Hood Opening And Closing - freightliner M2 Plus 2023 Manual

Vehicle Access
IMPORTANT: Climb onto, and down from, back-
of-cab access facing in toward the vehicle, as
you would on a ladder. Do not climb up or down
facing out away from the vehicle.
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1. Grab Handle, Rear Driver Side
2. Grab Handle, Rear Passenger Side
3. Passenger-Side Top Step, Back (not shown)
4. Passenger-Side Bottom Step, Back (not shown)
5. Driver-Side Top Step, Back
6. Driver-Side Bottom Step, Back
Fig. 2.6, Back-of-Cab Access Supports (typical)
CAUTION
Wet or dirty shoe soles greatly increase the
chance of slipping or falling. If your soles are wet
or dirty, be especially careful when climbing
onto, or leaving, the back-of-cab area.
Always maintain three-point contact with the
back-of-cab access supports while entering and
exiting the back-of-cab area. Three-point contact
means both feet and one hand, or both hands
and one foot, on the grab handles, steps, and
deck plates. Other areas are not meant to
support back-of-cab access, and grabbing or
stepping in the wrong place could lead to a fall
and personal injury.
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Be careful not to get hands or feet tangled in
hoses or other back-of-cab equipment. Doing so
could cause a trip and fall with possible injury.
Climbing Up to the Back-of-Cab
When climbing onto the deck plate, do the following:
1. Grasp the sidewall grab handle with both hands.
Reach up as far as is comfortable.
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Place one foot on the bottom step and pull
yourself up.
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3. Place your other foot on the top step.
4. Move your lower hand to a higher position on the
grab handle.
5. Step onto the deck plate.
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Climbing Down from the Back-of-Cab
To climb down from the back-of-cab area:
1. Grasp the sidewall grab handle with both hands.
2. Step one foot at a time onto the top step.
3. Move your upper hand to a lower position on the
grab handle.
4. Move one foot to the bottom step.
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Move your upper hand to a lower position on the
grab handle.
6. Step to the ground with your upper foot first.

Hood Opening and Closing

The hood can be raised to a full-open position. A
torsion bar helps you to raise the hood, and to lower
it to the operating position. Hood restraint cables
prevent the hood from overtravel. A hood damper
limits the closing speed. In the operating position, the
hood is secured to the cab-mounted half-fenders by
a hold-down latch on each side of the hood.
To Open the Hood
1. Apply the parking brakes.
2. Release both hood hold-down latches by pulling
the ends outward. See Fig. 2.7.