Cab Entry And Exit, Vehicles With Two Steps - freightliner BUSINESS CLASS M2 Driver Manual

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Move the button down to lock, and up to unlock (arrows).
The door is unlocked when the red dot shows.
1. Door
2. Lock Button
Fig. 2.3, Door Lock Button
NOTE: The A-pillar grab handle is not installed
on the driver's side.
The grab handles, access steps, and steering wheel
are all part of the cab access system. Use these
"helping hands" when getting into, or out of, the cab.
They will increase your security and comfort.
Cab Entry and Exit, Vehicles
With Two Steps
WARNING
Wet or dirty shoe soles greatly increase the
chance of slipping or falling. If your soles are wet
or dirty, be especially careful when climbing
onto, or down from, the back-of-cab area.
Always maintain three-point contact with the
back-of-cab access supports while entering and
exiting the back-of-cab area. Three-point contact
means both feet and one hand, or both hands
and one foot, on the grab handles, steps, and
deck plates. Other areas are not meant to sup-
port back-of-cab access, and grabbing or step-
ping in the wrong place could lead to a fall, and
personal injury.
Be careful not to get hands or feet tangled in
hoses or other back-of-cab equipment. Careless-
ness could cause a person to trip and fall, with
possible injury.
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3. Red Dot
Use the cab access system (grab handles, access
steps, and steering wheel) to enter or exit the cab.
Entering from the Driver's Side
To enter the cab from the driver's side, do the follow-
ing steps (Fig. 2.4):
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1. Steering Wheel
2. B-Pillar Grab Handle
3. Bottom Step
4. Top Step
5. Inner Door Grab Handle (optional)
Fig. 2.4, Cab Access System, Driver's Side
1.
Use the door pull handle to open the driver's
door, and place anything that you are carrying in
the cab.
2.
Grasp the B-pillar grab handle with both hands.
Reach up as far as is comfortable.
3. Place your right foot on the bottom step, and pull
yourself up.
4. Place your left foot on the top step.
5. Grasp the steering wheel with your left hand, and
step up.
6.
Step into the cab with your right foot first, and
grasp the steering wheel with your right hand.
Vehicle Access
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