Dash-Mounted Brake Controls - freightliner NEW CASCADIA 2016 Driver Manual

Driver Controls
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0. Resume cruise control set speed.
1, 2, 3. Descent Control maintains set speed.
Fig. 4.20, Descent Control Mode Positions, Automated/
Automatic Transmission Multifunction Control
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1. Descent Control Mode Indicator
Fig. 4.21, Descent Control Mode on the Driver Display
Deceleration Mode
Deceleration Mode reduces the vehicle speed at a
constant rate.
While in cruise control, activate Deceleration Mode
by turning on the engine brake
tion 1, 2, or 3). The vehicle will decelerate at a con-
stant rate until the vehicle comes to a stop, unless
the throttle is applied to override the deceleration, or
the lever is moved to "engine brake off" (position 0).
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0
1
2
3
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Moving the lever to position 0 resumes the previously
set cruise control speed.
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0. Resume cruise control
set speed.
1. Low
Fig. 4.22, Deceleration Mode Positions, Automated/
Automatic Transmission Multifunction Control

Dash-Mounted Brake Controls

NOTE: See Chapter 13
about brake systems.
Parking Brake Control Valve
The yellow diamond-shaped knob operates the park-
ing brake valve. See Fig.
apply both the tractor and the trailer spring parking
brakes. Push both the parking brake and the trailer
air supply knobs in to release the tractor and trailer
spring parking brakes. Before the spring parking
brakes can be released, the air pressure in either air
brake system must be at least 65 psi (447 kPa).
If the trailer is not equipped with spring parking
brakes, pull the parking brake valve out to apply the
tractor parking brakes and the trailer service brakes.
Trailer Air Supply Valve
The red octagonal-shaped knob operates the trailer
air supply valve, which charges the trailer air supply
system and releases the trailer spring parking
brakes. See Fig. 4.23.
After the vehicle and its air hoses are connected to a
trailer and the pressure in the air system is at least
65 psi (447 kPa), push the trailer air supply valve
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3. High
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4.23. Pull the knob out to