Parking Brake; Grade Brake - Winnebago Destination Manual Manual

SECTION 3 –
DRIVING YOUR MOTOR HOME
• The auto-apply park brake will release
automatically when you apply the regular
brakes and shift the transmission from Park
into any other gear.
Manual Apply (Pull-Button)
The manual apply parking brake knob is
located on the dash near the steering column.
Pull this knob to apply the park brake when
the coach is in neutral or any gear other than park.
It is not recommended to apply the park brake
while at road speed except in an emergency
situation.
See your chassis manual for more information
on pull-button park brake operation.
Parking Brake Knob
• Pull to apply
• Push in to release
NOTE: Driving your vehicle with the parking
brake ON can cause the parking brake to
overheat and excessive wear and reduce
parking brake effectiveness.
Further Information
See the chassis manual in your InfoCase for
further information on parking brake and
transmission operation.
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PARKING BRAKE

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Freightliner Chassis
Parking Brake Knob - Typical
• Pull to apply
• Push in to release
Use the parking brake knob to apply the park
brake whenever the vehicle is parked.
Never try to drive the vehicle with the parking
brake applied. This can cause excessive wear on
the brakes and may damage the transmission.
NOTE: It is normal to hear an occasional burst
of air pressure from the rear of the
vehicle. This is an automatic moisture
purging feature of the air brake system.
See the Brakes section of your chassis
manual for instructions on periodic
draining of brake air tank.

GRADE BRAKE

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Workhorse Chassis
This feature will enable the transmission to
control the speed of the vehicle on long downhill
grades to help avoid brake overheating and
unnecessary brake wear.
To Activate the Grade Brake
• Press the Grade Brake switch on the left side
of the dash to activate the feature.