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TRAVEGO / TRAVEGO M / TRAVEGO L (Euro VI)/07.2014 GB 1

07.2014 EvoBus GmbH

Not to be reprinted, reproduced or translated in any form without prior permission.

Address for orders:EvoBus GmbHService DocumentationD-89231 Neu-Ulm

Printed in Germany

Order no.: A 632 584 14 76

Introduction

The user information supplied witheach bus is intended for use onlyby persons who are qualified tooperate the bus. The userinformation is split into thefollowing parts:

The Driver's Operating Instructionsare intended to answer all import-ant questions concerning operationof the bus in a concise and clearlyunderstandable manner.

More detailed and complete inform-ation, as well as further informationrelevant to safety, can be found inthe Operating Instructions.

The Maintenance Record serves asa guide to the technical care of thebus. It contains all the informationon maintenance intervals and main-tenance tasks as well as pages forconfirming that the maintenancework has been carried out.

Please consult the “Safety” section be-fore starting up the bus for the firsttime, and familiarise yourself with thecontents of these Operating Instructionsbefore setting off.

Items of optional equipment are also de-scribed, if their operation needs explana-tion. The bus delivered to you has beencustomised in accordance with your or-der, therefore some descriptions anddiagrams may differ from the equipmenton your bus.

The Driver's Operating Instructions, theOperating Instructions and the Mainten-ance Record are important documentsand must always be carried in the bus.

Our buses are the subject of ongoingdevelopment. You are therefore askedto appreciate that we reserve the rightto make modifications to the design,equipment and technical features. Forthese reasons, no claims can be madebased upon the contents of this userinformation.

Environmental protection

The declared policy of EvoBus GmbHis one of integrated environmental pro-tection. This policy starts at the rootcauses and encompasses in its manage-ment decisions all the consequences forthe environment which could arise fromproduction processes or the productsthemselves.

The objectives are for the natural re-sources which form the basis of our ex-istence on this planet to be used spar-ingly and in a manner which takes therequirements of both nature and human-ity into account.

Operate your vehicle in an environment-ally responsible manner and you will helpto protect the environment. Fuel con-sumption and wear in the drive train (en-gine, clutch, transmission, axles, brakes,tyres) are extremely dependent on yourdriving style.

We hope you enjoy driving your bus.

EvoBus GmbH

Mercedes-Benz Omnibusse

Table of contents

Vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General safety information . . . . . . . . 4Fire-prevention measures . . . . . . . . . 9Storage space for hand luggage . . . . . 9Driver's rest area safety precau-tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Windscreen wiper system safetyprecautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Safety precautions for the air-conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Operation of auxiliary heating . . . . . 11

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Preparation for the journey - dailytasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Preparation for the journey - weeklytasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Additional maintenance tasksdependent on bus use . . . . . . . . . . 16General bus care and mainten-ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Running-in guideline . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Loading a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Ball hitch trailer coupling (fixed)(option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Ball hitch trailer coupling andopen-jaw trailer coupling (detachable)(option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Connecting the power supply . . . . . 32Trailer coupling maintenance . . . . . . 32Refuelling (diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . 32BlueTec® exhaust gas cleaningsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34AdBlue® service product . . . . . . . . 36Filling with AdBlue® . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . 40Diesel particulate filter regenera-tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Starting regeneration of the dieselparticulate filter manually (parkedregeneration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Function description: accident datarecorder (ADR) (option) . . . . . . . . . . 46Brake system safety precautions . . . 47Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Braking and stopping . . . . . . . . . . . 48Brakes with anti-locking protec-tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Applying the parking brake . . . . . . . 49Releasing the parking brake . . . . . . 50Emergency braking in the event offailure of both brake circuits . . . . . . 51EBS brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Acceleration skid control (ASR) . . . . 52Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Adaptive brake lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 53Electronic Stability Program (ESP)(system description) . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Electronic Stability Program (ESP)(function description) . . . . . . . . . . . 55Deactivating acceleration skid control(ASR)/Electronic Stability Program(ESP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Operating 230/400 V systems(option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Fitting the skibox (option) . . . . . . . . 59Swivelling the skibox (option) . . . . . 60Additional operating instructions forthe skibox (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Note on maintenance work . . . . . . . 62Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Cleaning the headlamp plastic coverlenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Care/cleaning of light-alloywheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Care and cleaning of covers,upholstery and ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . 66Care/cleaning of fabric covers . . . . 66Care/cleaning of micro-fibrecovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Care/cleaning of leather covers . . . . 70

