Sterling Acterra owners and maintenance e-manual

Content

Introduction, environmental concerns and recommendations, event data recorder, customer assistance center, reporting safety defects

Vehicle identification

• Vehicle specification decal
• Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) labels
• Canadian motor vehicle safety standard (CMVSS) labels
• Tire and rim labels
• EPA emission control

Instruments and controls identification

• Instrument and Control Panel
• Instruments
• Warning and indicator lights
• Instrumentation control unit 4 (ICU4)
• Instrumentation control unit 3 (ICU3 and ICU3 ’07)
• NGI instrument cluster

Vehicle access and features

• Cab door locks and handles
• Door windows
• Cab entry and exit
• Hood tilting
• Back-of-cab grab handles, steps, and deck plate
• Fuse, relay, and circuit breaker identification

Heater and air conditioner

• HVAC general information
• Defogging and defrosting using fresh air
• Heating
• Air conditioning
• Fresh air

Seats and seat belts

• Seats
• Seat belts and tether belts

Steering and brake systems

• Steering system
• Air Brake System
• Hydraulic Brake System

Engines and clutches

• EPA07 aftertreatment system (ATS)
• Engine Starting
• Cold-weather starting
• Starting after an extended shutdown or oil change
• Engine break-in
• Engine operation
• Cold-weather operation
• Engine shutdown
• High-altitude operation
• Exhaust braking system, optional
• Engine braking system, optional
• Clutches

Transmissions

• Freightliner smartshift shift control
• Eaton Fuller autoshift automated transmissions
• Eaton Fuller ultrashift
• Eaton Fuller straight-shift transmissions
• Eaton Fuller range-shift transmissions
• Eaton Fuller deep-reduction transmissions
• Mercedes-benz manual transmissions
• TTC manual transmissions
• Allison on-highway transmissions
• Allison MD series transmissions
• Allison AT/MT series transmissions
• Mercedes-benz automated transmissions

Rear axles

• Meritor drive axles with wheel lock
• Meritor wheel lock operation
• Meritor tandem drive axles with axle lock
• Meritor™ axle lock operation

Fifth wheels

• Holland fifth wheels
• Fontaine fifth wheels

Pretrip and post-trip inspections and maintenance

• Pretrip and post-trip inspection checklists
• Pretrip and post-trip maintenance procedures

Cab appearance

• Cab washing and polishing
• Care of fiberglass parts
• Care of chrome parts
• Dashboard care
• Vinyl upholstery cleaning
• Velour upholstery cleaning

In an emergency

• Hazard warning lights
• Fire extinguisher
• Emergency kit, optional
• Emergency starting with jumper cables
• Towing
• Fire in the cab

Maintenance manual contents

General information

• Determining scheduled maintenance intervals
• Initial maintenance (IM) operations
• Lubrication and fluid level check
• Maintenance Interval Operations Table
• Maintenance operation sets table
• Maintenance interval tables
• Maintenance operation sets table
• Maintenance schedule table
• Metric/U.S. Customary conversion tables
• Noise emission control systems maintenance
• Scheduled maintenance intervals, description and USE
• Torque specifications tables
• Verification of inspections log

Engine

• Engine drive belt inspecting
• Engine-support fasteners checking
• Pacbrake inspecting and maintenance

Air intake

• Air cleaner element inspecting and replacing

Air compressor

• Air compressor inspecting, Bendix
• Air compressor rebuilding / replacing, Bendix

Alternators and starters

• Alternator, battery, and starter connections checking

Engine cooling / radiator

• Fan clutch checking (noise emission control)
• Radiator cap checking
• Radiator pressure flushing and coolant changing

Clutch

• Clutch (pull-type) inspecting and adjusting
• Clutch release bearing and release cross-shaft lubricating
• Hydraulic fluid level checking
• Hydraulic fluid replacing

Transmission

• Allison transmission breather checking
• Allison transmission fluid and filter changing
• Eaton fuller and ttc transmission fluid changing and magnetic plug cleaning
• Manual transmission fluid level checking
• Mercedes-benz transmission fluid changing and magnetic plug cleaning

Frame and fifth wheel

• Fifth wheel inspecting
• Fifth wheel lubricating
• Frame fastener torque checking
• Trailer electrical connector lubricating

Suspension

• Suspension inspecting
• Suspension lubricating
• U-bolt torque checking

Front axle

• All-axle alignment checking
• All-wheel-drive front axle oil changing
• All-wheel-drive front axle oil level checking
• Draw key nut inspecting
• Knuckle pin lubricating
• Tie rod end inspecting
• Tie rod end lubricating

Rear axle

• Axle breather checking
• Axle lubricant changing and magnetic plug cleaning
• Axle lubricant level checking
• Two-speed-axle shift unit oil changing
• Two-speed-axle shift unit oil level checking

Wheels and tires

• Wheel nut checking

Driveline

• Driveline inspecting
• Driveline lubricating

Brakes

• Air brake valve disassembly, cleaning, and inspecting, Bendix E–8P, R–12, R–14, SR–1, ST–3, TC–6, AND TP–3DC
• Air brake valve inspecting and leak checking, bendix BP–R1
• Air brake valve leak checking, bendix TC–6
• Air brake valve operation checking
• Air dryer checking, bendix AD–9
• Air dryer desiccant replacing, bendix AD–9
• Air dryer inspecting, bendix AD–9
• Air reservoir automatic drain valve disassembly, cleaning, inspecting, and Lubricating, bendix DV–2
• Automatic slack adjuster checking, meritor
• Automatic slack adjuster inspecting, gunite
• Automatic slack adjuster inspecting, meritor
• Automatic slack adjuster lubricating, gunite
• Automatic slack adjuster lubricating, haldex
• Automatic slack adjuster lubricating, meritor
• Bosch rail-slide hydraulic brake caliper lubricating
• Brake chamber inspecting (all models)
• Brake inspection
• Brake lines checking, hydraulic disc brakes
• Brake lining wear checking, hydraulic disc brakes
• Camshaft bracket bushing lubricating
• Foot brake valve actuator lubricating, bendix E–8P
• Power booster checking, bendix hydro-max
• Quick release and flipper valves checking, midland
• Relay valve checking, midland

Steering

• Drag link lubricating
• Power steering gear lubricating
• Power steering reservoir fluid level checking
• Power steering reservoir fluid and filter changing
• Steering driveline lubricating

Fuel

• Fuel tank draining and vent checking

Exhaust

• Exhaust system inspecting (noise emission control)

Electrical, instruments, and controls

• Coolant level sensor cleaning
• Electrical system checking

Doors

• Weatherstrip, door latch, and door hinge lubricating

Heater and air conditioner

• Air conditioner inspecting
• Air filter replacing

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