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General Safety Guidelines
Warning! Please read and follow these instructions to avoid
personal injury or death.
When working on or around a vehicle, the following guidelines should
be observed AT ALL TIMES:
• Park the vehicle on a level surface, apply the parking brakes and always
block the wheels. Always wear personal protection equipment.
• Stop the engine and remove the ignition key when working under or
around the vehicle. When working in the engine compartment, the
engine should be shut off and the ignition key should be removed.
Where circumstances require that the engine be in operation, EXTREME
CAUTION should be used to prevent personal injury resulting from
contact with moving, rotating, leaking, heated or electrically-charged
components.
• Do not attempt to install, remove, disassemble or assemble a component
until you have read, and thoroughly understand, the recommended
procedures. Use only the proper tools and observe all precautions
pertaining to use of those tools.
• If the work is being performed on the vehicle’s air brake system, or any
auxiliary pressurized air systems, make certain to drain the air pressure
from all reservoirs before beginning ANY work on the vehicle. If the
vehicle is equipped with a Bendix®AD-IS®air dryer system, a Bendix®
DRM™dryer reservoir module, or a Bendix® AD-9si®air dryer, be sure
to drain the purge reservoir.
•
Following the vehicle manufacturer’s recommended procedures,
deactivate the electrical system in a manner that safely removes all
electrical power from the vehicle
.
• Never exceed manufacturer’s recommended pressures.
• Never connect or disconnect a hose or line containing pressure; it may
whip and/or cause hazardous airborne dust and dirt particles. Wear
eye protection. Slowly open connections with care, and verify that no
pressure is present. Never remove a component or plug unless you are
certain all system pressure has been depleted.
• Use only genuine Bendix®brand replacement parts, components and
kits. Replacement hardware, tubing, hose, fittings, wiring, etc. must
be of equivalent size, type and strength as original equipment and be
designed specifically for such applications and systems.
• Components with stripped threads or damaged parts should be replaced
rather than repaired. Do not attempt repairs requiring machining or
welding unless specifically stated and approved by the vehicle and
component manufacturer.