At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Driver's area overview . . . . . . . . . . . 76Switches on the left section of theinstrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Switches on the right section of theinstrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Switches below the driver's win-dow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86DTCO tachograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Tachograph (display) . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Door pushbuttons in the driver'sarea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Tools and emergency equipment . . . 91Location of the fire extinguish-ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Location of the first-aid kits . . . . . . 92Tow bar location (option) . . . . . . . . 93Location of spare mirror (option) . . . 93Reversing aid display in the exteriormirror (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Emergency hammer (option) . . . . . . 95Driver's rest area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . 98Seat belt reminder display . . . . . . . . 99

Exterior flaps on the TRAVEGO M /L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Layout and function descrip-tion: fire extinguishing system(option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Operating and malfunction dis-plays: fire extinguishing system(option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Driver's area controls . . . . . . . . . 105Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Adjustable steering column . . . . . . 109Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Steering column switch for lightand wiper functions . . . . . . . . . . . 112Steering column switch fortransmission shift system andcontinuous brake (engine brake andretarder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Steering wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . 115Overview of steering wheel buttonsand display screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Left-hand steering wheel but-tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Right-hand steering wheel but-tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

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Display screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Display screen (description) . . . . . . 123Main menu screen display . . . . . . . 124Menu structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Display screen menu controllogic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Event notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Resetting the trip meter . . . . . . . . 146Volume adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Radio volume adjustment . . . . . . . 147Adjusting the volume of thepassenger-compartment on-boardPA system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Adjusting the volume of the in-tercom in the driver's rest area/on-board kitchenette . . . . . . . . . . . 149Telephone volume adjustment . . . . 150Initiating an outgoing call usingthe driver's rest area/kitchenetteintercom (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Initiating an outgoing call using thedriver's area intercom (option) . . . . 152Answering an incoming call us-ing the driver's area intercom(option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Mobile phone Bluetooth link . . . . . 155

Initiating an outgoing call using amobile phone (option) . . . . . . . . . . 156Answering an incoming call using amobile phone (option) . . . . . . . . . . 158Parking brake and emergencyrelease device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Air suspension safety precau-tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Raising/lowering the bus . . . . . . . 161Normal level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Activating/deactivating axle loadtransfer for trailing axle (3-axlebuses only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Activating/deactivating the busstop brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Important information on thesteering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Turning the steering wheel whenthe bus is stationary . . . . . . . . . . . 165Switching on the panorama camera(option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Switch descriptions . . . . . . . . . . 167Master safety switch (emergency-offswitch) (national variant) . . . . . . . . 170Windscreen roller sunblind pushbut-ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Co-driver's roller sunblind pushbut-ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Pushbutton for windscreen heat-ing (option)/driver's windowheating+mirror heating . . . . . . . . . 171Pushbutton for upper wiper(option)/headlamp cleaningsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Inverter (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Kitchenette/attendant call enablingpushbutton (option) . . . . . . . . . . . 172Lavatory/multichannel audio sys-tem enabling switch (option) . . . . . 173Video system/reversing camerawasher system switch (option) . . . 173Active Brake Assist OFF pushbutton(option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Lane assistant warning systempushbutton (option) . . . . . . . . . . . 174

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Acceleration skid control (ASR)OFF/Electronic Stability Program(ESP) pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Switch for deactivating pedal-activated continuous braking . . . . . 174Axle load transfer switch (3-axlebuses only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175“School bus operation” pushbutton(option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Reverse warning signal (option)/airhorn ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Emergency switch for alcoholinterlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Central locking pushbutton for theleft-side luggage compartment . . . . 176Central locking pushbutton forthe right-side luggage compart-ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Front roof hatch pushbutton - airin/air out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Rear roof hatch pushbutton - airin/air out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Driver's power window pushbut-ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178Diesel particulate filter (DPF)regeneration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Driver's seat microphone switch(option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Bus stop brake emergency releaseswitch (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Door I pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Door II pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Emergency valve reset pushbutton(option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Hazard warning lamps pushbut-ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Normal level/kneeling pushbut-ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Pushbutton for raising/lowering thebus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Hillholder and bus stop brake . . . . 181Auxiliary batteries pushbutton(option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Steering column adjustmentswitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Driver's area lighting switch . . . . . 183Reading lamps switch . . . . . . . . . . 183Bus stop brake pushbutton (option). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Passenger-compartment lightingswitch positions I+II . . . . . . . . . . . 184Night lighting switch . . . . . . . . . . . 185ADR pushbutton (option) . . . . . . . . 185

