Foreword
Scheduledmaintenanceprovidesakeyelementforsafeoperationofyourvehicle.Aproper maintenanceprogramalsohelpstominimizedowntimeandtosafeguardwarranties.Thismaintenancemanualprovidesinformationnecessaryforyearsofsafe,reliable,andcost-efficientvehicle operation.
IMPORTANT:Themaintenanceoperationsinthismanualare notall-inclusive.Alsoreferto othercomponentandbodymanufacturers’instructionsforspecificinspectionandmaintenanceinstructions.
Performdailypre-tripinspectionandmaintenanceasoutlinedinthevehicleoperator’smanual. Performtheoperationsinthismaintenancemanualatscheduledintervalsbasedupondistance traveledormonthsofoperation.Yourauthorizedservicingdealerhasthequalifiedtechniciansand equipmenttoperformthismaintenanceforyou.Yourdealershipcanalsosetupascheduled maintenanceprogramtailoredspecificallytoyourneeds.Optionally,yourdealershipcanassistyouin learninghowtoperformthemaintenanceproceduresinthismanual.
IMPORTANT:Descriptionsandspecificationsinthismanualwereineffectatthetimeof printing.FreightlinerCustomChassisCorporation(FCCC)reservestherighttodiscontinue models,andtochangespecificationsordesignatanytimewithoutnoticeandwithout incurringobligation.Descriptionsandspecificationscontainedinthispublicationprovideno warranty,expressedorimplied,andaresubjecttorevisionandeditionswithoutnotice.
Referto www.Daimler-TrucksNorthAmerica.com and www.FreightlinerChassis.com formore information, orcontactDaimlerTrucksNorthAmericaLLCattheaddressbelow.
EnvironmentalConcernsandRecommendations
Wheneveryouseeinstructionsinthismanualtodiscardmaterials,youshouldattempttoreclaimand recyclethem.Topreserveourenvironment,followappropriateenvironmentalrulesandregulations whendisposingofmaterials.
NOTICE:PartsReplacementConsiderations
Donotreplacesuspension,axle,orsteeringparts(suchassprings,wheels,hubs,andsteeringgears) withusedparts.Usedpartsmayhavebeensubjectedtocollisionsorimproperuseandhave undetectedstructuraldamage.
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DescriptionsofServicePublications
DaimlerTrucksNorthAmericaLLCdistributesthefollowingmajorservicepublicationsinpaperandelectronic (viaServicePro®)formats.
Workshop/Service Manual
Workshop/servicemanualscontainserviceandrepairinformationforallvehicle systemsandcomponents,exceptformajorcomponentssuchasengines,transmissions,andrearaxles.Eachworkshop/servicemanualsectionisdividedinto subjectsthatcanincludegeneralinformation,principlesofoperation,removal, disassembly,assembly,installation,andspecifications.
MaintenanceManual
Maintenancemanualscontainroutinemaintenanceproceduresandintervalsfor vehiclecomponentsandsystems.Theyhaveinformationsuchaslubrication proceduresandtables,fluidreplacementprocedures,fluidcapacities,specifications,andproceduresforadjustmentsandforcheckingthetightnessoffasteners.Maintenancemanualsdonotcontaindetailedrepairorserviceinformation.
Driver’s/Operator’s Manual
Driver’s/operator’smanualscontaininformationneededtoenhancethedriver’s understandingofhowtooperateandcareforthevehicleanditscomponents. Eachmanualcontainsachapterthatcoverspre-tripandpost-tripinspections, anddaily,weekly,andmonthlymaintenanceofvehiclecomponents.
Driver’s/operator’smanualsdonotcontaindetailedrepairorserviceinformation.
ServiceBulletins
Servicebulletinsprovidethelatestservicetips,fieldrepairs,productimprovements,andrelatedinformation.Someservicebulletinsareupdatestoinformationintheworkshop/servicemanual.Thesebulletinstakeprecedenceover workshop/servicemanualinformation,untilthelatterisupdated;atthattime,the bulletinisusuallycanceled.Theservicebulletinsmanualisavailableonlyto dealers.Whendoingserviceworkonavehiclesystemorpart,checkforavalid servicebulletinforthelatestinformationonthesubject.
IMPORTANT:Beforeusingaparticularservicebulletin,checkthecurrent servicebulletinvaliditylisttobesurethebulletinisvalid.
PartsTechnicalBulletins
Partstechnicalbulletinsprovideinformationonparts.Thesebulletinscontain listsofpartsandBOMsneededtodoreplacementandupgradeprocedures.
Web-basedrepair,service,andpartsdocumentationcanbeaccessedusingthefollowingapplicationsonthe AccessFreightliner.comwebsite.
ServicePro
ServicePro®providesWeb-basedaccesstothemostup-to-dateversionsofthe publicationslistedabove.Inaddition,theServiceSolutionsfeatureprovidesdiagnosticassistancewithSymptomsSearch,byconnectingtoalargeknowledge basegatheredfromtechniciansandservicepersonnel.Searchresultsforboth documentsandservicesolutionscanbenarrowedbyinitiallyenteringvehicle identificationdata.
