Roof Hatches - Volvo 9700 US/CAN 2016 Driver's Handbook Manual

12 Doors and hatches

Roof Hatches

The Volvo 9700 US/CAN bus is equipped
with up to two roof hatches manually
operated.
This hatches are manually opened by the a
handles on each side of the hatch to push it
upward to open and allow the ventilation. In
addition, the roof hatches can be used as an
emergency exits.
To know how operate the opening emergency
exit mechanism, see the following section
in this manual: "Roof hatches", page 100
and for more roof hatches information, see
separate operating instructions: "Manual roof
hatch operation".
Note: When the A/C is activated in the bus
its hatches should be closed, since the air
coming in from outside may interfere with
the operation of the equipment controlling the
temperature inside the bus.
CAUTION
Make sure that the hatches are closed when
it's raining and when you leave the bus for
a longer period of time.
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