Driver’s seat/passengerseats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Driver’s seat safety precau-tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Grammer driver’s seat controlelements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190ISRI 6860/875 driver's seatcontrols (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192Operation of the jump seat . . . . . . 194Adjusting a passenger seat . . . . . . 195Removing a seat squab . . . . . . . . . 196Fitting a seat squab . . . . . . . . . . . 196Using the driver's seat belt . . . . . . 196Operating the jump-seat seatbelt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Passenger-compartment-seatingseat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Passenger seat service set . . . . . . 198

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Transmission shift systems . . . . 201Transmission shift system safetyprecautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202Operating the PSH (pneumatic shiftaid) transmission shift system . . . . 202Transmission shift system safetyprecautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Transmission shift system GO250-8 (system description) . . . . . . 204Selector lever of GO 250-8transmission shift system . . . . . . . 206Operating the GO 250-8 PowerShifttransmission shift system . . . . . . . 207Operating the GO 250-8 PowerShiftfailsafe mode with the steeringwheel keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Driving systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221Driving systems (overview) . . . . . . 224Automatic speed limiter, gener-al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225Automatic speed limiter . . . . . . . . 225Variable speed limiter (Tem-poset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Overview of variable speed limiter(Temposet) controls . . . . . . . . . . . 228Activating the variable speed limiter(Temposet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229Combined drive/brake cruisecontrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232Overview of cruise control con-trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234Activating drive/brake cruisecontrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235Setting the speed tolerance inoverrun mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238Distance cruise control (option) . . . 239Distance sensor for distance cruisecontrol (ART) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241Overview of distance cruise control(ART) controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242Function description: distancecruise control (ART) . . . . . . . . . . . 243Activating distance cruise control(ART) (option) while the bus is inmotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245Activating distance cruise control(ART) while the bus is station-ary (only with stop-and-go assist(option)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248Setting the specified distance . . . . 250

Vehicle ahead detected . . . . . . . . . 251How to respond to a distancewarning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252Operating displays: distance cruisecontrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253Active Brake Assist (ABA) (systemdescription) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254Activation/deactivation of ActiveBrake Assist (automatic) . . . . . . . . 255Deactivating Active Brake Assist(ABA) (manually) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Sequence of events when emer-gency braking initiated by ActiveBrake Assist (ABA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 258Function description: warning levelsand emergency braking . . . . . . . . . 259Operating/malfunction displays:Active Brake Assist (ABA) . . . . . . . 263Special driving situations with dis-tance cruise control/Active BrakeAssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266Important information on thelane assistant warning system(option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270Warning display if lane markingcrossed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

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Deactivating the lane assistantwarning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272Attention Assist - system descrip-tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273Attention Assist - function descrip-tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Heating/ventilation/air-condi-tioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277Operating instructions for the air-conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . 278Heating/ventilation/air-conditioning(HVAC) control panel . . . . . . . . . . 280Manually regulating the blowerspeed in the driver's area . . . . . . . 283Preselecting the passenger-compartment temperature . . . . . . . 284Manually regulating the blowerspeed in the passenger compart-ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285Activating the air-conditioning . . . . 286Switching on air-recirculation modein the driver's area and passengercompartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Activating the reheat function . . . . 288

Activating the auxiliary heatingunit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288Programming auxiliary heatingswitch-on times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Activating a programmed auxiliaryheating switch-on time . . . . . . . . . 292Deactivating an activated switch-ontime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294Programming the auxiliary heatingswitch-on duration . . . . . . . . . . . . 294Switches/controllers in the driver'srest area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Opening/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299Door pushbuttons in the driver'sarea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Anti-entrapment protection (re-versing) in the door closingdirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Protection against entrapment inthe door opening direction . . . . . . 301Operating/malfunction displays:doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Unlocking the door circuit at thefront right door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Unlocking the door circuit by keyremote (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305Unlocking the luggage compartmentflaps using the pushbuttons in thedriver's area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305Locking door 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306Locking (by key remote) . . . . . . . . 307Emergency operation (depres-surising the doors using theemergency valves) . . . . . . . . . . . . 309Emergency unlocking of the luggagecompartment flaps in the event of acompressed-air supply failure . . . . 311Emergency exit through emergencyoperation of the roof hatches . . . . 312

