum weight, as approved for the
stated tractor model, is 40 km/h!
The maximum permitted speed of
the vehicle combination is stated
as the maximum permitted speed
of the slower vehicle of this com-
bination.