INSTRUMENTSANDCONTROLS83
21.FifthWheelSlideSwitch
DANGER
Thereleasemustneverbeoperated
whilethevehicleisoperatingonthe
road.Fifthwheelpositionadjustment
mustonlybedonewhenstationary.
Damagetothefthwheel,trailer
kingpinandslidermayoccurifnot
operatedproperlyandmayleadto
anaccident,causingseriouspersonal
injuryordeath.
Theslidingfthwheelusesanair-operatedreleasemechanismandisusedfor
distributingloadsmorefavorablybetweenthefrontandrearaxlestocomplywith
varyingstateandprovinciallaws.Depressthelatchandpressinthebottompartof
theswitchtoreleasethesliderlocks.See“OperatingtheFifthWheelSlider”,page
332forcorrectoperation.
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SlidingFifthWheelSwitch
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