On-board kitchenette (integratedin lavatory cabin) . . . . . . . . . . . . 315Safety precautions/generalinformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317Use for the intended purpose . . . . 318Approved personnel . . . . . . . . . . . 318First use of the kitchenette . . . . . . 318Switching on the galley . . . . . . . . . 319Filling the fresh water tank insidethe bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

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Filling the fresh water tank outsidethe bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322Checking and cleaning the freshwater filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322Drawing water from the watertap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323Switching on the sausage heat-er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323Cleaning the sausage heater . . . . . 326Descaling the sausage heater . . . . 326Switching on the coffee ma-chine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327Brewing 1/2 a carafe of coffee (10cups of coffee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327Brewing 1 carafe of coffee (20 cupsof coffee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328Descaling the coffee machine . . . . 329Dispensing cups of hot water(alternative to coffee machine) . . . 330Boiler (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331Setting the thermostat of the waterheater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332Descaling the water heaterboiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334Draining the fresh water tank . . . . 335

Draining the water lines . . . . . . . . 335Draining the boiler . . . . . . . . . . . . 336Draining the siphon . . . . . . . . . . . 337Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340Using the sausage heater againafter a malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 340Using the coffee machine againafter a malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 341Using the boiler (option) again aftera malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342Other malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . 343Switching off the galley . . . . . . . . . 344

On-board kitchenette with40-cup coffee machine . . . . . . . . 347General information . . . . . . . . . . . 350Instructions for operating amicrowave oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351Use for the intended purpose . . . . 353Approved personnel . . . . . . . . . . . 353First use of the galley . . . . . . . . . . 354Switching on the kitchenette . . . . . 355Filling the fresh water tank insidethe bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Filling the fresh water tank outsidethe bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358Checking and cleaning the freshwater filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358Drawing water from the watertap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359Switching on the boiler . . . . . . . . . 360Descaling the boiler . . . . . . . . . . . 361Switching on the sausage heat-er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363Cleaning the sausage heater . . . . . 366Descaling the sausage heater . . . . 366Switching on the 40-cup coffeemachine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367Brewing coffee in winter . . . . . . . . 371Cleaning the 40-cup coffeemachine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371Descaling the coffee machine . . . . 372Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373Draining the fresh water tank . . . . 374Draining the water lines . . . . . . . . 374Draining the boiler . . . . . . . . . . . . 375Draining the 40-cup coffeemachine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376Draining the siphon . . . . . . . . . . . 377Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

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Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380Restoring boiler operation followinga malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380Using the sausage heater againafter a malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 382Using the 40-cup coffee machineagain after a malfunction . . . . . . . 382Using the 2-carafe filter systemagain after a malfunction . . . . . . . 383Other malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . 384Switching off the kitchenette . . . . . 385

On-board kitchenette with 2-carafe filter system . . . . . . . . . . 387General information . . . . . . . . . . . 390Instructions for operating amicrowave oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391Use for the intended purpose . . . . 393Approved personnel . . . . . . . . . . . 393First use of the galley . . . . . . . . . . 394Switching on the galley . . . . . . . . . 395Filling the fresh water tank insidethe bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396Filling the fresh water tank outsidethe bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

Checking and cleaning the freshwater filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398Drawing water from the watertap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399Switching on the boiler . . . . . . . . . 400Setting the thermostat . . . . . . . . . 401Descaling the boiler . . . . . . . . . . . 402Switching on the sausage heat-er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404Cleaning the sausage heater . . . . . 407Descaling the sausage heater . . . . 407Switching on the 2-carafe filtersystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407Brewing 1/2 a carafe of coffee (10cups of coffee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408Brewing 1 carafe of coffee (20 cupsof coffee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409Brewing 2 carafes of coffee (40cups of coffee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409Manual operation of the 2-carafefilter system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410Descaling the coffee machine . . . . 411Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412Draining the fresh water tank . . . . 413Draining the water lines . . . . . . . . 413Draining the boiler . . . . . . . . . . . . 414

Draining the 2-carafe filter sys-tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415Draining the siphon . . . . . . . . . . . 416Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419Restoring boiler operation followinga malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419Using the sausage heater againafter a malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 421Using the 2-carafe filter systemagain after a malfunction . . . . . . . 421Other malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . 422Switching off the kitchenette . . . . . 423

Lavatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425Enabling the lavatory . . . . . . . . . . 426Switchover between water (WC)and chemical (CC) operation(option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428Flushing the WC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429Drawing water at the handwashbasin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430Filling the soap dispenser . . . . . . . 430Adding paper hand towels . . . . . . . 431Adding toilet paper . . . . . . . . . . . . 431

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Opening the basin undercabin-et . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431Changing waste bags . . . . . . . . . . 432Filling the fresh water storagetank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432Emptying the fresh water storagetank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433Emptying the holding tank . . . . . . . 434Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435Greasing the impeller of the CCpump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436

Practical advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437Overview of the operating, functionand malfunction display screen . . . 442Electric fuel pump (option) . . . . . . 448Engine oil level display . . . . . . . . . 448Oil level alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449Oil level information . . . . . . . . . . . 450Checking the engine oil level withthe dipstick (option) . . . . . . . . . . . 452Safety precautions for work carriedout in the engine compartment . . . 453Removing the drive belts (OM470) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453

Fitting the drive belts (OM470) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455Removing the drive belts (OM471) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459Fitting the drive belts (OM471) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463Checking the coolant level of theengine and heating system . . . . . . 468Tyres - operating safety androadworthiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470On-screen tyre pressure monit-or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470Tyre tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472Tyre condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472Tyre age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472Invisible tyre damage . . . . . . . . . . 473Tyre load capacity, top speed oftyres and types of tyres . . . . . . . . 473Retreaded tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474Tyre pressures table 295/80 R22.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476Safety measures to be taken inthe event of a flat tyre or a wheelchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477Fitting snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . 478

Removing the spare wheel from thespare wheel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . 479Positioning the jack . . . . . . . . . . . 480Removing the wheel trims . . . . . . . 481Removing the wheels . . . . . . . . . . 482Fitting the spare wheel . . . . . . . . . 487Fitting the wheel trims . . . . . . . . . 489Inflating tyres using the tyre inflatorconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490Pneumatic system test ports underthe driver's area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492Pneumatic test ports behind door2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494Other pneumatic test ports . . . . . . 496Charging the compressed-airsystem of another bus . . . . . . . . . 497Operating the bus stop brakeemergency release switch . . . . . . . 499Electrical system safety precau-tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499Safety precautions for handlingbatteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500Measures required for the pre-vention of damage to buses orcomponents during electric weldingwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501

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Electrical system (illustration showsTRAVEGO 2-axle model as anexample) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504Battery isolating switch (withswitch-off authorisation LED) . . . . . 506Driver's area interior switchpanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508Main switch panel (under thedriver’s area) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510Auxiliary switch panel . . . . . . . . . . 512Ceiling switch panel . . . . . . . . . . . 514Electrical connection for theroof-mounted system (heating,ventilation, air-conditioning) . . . . . . 516Battery compartment . . . . . . . . . . 518Notes on fuse assignments . . . . . . 519Fuse assignment for driver's areainterior switch panel . . . . . . . . . . . 520Fuse assignment for main switchpanel (under the driver's area) . . . . 522Fuse assignment for auxiliary switchpanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524Power distribution board (PDB)fuse assignment on auxiliary switchpanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528Fuse assignment for ceiling switchpanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530

Fuse assignment for roof-moun-ted heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system (Spheros) . . . 532Handling fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533Disconnecting vehicle batteries . . . 534Recharging vehicle batteries . . . . . 536Switching to the auxiliary batteries(starter batteries) (option) . . . . . . . 537Notes on jump-starting . . . . . . . . . 537Jump-start procedure . . . . . . . . . . 538Activation and evaluation of theIntegrated Diagnostics System(IDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542Adjusting the headlamps for drivingon the left or right (only in buseswith bi-xenon headlamps) . . . . . . . 547Removing the exterior mirror, fittingthe emergency mirror (option) . . . . 548Maintenance tasks for the air-con-ditioning system in the bus (filtermaintenance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550Scopes of maintenance for the air-conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . 551Bleeding the coolant circuit for theheating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560Overview of lighting types . . . . . . . 561

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563

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Vehicle identification

M00_00-0316-01

The vehicle identification plate bearingthe vehicle identification number (VIN)and information regarding permissibleweights is located on the right-hand sidein the front doorway

Note:

Precise vehicle identification is a pre-requisite to exact and correct assignmentof “vehicle data”. You will also need theVIN when ordering replacement parts andmaking technical enquiries.

