Vehicle Access 3. Grasp the lower door pocket or grab handle with your right hand. 3. Grasp the lower door pocket or grab handle with your left hand. 4. Place your left foot on the bottom step. 4. Place your right foot on the bottom step. 5. Place your right foot on the top step. 5. Place your left foot on the top step and move your left hand to the A-pillar grab handle. 6. Move your right hand to the steering wheel or A-pillar grab handle, if equipped. 6. Place your right foot on the top step, then move your right hand to the A-pillar grab handle. 7. Step into the cab with your left foot first, and grasp the steering wheel with your left hand. 7. Step into the cab with your right foot first.
Exiting the Driver’s Side, Right-Hand- Drive Vehicles Exiting the Passenger’s Side, Right- Hand-Drive Vehicles IMPORTANT: Do not attempt to exit the cab while carrying any items in your hands. Place them in an accessible location on the seat or cab floor and make sure they will not get in your way as you exit, then retrieve them after you have exited the cab. IMPORTANT: Do not attempt to exit the cab while carrying any items in your hands. Place them in an accessible location on the seat or cab floor and make sure they will not get in your way as you exit, then retrieve them after you have exited the cab. Always face in when exiting the cab.
Do not at- tempt to exit with your back to the cab, as you would going down a flight of stairs. It is easier to slip or lose your balance. If you slip when exiting in this way, there is a greater likelihood of per- sonal injury. Always face in when exiting the cab. Do not at- tempt to exit with your back to the cab, as you would going down a flight of stairs. It is easier to slip or lose your balance. If you slip when exiting in this way, there is a greater likelihood of per- sonal injury. 1. Grasp the steering wheel with both hands, place your right foot on the top step, and stand on the threshold, facing into the cab. 1.
Grasp the A-pillar grab handle with both hands, then place your left foot on the top step while standing up from the seat facing inward. 2. Grasp the sidewall grab handle with your left hand. 2. Place your right foot on the top step. 3. Move your left foot to the bottom step. 3. Move your right hand to the sidewall grab handle. 4. Move your right hand to the lower door pocket or grab handle. 4. Move your right foot to the bottom step. 5. Step to the ground with your right foot first. 5. Move your left hand to the lower door pocket or grab handle. Entering the Passenger’s Side, Right- Hand-Drive Vehicles 6. Step to the ground with your left foot first. Back-of-Cab Access 1.
Open the passenger-side door and place any- thing that you are carrying in the cab. When trailer air and electrical connections cannot be reached conveniently from the ground, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations require that tractors have adequate back-of-cab access. Grab handles are typi- cally located on the backwall of the cab or sleeper, or on the inside of the cab extender, if equipped. See 2. Grasp the sidewall grab handle with your right hand. 2.5 CAUTION CAUTION