Chapter 3 Operator Controls

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Main Power

Power Distribution Box

● Behind Left Hand Step Assembly

● S1 Red Key Vehicle Systems

● S2 Yellow Key Starting Systems

● K1 Main Battery Relay

● Mega Fuses

● Engine Emergency cut off at L/H steps

● NOTE: All switches need to be in the on

position for machine to start

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Starter Circuit
Starter Relay Box

● Mounted on Left Hand

Front Chassis Leg

● K25 Pre Lube Relay

● Mega Fuses

● K23 & K24 Start Relays

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Fuses Relays

● Below Instructors Seat

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Operators Seat

● Front To Rear Adjustment

● Raise Lower Adjustment
● Back Rest Adjustment
● Seat Base Adjustment (Tilt)
● Shock Adjustment

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Instructors Seat

● Foldable Back Rest

(to fold back rest pull locking bar at Right Hand side of
seat for access to diagnostic points)

● Foldable Seat Base (Seat base lifts for access to

fuse and relay box)

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Steering Column
Positioning

● Tilt Adjustment

● Column Height
Adjustment

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Ignition Switch

● 4 Position Key switch

● Pos 0 off

● Pos 1 VCU & instrument panel initialize

(instrument panel will flicker)

● Pos 2 Grid heaters ON Instrument panel TCU &

ECU ignition power on (Instrument panel will
power up)

● Pos 3 Engine Pre Lube circuit operates (can run

for 30 seconds)

● Pos 4 Engine Crank (If parameters are met)

Transmission Neutral No throttle
Park Brake applied TCU & ECU powered up
Pre Lube pressure up

● NOTE: Pos 3 & 4 are Physically the same position

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Cab Switches

● Left Hand switch bank

● Hazzard Switch

● Right Hand switch bank

● Panel Select
● Panel Navigation
● Park Brake/Emergency
● Ignition

● Consul
● Retarder Select (moving to
R/H switch bank)
● Body Lever
● Load Dump (Spotting Brake)
● Shift Lever

● Column switches
● Left Hand
Lights
Horn
Indicators
Washers wipers
● Right Hand column lever
Retarder %
End of stock Retarder On Off

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Retarder Control

● Select between Brake Retarder

and Transmission Retarder
using the selection switch on the
consul (R/H switch bank)

● Column lever control is 7

position retarder percentage
proportionally controls for the
Rear Brake Retarder 0 to 35
bar.
Transmission retarder is On or
Off.
● Switch on end of lever selects
retarder activation On or off.

● Retarder will activate when foot

is off throttle and speed above
1kph

● Retarder (Brake) will auto apply

if neutral coasting is detected or
if Engine or Transmission are in
and over speed condition

● Dependant on temperature in
Retarder mode the transmission
will enter a pre selected
downshift mode (Change to shift
parameters Change down
quicker keeping the engine
RPM high for cooling purposes)

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Instrument Panel

● Intelligent Instrument Panel

● Main Screen Navigation

● 3 X Warning Lamp Panels

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Instrument Panel Warning Lamps

Left Hand Warning Lamps Centre Warning Lamps Right Hand Warning Lamps
● 1 Engine Pre Heat ● 1 N/A
● 1 N/A ● 2 Transmission Oil Filter Restriction
● 2 N/A
● 3 Engine Coolant Level Low ● 2 High Beam ● 3 Transmission Retarder Active
● 4 N/A
● 4 Engine Oil Pressure Low ● 3 Directional Indicators ● 5 Engine Over speed Active
● 5 Engine Stop Light ●
● 4 Headlamps On 6 Hydraulic Oil Level Low
● 6 Engine Check Light ● 7 Rear Brake Accumulator Pressure Low
● 7 Brake Retarder ● 8 Body Up Indicator
● 8 N/A ● 9 Front Brake Accumulator Pressure Low
● 9 Alternator Charge ● 10 Hydraulic Oil Filter Restriction (OCDB)
● 10 N/A ● 11 N/A
● 11 Park Brake ● 12 Transmission Check Lamp
● 12 Air Filter Restriction