M00_00-0315-01

No. Designation Value

1 Vehicle designa-tion

2 Headlamp basicsetting

3 Headlamp basicsetting

4 Vehicle Identi-fication Number(VIN)

5 Permissible grossvehicle weight

No. Designation Value

6 Permissible axleload for front axle

7 Permissible axleload for drivenaxle

8 Permissible axleload for trailingaxle

Decoding the vehicle identificationnumber (VIN) using WEB 632430 13 (xxxxxx) as an example:

WEB World-wide manufac-turer code

WEB EvoBus Germany

NMB MB Turkey

6324xx Vehicle model designa-tion number

632430 Travego 16 RHD(Euro 6)


Vehicle identification

30 Vehicle length




1 Steering

1 Left-hand-drivevehicle

2 Right-hand-drivevehicle

3 Body type

3 Complete bus

xxxxxx Sequential number

M00_00-0573-71

Vehicle identification number (1) is alsomarked on the skeleton in the front rightdoorway. It can be accessed by openingthe cover on the windscreen washer fluidreservoir (quick-release locks).

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Safety

Table of contents

General safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Fire-prevention measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Storage space for hand luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Driver's rest area safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Windscreen wiper system safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Safety precautions for the air-conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Operation of auxiliary heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11


Safety

General safety information


The use of symbols and theirmeanings

Safety precautions and other importantinformation are highlighted by symbols.

In addition to the instructions providedherein, all generally applicable safety andaccident prevention regulations mustalso be observed, e.g. in Germany, therules and regulations of the institutionsfor statutory accident insurance and pre-vention.

Instructions and information printed onthe packaging for components, tools andservice products must also be observed.

Where information and instructions areto be observed, it is assumed that theuser information is intended for personswho are suitably qualified to carry outthe tasks by nature of their education,training and experience.

These persons should, at the same time,be able to identify risks that may arise inthe undertaking of their tasks and takethe necessary measures to avoid them.

Meaning of symbols:

Note:

Notes about important additional informa-tion

Caution:

Warning notes about damage that mayoccur in the event of non-compliance

Danger.

Warning notes for risks to persons


Notes about environmental protectionmeasures

Reference to more detailed and addi-tional user information

Notes on vehicle safety

We recommend that you:

Use only genuine parts that areOMNIplus quality tested and con-version parts and accessories thathave been expressly approved byEvoBus for the bus model concernedin order to rule out the possibilityof jeopardising road safety andinvalidating the warranty and generaloperating permit. These parts havebeen specially tested for their safety,reliability and suitability.

You can obtain further information fromany OMNIplus Service Partner.

Operating safety

Important information:

Any work or modifications that havebeen carried out incorrectly on thebus may result in malfunctions.

Tampering with electronic compon-ents and their software may causemalfunctions. As electronic compon-ents are networked, these malfunc-


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tions may also cause other, indir-ectly related systems to malfunction.These malfunctions may jeopardisethe operating safety and reliability ofthe bus.

Retrofitted electrical or electronicdevices must possess type-approvalcomplying with Directive 95/54/ECor ECE Directive 10/02.

Materials that are fitted in the busduring the course of installation, con-version or modification work andthat are subject to mandatory fire-testing requirements must satis-fy the requirements of EU Directive95/28/EC.

Materials and components of seatsand seat fixtures that are also fittedin the bus during the course of in-stallation, conversion or modificationwork must satisfy the requirementsof the following directives: 76/115/EEC as amended by 96/38/EC,74/408/EEC as amended by 96/37/EC, 77/541/EEC as amended by96/36/EC.

At the time of purchase or installa-tion, it must be checked that thesematerials and components have beencertified accordingly. The use of ma-terials or components that have notbeen granted the relevant certificatemay result in the operating permitbeing invalidated.

We recommend that you have workor modifications carried out by anOMNIplus Service Partner.

EU Directive 2001/85

Registration as class 1: city bus

Vehicles constructed with areas forstanding passengers, to allow fre-quent passenger movement.

Registration as class 2: interurban bus

Principally for the carriage of seatedpassengers. Designed to allow thecarriage of standing passengers inthe gangway and/or in an area whichdoes not exceed the space providedfor two double seats.

Registration as class 3: tourist coach

Exclusively for the carriage of seatedpassengers.

