SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS Service Manual This manual provides information needed to operate and understand the vehicle and its components. More detailed information is contained in the Owner’s Warranty Information Manual, the vehicle’s workshop manual, and the vehicle’s maintenance manual.
Custom-built Thomas Built Buses are equipped with various chassis and body components. Not all of the
information contained in this manual applies to every vehicle. For details about components in your vehicle, refer to the chassis specification pages included in all new vehicles and to the vehicle specification decal, located inside the vehicle.
For your reference, keep this manual in the vehicle at all times.
IMPORTANT: Descriptions and specifications in this manual were in effect at the time of printing.
Thomas Built Buses reserves the right to discontinue models and to change specifications or
design at any time without notice and without incurring obligation. Descriptions and specifications contained in this publication provide no warranty, expressed or implied, and are subject to revisions and editions without notice.
SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS Service Manual
Compliance
This vehicle must be regularly inspected and maintained as indicated in the Saf-T-Liner C2 Maintenance Manual, and in the Pre- and Post-Trip Inspections and Maintenance chapter in this manual, in order to continue satisfactory performance and ensure coverage of the vehicle under the manufacturer’s warranty.
Many maintenance procedures ensure that the vehicle and engine continue to comply with applicable emissions standards. Maintenance procedures, using components engineered to comply with greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency regulations may be performed by an authorized Daimler Trucks North America dealer, an independent outlet, or the vehicle owner or operator.
The vehicle owner is responsible for determining the suitability of replacement components to maintain
compliance with federal and local jurisdictional regulations. Components including, but not limited to, low rolling resistance tires are specifically designed and manufactured to exacting standards for regulatory fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions compliance. It is important that these components are always replaced with components that meet or exceed the performance of the originally installed components.
Introduction, Environmental Concerns and Recommendations,
Event Data Recorder, Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Compliance,
Customer Assistance Center, Reporting Safety Defects Foreword
1 Vehicle Identification 11
2 Vehicle Access 21
3 Bus Features 31
4 Instruments 41
5 Controls 51
6 Electrical Systems 61
7 Engines 71
8 Exhaust Aftertreatment Systems 81
9 Drivetrain 91
10 Hydraulic and Air Brake Systems 101
11 Pre- and Post-Trip Checklists 111
12 Pre- and Post-Trip Inspections and Maintenance 121
13 Cleaning and Care 131
14 In an Emergency 141
15 Headlight Aiming 151
16 Hybrid Electric Vehicle 161
17 Propane Fuel System 171
18 Specifications 181
Index I1
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Vehicle Identification
Vehicle Certification Plate and Data Plate 11
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Labels 11
Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Labels 12
Tire and Rim Information 12
Vehicle Loading 12
Emissions Labels 12