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BENDIX Intellipark EPB Operator's Manual
BENDIX Intellipark EPB Operator's Manual

BENDIX Intellipark EPB Operator's Manual

Electronic parking brake control system for international towing and non-towing vehicles

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BENDIX® INTELLIPARK® ELECTRONIC
PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM
FOR INTERNATIONAL® TOWING AND
NON-TOWING VEHICLES
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
This booklet contains important operational and safety information that benefits you and subsequent drivers.

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  • Page 1 BENDIX® INTELLIPARK® ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONAL® TOWING AND NON-TOWING VEHICLES OPERATOR’S MANUAL This booklet contains important operational and safety information that benefits you and subsequent drivers.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Important Safety Information Introduction and Switch Configurations Maintenance Setting and Releasing the Brakes LEDs on the Dash Electronic Control Unit (DECU) Vehicle Startup Driver Assistance Features Smart Unpark™ Releasing the Trailer Brakes While the Tractor is Parked Rollaway Mitigation Auto Trailer Brake Release Exhaust-at-Speed...
  • Page 3: Important Safety Information

    The driver should always manually set the parking brakes and should not rely on the Intellipark EPB system to do so. Data captured through the Intellipark EPB system may show some misuse of the system.
  • Page 4: Introduction And Switch Configurations

    Parking Brake (EPB) system Dash Electronic Control Unit (DECU) for towing and non- towing vehicles. This manual explains the safe practices, functions, features, and alerts of the system. Vehicles equipped with the Intellipark EPB system include electronic DECU switches instead of pneumatic push/pull parking brake knobs.
  • Page 5: Setting And Releasing The Brakes

    Setting and Releasing the Brakes PULL the DECU switches to set PUSH the DECU switches to release the parking brakes. the parking brakes. LEDs on the Dash Electronic Control Unit (DECU) Illuminated LEDs on the parking brake switches indicate that the brakes are set. Parking Brakes Set Parking Brakes NOT Set Both Tractor and Trailer...
  • Page 6: Driver Assistance Features

    Rollaway Mitigation The Rollaway Mitigation feature is intended to help mitigate possible rollaway accidents by automatically setting the parking brakes when the Bendix® Intellipark® EPB system detects that the driver does not have control over the vehicle and it is not parked.
  • Page 7: Auto Trailer Brake Release

    WARNING: Not all trailers are detectable. The Intellipark EPB system is a driver assistance, not driver replacement, technology. Safe driving practices, habits, and driver training are critical for safety on the road. The driver should not rely on the Intellipark EPB system to set the parking brakes. Exhaust-at-Speed In an emergency situation, the Intellipark Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) system may help the driver slow the vehicle when the service brakes are not available.
  • Page 8: System Faults

    NOT be driven. Refer to the Premium Gauge Cluster documentation for information on messages or alerts associated with Bendix® Intellipark® Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) system faults. WARNING: If the two (2) inside LEDs are fully lit and not blinking, the system is faulted.
  • Page 9: Setting The Parking Brakes While Intellipark Is Faulted

    Setting the Parking Brakes While the Bendix® Intellipark® Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) System is Faulted Stop on a level surface and in a safe place. Shut off the engine (the key should be in the off position) and open the driver-side window so the exhaust of air can be heard, which would indicate the parking brakes being applied.
  • Page 10: Bobtail Mode

    Bobtail Mode When driving bobtail – or driving without a trailer attached to the tractor – the trailer switch LEDs should be illuminated unless bobtail mode is entered. If you are driving or parking in bobtail, double-check the parking light located Trailer in Bobtail Tractor Brake on the dashboard to be sure parking...
  • Page 11: Limp Home Mode

    Limp Home Mode In an emergency situation, such as when an interlock is faulted or reports incorrect information and the driver cannot unpark the vehicle, the following procedure can be used to unpark: Turn the ignition on. Press and release the yellow tractor parking brake switch four (4) times. Press and hold the yellow tractor parking brake switch for five (5) seconds.
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