OPERATION285
SpringBrakeforParking
DANGER
Neverleavethevehiclewithoutbeing
certaintheparkingbrakesaresetorthat
otherprecautionsaretakentoprevent
thevehiclefromrolling.Failuretodo
socanresultinseriouspersonalinjury
ordeath.
DANGER
Beforeworkingonorinspectinga
vehicle,settheparkingbrakes,place
thetransmissioninneutralandblock
thewheels.Failuretodosocanresultin
unexpectedvehiclemovementandcan
causeseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Theparkingbrakemechanismusesspringpressureasaseparatepowermediumto
applytheservicebrakesonthedrivingaxles.Theparkingbrakeisreleasedbythe
samecompressedairsourceusedtoapplytheservicebrakes.Sincethisbrakeis
releasedbyairpressure,thesystemmustbechargedtoatleast420kPa(60psi)
beforetheparkingbrakemaybereleased.
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