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Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Gauges

● 1 Transmission Oil
Temperature
● 2 Engine Coolant
Temperature
● 3 Tachometer
3
● 4 Speedometer
● 5 Fuel Level Temperature
● 6 Hydraulic Temperature
1 2 4
● 7 Illumination Adjustment
for Panel
● 8 Machine Hour
7 6 5 8 Trip reset

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Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Display
● Main Screen Displays

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Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Display
● Central Display

● initial start up screen

Main Display displays Volvo Symbol

● Main Screen Displays

● Time
Start Up Screen BRAKE COOLING RTARDER APPLY
● Selected gear
PRESSURE
● Steering Pressure warning
● Brake Cooling
Temperature,
GEAR ATTAINED
● Brake Retarder or
ENVELOPE Transmission Retarder
INDICATES Apply Pressure
BRAKE COOLING FAULT
TEMPERATURE MESSAGES ● Messages in the envelope
WARNING STEERING PRESSURE LOW INDICATED indicate Machine fault
indicator

● Use the navigation switch

to scroll through screens

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Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Display
● Central Display
BATTERY VOLTAGE STATUS
● Machine Status Screen
Displays
● Battery Voltage status
BODY COUNTS
● Body counts
● Fuel information
● Add Blue Level

FUEL INFORMATION

ADD BLUE LEVEL

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Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Display
● Central Display

ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE ● Machine Status Screen 2

Displays
HYDRAULIC OIL TEMPERATURE
● Engine Coolant
TRANSMISSION SUMP TEMPERATURE
Temperature
● Hydraulic Oil
Temperature
TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE
● Transmission Sump
Temperature
STEERING SYSTEM PRESSURE ● Transmission Oil
Pressure
● Steering System
Pressure

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Instrument Panel Panel
Instrument Panel
● Central Display

BRAKE OIL TEMPERATURE ● Brake Status Display

BRAKE RETARDER (OCDB) TEMPERATURE ● Brake Oil Temperature

● OCDB Retarder
BRAKE RETARDER PRESSURE
Temperature
● Brake Retarder Pressure
● Transmission Retarder
TRANSMISSION RETARDER TEMPERATURE Temperature
● Transmission Retarder
TRANSMISSION RETARDER PRESSURE
Temperature

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Instrument Panel Panel
Instrument Panel
● Central Display

FRONT BRAKE PRESSURE ● Brake Status Display 2

REAR BRAKE PRESSURE ● Front Brake Pressure

● Rear Brake Pressure
PARK BRAKE PRESSURE ● Park Brake Pressure

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Instrument Panel Panel
Instrument Panel
● Central Display

FRONT BRAKE PRESSURE ● Set Up Page Display

REAR BRAKE PRESSURE ● The display shows

current settings

PARK BRAKE PRESSURE

● To change settings use
the panel (display)
navigation switch to
select the field required
to change.
A yellow bar will appear
above and below the
selected item

● Use the panel (display)

select switch to enter
desired page

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Instrument Panel Panel
Instrument Panel
● Central Display

FRONT BRAKE PRESSURE ● Set Up Change Screens

REAR BRAKE PRESSURE ● The required page will

display use the
panel(display) navigation
PARK BRAKE PRESSURE
switch to change fields
and the panel (display)
selection switch to entre
the change

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Instrument Panel Panel
Instrument Panel
● Central Display

FRONT BRAKE PRESSURE ● Messages

REAR BRAKE PRESSURE ● SPN & FMI numbers

indicate diagnostic fault
code
PARK BRAKE PRESSURE

● OC how many times the

fault has occurred

● Counts how many codes

have been detected

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Throttle Pedal

● Right Hand Pedal

● Electronic Pedal

● Potentiometer for throttle

position supply voltage
from ECM

● Idle validation switch to

show throttle pedal on or
off voltage supply from
ECM

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Brake Pedal

● Centre Pedal

● Mechanical Pedal

● hydraulic activation of service

brake circuit

● Each time the ignition key is

cycled and each time the
park brake is released the
service brake is has to be
pressed to release the park
brake

