Underhood And Fluid Checks - IC Bus CE Series Operation And Maintenance Manual

Vehicle Inspection Guide

Underhood and Fluid Checks

To prevent property damage, personal injury,
and / or death, maintain adequate clearance
between all parts of the exhaust system and all
hoses, wires, and lines for engine cooling, brake
system, fuel system, power steering system, and
electrical system. Heat damage to hoses and
wires may cause vehicle malfunction.
To prevent property damage, personal injury, and
/ or death, if vehicle is equipped with an automatic
transmission, have
regularly check operation of transmission neutral
start switch. If unit starts in gear, the vehicle may
inadvertently move.
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WARNING
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a qualified technician
WARNING
To prevent personal injury or death from hot
coolant or steam scalding, use the following
procedure to remove the pressure cap from the
de-aeration tank:
A. Allow the engine to cool.
B. Wrap a thick cloth around pressure cap.
C. Partially unscrew pressure cap slowly while
firmly holding cap down, then pause to allow
pressure to release.
D. When system pressure is released, fully
unscrew pressure cap while continuing to hold
cap down. Slowly release downward pressure
from pressure cap.
E. Remove cap.
WARNING
To prevent property damage, personal injury,
and / or death, exercise care when working
on vehicles with running engines that are
equipped with an automatic fan clutch.
fan engages when engine coolant reaches a
predetermined temperature or the refrigerant
pressure (if equipped with air conditioning)
reaches a predetermined setting. The fan will
start with no advance warning.
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