PartsPro
EZWiring
PartsPro®isanelectronicpartscatalogsystem,showingthespecifiedvehicle’s buildrecord.
EZWiring™ makesFreightlinerCustomChassisCorporation,Freightliner,Sterling,WesternStar,andThomasBuiltBusesproducts’wiringdrawingsandfloatingpinlistsavailableonlineforviewingandprinting.EZWiringcanalsobeaccessedfromwithinPartsPro.
Introduction
DescriptionsofServicePublications
Warranty-relatedserviceinformationavailableontheAccessFreightliner.comwebsiteincludesthefollowing documentation.
RecallCampaigns
Recallcampaignscoversituationsthatinvolveserviceworkorreplacementof partsinconnectionwitharecallnotice.Thesecampaignspertaintomattersof vehiclesafety.Allrecallcampaignsaredistributedtodealers;customersreceive noticesthatapplytotheirvehicles.
FieldServiceCampaigns
Fieldservicecampaignsareconcernedwithnon-safety-relatedserviceworkor replacementofparts.Allfieldservicecampaignsaredistributedtodealers;customersreceivenoticesthatapplytotheirvehicles.
TitleofMaintenanceOperation(MOP)MOPNumber
DeterminingScheduledMaintenanceIntervals 00–01
MaintenanceIntervalTable 00–03
MaintenanceOperationSets 00–04
NoiseEmissionControlsMaintenance 00–05
VehicleMaintenanceScheduleTable ................................................... 00–02
VerificationofInspectionsLog 00–06
ShuttleBusChassisMaintenanceManual,August2013
Description
CategoryI (urbantransport)appliestovehiclesthat annuallytravel upto 20,000miles(32000kilometers).
CategoryII (ruraltransport)appliestovehiclesthat annuallytravel over 20,000miles(32000kilometers).
Thetableunder VehicleMaintenanceScheduleTable showsthetwocategoriesofvehicleusage.Foreach category,theappropriatedistanceandtimeintervals aregivenforperforminginitialmaintenanceandfor repeatingeachmaintenanceoperationset(M1 throughM3).
Thetableunder MaintenanceIntervalTable shows whichmaintenanceoperationsetmustbeperformed attheactualdistances(milesandkilometers)oractualmonthsofoperationforeachmaintenancecategory.Thescheduleofactualdistances(and months)isbasedontheintervalsgivenintheVehicleMaintenanceScheduleTable.
Thetableunder MaintenanceOperationSets lists,in numericalorder,thetextreferencenumbersanddescriptionsof all maintenanceoperations,andindicatesallmaintenanceoperationsetsatwhicheach operationmustbeperformed.
Use
Beforeplacingyournewvehicleinservice,determine themaintenancecategory(CategoryIorII)thatappliestoyourintendeduseofthevehicle.Seethe VehicleMaintenanceScheduleTabletodetermine thedistance(ortime)intervalatwhicheachmaintenanceoperationsetmustbeperformedforyourcategoryofvehicle.
Whenthevehiclereachestheactualdistance(or months)givenforaninterval,seetheMaintenance IntervalTabletofindthemaintenanceoperationset thatappliestothatinterval.ThenperformthemaintenanceoperationslistedintheapplicableMaintenanceIntervalOperationstable.Usethemaintenanceoperationreferencenumberstofind instructionsinthemanualforcompletionofeachoperation.
Completeeachmaintenanceoperationsetattherequiredinterval.Then,whenyouhavecompleted maintenanceoperationsetM3underthe12thMaintenanceNumberlistedintheMaintenanceInterval
Table,repeatthepattern.The13thMaintenance NumberwillbeginatmaintenanceoperationsetM1, underthe1stMaintenanceNumberlistedinthe MaintenanceIntervalTable.
NOTE:Whenperformingoperationsforthe13th MaintenanceNumber,completetheM1operationsonly,nottheInitialMaintenanceoperations.
Todeterminethedistance/monthsforthe13thMaintenanceNumber,addyourcategory’s distance/monthsforthe1stMaintenanceNumberto thedistance/monthsforthe12thMaintenanceNumber,thenperformtheoperationslistedintheapplicabletableintheMaintenanceIntervalOperations tables.Forthe14thMaintenanceNumber,addthe distance/monthsforthe2ndtothedistance/months forthe12th;continuethispatternforeachsuccessiveMaintenanceNumber.
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VehicleMaintenanceScheduleTable
DescriptionMaintenanceOperationSet
CATEGORYI
(UrbanTransport)
vehiclesthatannuallytravelupto 20,000miles(32000km)
CATEGORYII (RuralTransport)
vehiclesthatannuallytravelover20,000 miles(32000km)
MaintenanceIntervals
FrequencyMileskmMonths
InitialMaintenance(IM)first250040003 Maintenance1(M1)every250040003 Maintenance2(M2)every10,0001600012 Maintenance3(M3)every30,0004800036
InitialMaintenance(IM)first500080003 Maintenance1(M1)every500080003 Maintenance2(M2)every20,0003200012 Maintenance3(M3)every60,0009650036