● The load dump switch

activates the Park and
service brakes automatically
and disconnects the front
brakes again when the load
dup switch will not release
until the foot brake has been
has been pressed

● Gears will not select when

park brake is engaged
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Emergency Brake Pedal

● Left Hand Pedal (RED)

● Applies the park Brake

Piston (Proportionally)

● The Emergency brake

pedal should only be
used in emergency
situations (Applies Park Brake)

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Body Lever

● 3 Position

● Pull Back Raise

● Centre Hold (Float when

proximity is activated)

● Push Forward Lower

● Body Raise will inhibit if

the unit is travelling
forward above 10 Kph

● Body Raise in reverse

the transmission will put
gear to neutral

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 Shift Lever
Selector

● Selector Lock

● Mode Button

● L Lock In Range 1st only

● Selected Display

● D Automatic Selection
Forward 1 to 6

● Neutral

● Attained Display

● R Reverse

● Display Mode Button

Oil Level
Prognostics
Diagnostic Code Retrieval

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Shift Lever
Gears Selected and attained
● Select D
● Forward automatic 1st to
6th will attain dependant
on parameters

● Select L
● 1st gear will be requested
and attained only

● In the event of an over

speed condition the
Transmission TCM will
protect the Transmission
and can attain a higher
gear if required

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Shift Lever
Manual Mode
● Shift Lever operation R/H
side
● M – Manual Range
(Forward Only)
UP
● When in Drive push lever
to R/H side to M and
select required gear by
bumping up or down

● The range selected will

determine the range
which the transmission
will attain.

● Pre selection in certain

DOWN applications can stop
gear hunting to enhance
haul cycle time and
extend transmission
component life

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Shift Lever

Transmission Electronic Oil Level Check Transmission Oil life Monitor

Oil Level
Sensor

● Click on Diagnostic Mode Button 1 time ● Click on Diagnostic Mode Button 2 times
● Oil Level check will start count down from 8 to ● Transmission Oil life will display
0 then will display (Oil Level OK) (Oil Level ● % of fluid life remaining
Hi) (Oil Level Lo) ● New Oil will display as Oil Life 100%
● The number stated is in Quarts (5 Maximum ● Oil change requires a reset of the prognostics

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Shift Lever

Transmission Filter life Monitor Transmission Diagnostic Code Retrieval

Oil Level
Sensor

● Click on Diagnostic Mode Button 3 times ● Click on Diagnostic Mode Button 4 times
● Transmission filter life will display ● Codes will be visible in display
● Press the mode button to advance to the next
● Display will indicate Filters Ok or Replace code (Maximum of 5 codes will display)
● Oil & filter change requires a reset of the ● Clear Codes by pressing and holding the
prognostics diagnostic mode button for 3 to 10 seconds

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AllisonLever

Prognostic Reset

● IF Oil is replaced oil life Monitor should be reset ● IF Filter is replaced Filter life Monitor should be
reset
● This can be done with Allison DOC or via the gear ● This can be done with Allison DOC or via the gear
shift. shift.

● By pressing and hold the mode button for 10 ● By pressing and hold the mode button for 10
seconds while seconds while
● In oil life monitor mode (Allison selectors only) ● In filter life monitor mode (Allison selectors only)
● OR shift the selector N-D-N-D-N-R-N with the ● OR shift the selector N-R-N-R-N-D-N with the
ignition on , engine off ignition on , engine off

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Transmission Controls
Transmission Inhibits
● Transmission will protect
Oil Filter
Restriction itself
● Filter Restriction warning
lamp on
(Only 1st gear will apply)
● Body Off Proximity
Switch
(2nd Gear will apply and
restrict to 10 Kph)
● Park Brake Applied and
gear selected
(Gear shift display will
Flash and no gear
attains)
● Reversing and lift the
body (Transmission will
shift to Neutral)

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