Open Door Brake - Volvo 9700 US/CAN Driver's Handbook Manual

48 Instruments and Controls

Open Door Brake

The open door brake can be activated in
various ways, depending on its design and
customer requirements. The open door brake
is activated only at speeds below 5 km/h
(3 mph) if any of the / specified doors are
opened. In the event that the door brake is
activated, its indicator light comes on the
instrument panel.
Note: The open door brake does not engage
if the brake system registers poor traction
when the bus is stopping on a slippery
surface. This prevents the bus skidding when
stopping on a slippery surface.
Note: The open door brake does not engage
at speeds over 5 km/h (3 mph).
Open Door Brake Deactivation
1 The accelerator must not be active (fully
release the accelerator)
2 Doors / The specified door(s) must be
completely closed.
3 The accelerator must be activated again
(depress the accelerator again)
In the event that, due to the bus stopping
on a slippery surface, the brake system
has not activated the door brake, you must
brake again (in a place where no slippery
surface is detected) to enable this brake to be
reactivated.