KAMAZ 5490 Operation Manual page 173

To tilt the cab
1. To disable cab tilt lock: press the cab tilt
lock switch located at the top of the instrument
panel. The pilot LED, which is mounted into the
switch, will light up.
2. Set the control handle of pump 2 to the position
Arrow Upwards, by rotating it clockwise until it stops
(see Fig. To control cab raising and lowering).
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3. For raising the cab:
- place the tire iron into the pump handle 3, and
raise the cab by swinging it;
- when installing electric pump: press the button
6, the cab will raise with it. Do not use the electric pump
of cab tilt mechanism at the ambient temperature below
minus 30 °С.
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To control cab raising and
lowering
1 - pump;
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2 - control handle;
3 - pump handle;
4 - dipstick;
5 - electric pump;
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6 - electric pump control button;
7 - storage batteries
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The hydraulic locks are opened automatically
when the pump is in operation.
Accidental cab lowering is prevented by the hy-
draulic cylinder design.
1. Place the control handle 2 of the pump 1 to the
position Arrow downwards bo rotating it counterclock-
wise until it stops.
To lower the cab:
- swing the pump handle 3 using tire iron;
- when installing electric pump, press the electric
pump control button 6.
2. Lower the cab until the hydraulic locks of the
cab rear suspension are active.
In vehicles with gearbox with telescopic drive
(except for the automated gearboxes), the locking means
of telescopic items should close with a snap just after the
cab being lowered to provide the rigid connection be-
tween lever and rod. If locking means fails to close with
snap, depress the gearshift lever abruptly to shift it for-
ward until the telescopic lock snaps.
After lowering the cab switch on the cab tilt
lock: press the cab tilt lock switch, located at the bottom
(to prevent accidental cab lowering). The pilot LED,
which is mounted into the switch, will go out.
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To lower the cab