Volvo VN Operators Manual PDF: Comprehensive Guide for VN Truck Owners (EN)

Foreword This manual contains information concerning the operation and function of the Volvo Link System. The information in this manual applies to vehicles built January 2010 and later. Please keep this manual in the vehicle at all times. Note: Illustrations in this manual are used for reference only and may differ slightly from the actual vehicle. However, key components addressed in this document are represented as accurately as possible. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Volvo Trucks North America should be informed immediately if you believe that the vehicle has a defect that could cause a crash, injury or death.

Contact NHTSA by calling the Auto Safety Hotline at 1 (888) 327-4236, by writing to NHTSA, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590, by TTY at 1 (800) 424-9153, or visit their website at www.nhtsa.dot.gov. Volvo Trucks North America, a division of Volvo Group North America, Inc. Greensboro, NC USA Order number: PV776- 21232734 © 2010 Volvo Group North America, Inc., Greensboro, NC USA All rights reserved.

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Contents INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................1 .......................................................................................................................................1 ADVISORY LABEL DEFINITIONS (IN HANDBOOK)........................................1 INFORMATION FOR THE OWNER.......................................................................2 EMISSIONS CONTROL COMPLIANCE................................................................5 Exhaust and Noise Emissions....................................................................................5 B5 Approval For Volvo US 10 Certified Products.....................................................6 ENGINES OTHER THAN VOLVO:

........................................................................8 VEHICLE DATA.....................................................................................................13 Identification and Labels..........................................................................................13 SERVICE LITERATURE........................................................................................19 SERVICE ASSISTANCE ........................................................................................20 REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS.........................................................................21 United States ...........................................................................................................21 Canada......................................................................................................................21 Mexico .....................................................................................................................21 EVENT DATA RECORDING DEVICES...............................................................22 SAFETY INFORMATION ...........................................................................................23 GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION ......................................................................23 Operating the Vehicle...............................................................................................23 Operating in Bobtail Mode ......................................................................................24 VORAD® COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM .....................................................26 ADVISORY LABELS.............................................................................................27 CAB ENTRY AND EXIT .......................................................................................28 General.....................................................................................................................28 General Entry Guidelines.........................................................................................31 Driver Side Entry/Exit .............................................................................................33 ENTERING SLEEPER FROM SEAT.....................................................................38 Standard Gear Lever ................................................................................................38 SAFETY EQUIPMENT ..........................................................................................40 Warning Triangles, Day Cab....................................................................................41 Sleeper Cab..............................................................................................................42 SAFETY BELT SYSTEM.......................................................................................43 SRS AIRBAG..........................................................................................................44 SRS System..............................................................................................................44 INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS...........................................................................52 CAB INTERIOR..........................................................................................................52 INSTRUMENT PANEL ..............................................................................................53 Tell-Tales..................................................................................................................53 Colors.......................................................................................................................53 Panel Arrangement...................................................................................................54 INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE LAYOUT ..........................................................55 Panel A.....................................................................................................................56 Panel B.....................................................................................................................57 Panel C ....................................................................................................................59

