H476-USER MANUAL-FULL BOOK-ENGLISH

OPERATION

Tag Axles

System description Axle raising feature in 6x2, 8x2C and 8x2S Series trucks with mechanical suspension is controlled by the equipped AutoDrop (Automatic Axle Lowering) System. Axle positions are checked by the system in terms of vehicle safety and performance in case of driving conditions of your vehicle such as ignition on, park brake, vehicle speed conditions. Pressing the ButtonWhile Axle is Lowered If the system allows, relevant axle is raised, icon is displayed on the Function menu of the instrument panel and the light on the button is illuminated.

Vehicle Speed Axle raising functions are cancelled for safety reasons if the vehicle speed is over 30 km/h. Axle raised is lowered again for traction assist. In this case, when the button is pressed to raise the axle, the axle positions do not change and a warning message is displayed on the instrument panel.

Not allowed conditions: Park Brake

In order to improve the performance of park brake, system lowers the tag axle if it is raised or does not allow it to be raised if it is already on the ground while the park brake is active. A warning message shall be displayed on the instrument panel in this case. WARNING This applies to tag axle only, it does not apply to self-steered axle. WARNING Air pressure available in the vehicle shall be over 6 Bars in order to release the park brake.

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Axle Weights When the vehicle is loaded over the limits allowed for axles loads, axle(s) which have been raised before are automatically lowered or if they are lowered, they are not allowed to be raised. System calculates the weights per axles as per the information taken from the sensors connected to the vehicle. Therefore, weight limits specified for each axle are controlled.

If the system does not allow, relevant axle is not raised, warning message is displayed on the Information menu of the instrument panel and the light on the button is not illuminated.

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