Back-Of-Cab Access - freightliner M2 Plus 2023 Manual

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1. Exterior Grab Handle, Back
2. Exterior Grab Handle, Front
3. A-Pillar Grab Handle
4. Door Panel Integrated Grab Handle
5. B-Pillar Grab Handle
6. Top Step, Front
7. Bottom Step, Front
8. Top Step, Back
9. Bottom Step, Back
Fig. 2.5, Cab Access System, Passenger's Side (crew
cab shown)
6. Step to the second step or ground with your left
foot first, sliding your grasp down the grab
handle. If there is another step down, place your
right foot down first and then your left.
7. Release the grab handles or other handholds.
8.
Retrieve any items from the cab that you wish to
take with you.
Entering from the Passenger's Side
To enter the cab from the passenger's side:
1.
Open the passenger's door, and place anything
that you are carrying into the cab.
2. Facing the cab, grasp the B-pillar grab handle
with your left hand and the door panel integrated
grab handle with your right hand.
3. Step up on the bottom step with your left foot
and pull yourself up.
4.
Grasp the grab handles higher up.
5. Step up to the next step or the cab with your
right foot.
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6. Move your right hand to the A-pillar grab handle.
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Move your left hand up the B-pillar grab handle.
8. Step into the cab.
Exiting from the Passenger's Side
To exit the cab from the passenger's side:
CAUTION
Always face in when exiting the cab. Do not
attempt to exit with your back to the cab as you
would going down a flight of stairs. It is easier to
slip or lose your balance when exiting in this way
and there is a greater likelihood of personal
injury.
1. If you wish to take any items with you, place
them in an accessible location on the seat or cab
floor and make sure they will not get in your way
as you exit.
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While standing up from the seat facing inward,
grasp the A-pillar grab handle with both hands,
then place your right foot on the step.
3. Move your left hand to the B-pillar grab handle,
and your right hand to the door panel integrated
grab handle.
4. Place your left foot on the step.
5. Step to the second step or ground with your left
foot first, sliding your grasp down the grab
handles. If there is another step down, place
your right foot down first and then your left.
6.
Release the grab handles or other handholds.
7. Retrieve any items from the cab that you wish to
take with you.

Back-of-Cab Access

When trailer air and electrical connections cannot be
reached conveniently from the ground, Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations require commercial
carriers to provide back-of-cab access.
Optional grab handles are mounted on each cab
sidewall, on the left sidewall only, or on the cab back
wall. See Fig. 2.6. Steps are mounted either on the
fuel tank(s) or on metal brackets. When a deck plate
is necessary, it is mounted across the top of the
frame rails.
Vehicle Access
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