Safety Precautions; Foot Pedal-Operated Parking Brake; Engine Starting And Shutdown - freightliner WALK-IN VAN CHASSIS Operator's Manual

Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Safety Precautions

The hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) has high-voltage
components, including 340-volt Direct Current (DC)
batteries and a 500-volt Alternating Current (AC)
motor.
Never touch or cut high-voltage cables or connec-
tors. If it is necessary to remove occupants using
cutting equipment, avoid high-voltage cables and the
Power Electronics Carrier (PEC). See
location of the high-voltage cables and PEC.
DANGER
Unprotected contact with any live high-voltage
components can cause serious injury or death.
Foot Pedal-Operated Parking
Brake
To set the foot pedal-operated parking brake, place
the gear selector in Neutral (N) and depress the
parking brake foot pedal down to the floor. To release
the parking brake, press the parking brake release
knob located on the dash. See
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9.1
Fig. 9.1 for the
Fig. 9.2.
Fig. 9.1, Power Electronics Carrier (PEC) Location

Engine Starting and Shutdown

Engine Starting
IMPORTANT: When starting the engine it is rec-
ommended that the operator's foot be firmly
pressing the service brake pedal.
1. Set the parking brake.
IMPORTANT: The hybrid drive transmission has
a parking pawl that engages when Park (P) is
selected.
WARNING
The vehicle could roll away if the parking brake
is not set, which could result in personal injury
or property damage.
2. Start the engine with the key, or, if equipped with
an ignition reader, position the wristband approxi-
mately 1 inch (25 mm) above the electronic
wristband reader on the ignition pad and press
the green button located on the ignition reader
for approximately one second. Continue to press
and hold the green button to start the engine.
See Fig. 9.3.
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