Peterbilt Medium Duty — Hood Safety Cable

GETTING TO YOUR ENGINE 1 Hood Safety Cable Before closing the hood, be sure the area is clear—no people or objects are in the way. Failure to do so may result in death or personal injury. WARNING! The hood is equipped with a hood safety cable. The cable is on the driver’s side of the radiator. Unwind the cable by pulling on it and attach the loop of the cable to the hook on the hood. CAUTION To avoid hood damage when closing the hood, detach the safety cable from the hook on the hood before closing the hood. WARNING! Always attach the hood safety cable to keep a hood open any time any- one gets under a hood for any rea- son.

Failure to do so may allow the hood to fall unexpectedly resulting in death or personal injury. Pull with hand from here Locate the hood safety cable as shown in the following section and attach it to the hook on the hood. To close the hood, you must first detach the hood safety cable from the hook on the hood. 1-18 Y53-6060-1C1 (03/17)