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Panel D.....................................................................................................................60 Panel E .....................................................................................................................61 Tachometer...............................................................................................................64 Upper Tell-Tales.......................................................................................................64 Speedometer.............................................................................................................64 Front and Rear Brake System Air Pressure Gauges ................................................64 Oil Pressure Gauge ..................................................................................................65 Coolant Temperature Gauge ....................................................................................67 Middle and Lower Tell-Tales...................................................................................67 Driver Information Display (DID)...........................................................................67 Fuel Level Gauge.....................................................................................................67 Intake Manifold Pressure Gauge (High Level Cluster Only) ..................................68 Application Air Pressure Gauge (High Level Cluster Only)...................................68 Exhaust Pyrometer Gauge (High Level Cluster Only) ............................................69 Exhaust Pyrometer Gauge (High Level Cluster Only) ............................................69 DASH SWITCHES..................................................................................................91 Power Take-Off (PTO).............................................................................................91 CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS .........................................................................98 AIR CONDITIONING MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL (MCC).....................102 SLEEPER CLIMATE UNIT..................................................................................106 LIGHT CONTROL PANEL..................................................................................107 SLEEPER CONTROL PANEL (SLEEPER MODELS ONLY) ...........................110 Sleeper Control Panel, High ..................................................................................112 Sleeper Control Panel, Basic..................................................................................114 MISCELLANEOUS CAB EQUIPMENT.............................................................122 STEERING COLUMN..........................................................................................125 ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN................................................................127 STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS.......................................................................128 MISCELLANEOUS SWITCHES .........................................................................129 INTERIOR LIGHTS..............................................................................................130 Fresh Air Vent........................................................................................................134 CAB VENTILATION, SLEEPER.........................................................................135 Inverter Switch 12 V DC to 120 V AC..................................................................140 PARKING HEATER (OPTIONAL, SLEEPER MODELS ONLY)......................149 ANTENNAS..........................................................................................................151 TELEVISION ........................................................................................................153 TV Antenna............................................................................................................154 COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT.....................................................................155 CB Radio................................................................................................................155 STORAGE COMPARTMENTS............................................................................156 SLEEPER BUNKS................................................................................................169 VN 780, VNL 730, VN 670 OFFICE....................................................................184 SLEEPER COMPARTMENT SINK .....................................................................186 OPERATION................................................................................................................192 PRE-TRIP INSPECTION AND DAILY MAINTENANCE.....................................192 Pre-Trip Assistance ...............................................................................................192

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Pre-Trip Inspection Quick List ..............................................................................199 New Vehicle Break-In............................................................................................211 HOOD OPERATION.............................................................................................213 SAFETY BELTS....................................................................................................230 Safety Restraint VN 430, VN 630, VN 670 ..........................................................238 SEATS, GENERAL...............................................................................................251 NATIONAL STANDARD SEAT ..........................................................................252 NATIONAL COMFORT SEAT.............................................................................253 PASSENGER SEATS ............................................................................................255 ENGINE OPERATION .........................................................................................259 IMMOBILIZER FEATURE ..................................................................................260 CONTROL AWARENESS FEATURE .................................................................262 FUEL ECONOMY DRIVING ..............................................................................263 CRUISE CONTROL .............................................................................................270 Volvo Engine Brake (I-VEB).................................................................................272 BRAKE OPERATION...........................................................................................273 Parking Brake/Trailer Supply Valves.....................................................................282 Trailer Brake Hand Control ...................................................................................288 ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) ..........................................................290 VOLVO ENHANCED STABILITY TECHNOLOGY .........................................292 TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) (OPTIONAL)....................................292 Tire Pressure System (If Equipped).......................................................................294 Air Pressure Monitoring and Alert ........................................................................295 Tire Temperature Monitoring and Alert.................................................................296 VEHICLE SPEED RETARDING DEVICES .......................................................297 STARTING THE ENGINE....................................................................................298 COLD WEATHER OPERATION .........................................................................306 FIFTH WHEEL INSTRUCTIONS........................................................................313 Operating the Fifth Wheel Slider...........................................................................332 PERFORMANCE BONUS FEATURE.................................................................336 Performance Bonus Guide.....................................................................................338 AXLES...................................................................................................................342 Volvo, US10 Emissions Solution .................................................................................345 Exhaust Aftertreatment System .................................................................................345 Safety Information .................................................................................................346 Exhaust Aftertreatment System Components and Operation ................................347 Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) ....................................................................347 Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)...................................................................................351 Aftertreatment Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF)......................................................354 Aftertreatment Control Module (ACM).................................................................356 Exhaust Aftertreatment System Operation ............................................................357 Exhaust Aftertreatment System (ATS) Status........................................................367 Driver Warnings and On Board Diagnostics (OBD) .............................................370 On Board Diagnostics (OBD)................................................................................370 Instrument Cluster..................................................................................................370 Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL).......................................................................372

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