Cab - Mercedes-Benz Actros Operating Instructions Manual

If you need to open a door when the cab is
i
open, do so carefully and slowly until the
door is fully open.
X
Make sure the coupling pin of the front
coupling jaw is secure and that the coupling
jaw is covered ( Y page 393).
X
Use chocks to safeguard the vehicle
against rolling away.
Mechanical-hydraulic cab tilting unit
Tilting the cab forwards
Cab tilting pump, in doorway on the right-hand side
(example: Actros)
Drive position
1
Tilting position
2
Hexagon nut
=
Do not step on the engine when the cab is
tilted.
X
Before tilting the cab, observe the notes
( Y page 368).
X
Open the maintenance flap (
X
Swing up the flap on the right-hand side of
the doorway.
X
Swing valve lever on the tilting pump to
position 2.
X
Fit the pump lever to hexagon nut = on the
tilting pump using the wheel wrench (vehi-
cle tool kit).
X
Move the pump lever up and down on the
tilting pump until the cab tilts into the front
end position.
The cab is unlocked automatically.
X
If there is noticeable resistance when you
operate the pump lever, check that tilting
position 2 has been set correctly on the
valve lever on the tilting pump.
X
If there is no noticeable resistance when
you operate the pump lever, have the tilting
hydraulics checked at a qualified specialist
workshop.
Tilting the cab back into the driving
position
G
If the cab is not locked, the following danger-
ous situations could arise when the vehicle
decelerates:
it could tilt forwards
R
you could lose control of the vehicle
R
persons in the cab could be thrown for-
R
wards
persons or objects in the swinging range
R
could be hit
There is a risk of an accident and injury.
Before every journey, make sure that:
the cab is locked
R
the cab is engaged in driving position and
R
the valve lever is in driving position
the indicator lamp goes out when the
R
engine is started
X
Swing the valve lever on the tilting pump to
driving position 1.
X
Fit the pump lever with the wheel wrench to
Y page 349).
hexagon nut = on the tilting pump.
X
Move the pump lever up and down on the
tilting pump until the cab is tipped into the
rear end position.
The catch engages audibly and the cab
automatically locks.
Do not continue to operate the pump lever
on the tilting pump once the cab is locked in
position.
X
Close the maintenance flap.
WARNING

Cab

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