Important information for buses clas-sified in accordance with EU Directive2001/85 into class 2 and 3 (mixed ap-proval):

Note:

The operator of the bus is responsible forensuring that the bus is restored to thecondition consistent with the permissibletype of operation of the class concerned.

Note:

For instance, this means that, in the caseof a bus being used in accordance withclass 2, it is necessary to ensure that thebus is operated with seating having noaisle-side sideways adjustment.


Safety


Navigation and global positioningsystem

If your bus is equipped with a navigationsystem, please observe the followinginstructions and information:

Danger.

Please devote your attention primarily toroad and traffic conditions. Do not at-tempt to operate the navigation and pos-itioning system unless the bus is station-ary. Please bear in mind that your buswill cover a distance of 14 metres everysecond at a speed of only 50 km/h. Thenavigation system is unable to take intoconsideration the maximum load-bear-ing capacity of bridges or the requiredheadroom clearance for underpasses.The driver is responsible for checking theload-bearing capacity of bridges and head-room clearances encountered en route.

Operation of radio and mobilecommunications equipment

(e.g. telephone, two-way radio, fax ma-chine, etc.)

Danger.

Please devote your attention primarilyto road and traffic conditions. Do notoperate the display unit, radio or mobilecommunications equipment unless thetraffic situation permits this to be donesafely. Please bear in mind that your buswill cover a distance of 14 metres everysecond at a speed of only 50 km/h.

Danger.

Please observe local legal requirementsgoverning the use of mobile phones oron-board telephones/intercoms in force inthe country of vehicle operation.

Operation of mobile phones andtwo-way radios without an exterioraerial

We advise against making or receivingtelephone calls in buses not equippedwith an exterior aerial as the operationof radio transmitters, which include butare not limited to radio telephones (mo-bile phones), may cause inadequately

shielded equipment (cardiac pacemakersincluded) to malfunction.

Note:

If a mobile phone, radio system or faxmachine is retrofitted in the bus in amanner that does not comply with EvoBusinstallation specifications, the operatingpermit for the bus could be invalidated(EU Directive 95/54/EC).

Note:

Older peripherals (e.g. ticket-printing ma-chines, ticket-cancelling machines, destin-ation displays, etc.) that are still used innew buses must comply with the technic-al requirements of EC Directive 72/245EEC.

Danger.

Please observe local legal requirementsgoverning the use of mobile phones oron-board telephones/intercoms in force inthe country of vehicle operation.


Safety


Stickers

There are various warning stickers af-fixed to your bus. These are intended tomake you and others aware of variousdangers. Therefore, do not remove anywarning stickers unless it is expresslystated on the sticker that you may doso.

Danger.

If you remove warning stickers, this couldresult in you or other persons failing torecognise dangers. You or others couldbe injured as a result.

Saved data in vehicle

A large number of electronic componentsof your vehicle contain data memories.These data memories save temporary orpermanent technical information on

Vehicle condition

Events

Fault

This technical information generallydocuments the condition of acomponent, a module, a system or theenvironment. These are, for example:

Operating modes of system compon-ents. These include, for example, filllevels.

Status messages of the vehicle andof its individual components. Theseinclude, for example, wheel speed/speed, movement deceleration, lat-eral acceleration, throttle pedal posi-tion.

Malfunctions and defects in import-ant system components. These in-clude, for example, light, brakes.

Reactions and operating modes ofthe vehicle in special driving situ-ations. These include, for example,triggering of an airbag and use of thestability control systems.

Environmental conditions. These in-clude, for example, the outside tem-perature.

The data are exclusively of a technicalnature and can be used to

to support the detection and elimina-tion of errors and defects,

to analyse vehicle functions, e.g. fol-lowing an accident,

to optimise vehicle functions.

Movement profiles over distances drivencannot be put together from these data.If you make use of services, they canread technical information out of theevent and error data memories.

Services are, for example

Repair services

Service processes

Warranty cases

Quality assurance

Reading out is carried out by employ-ees of the service network (includingmanufacturers) using special diagnost-ic devices. You can obtain additionalinformation there if necessary. Follow-ing troubleshooting, the information inthe fault memory is deleted or continu-


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ally overwritten. When using the vehicle,situations are imaginable in which thesetechnical data in conjunction with otherinformation could be linked to individualpersons - if necessary with the assist-ance of an expert.

Examples of this include:

Accident reports

Damage to the vehicle

Testimonies of witnesses

Other additional functions which areagreed upon contractually with thecustomer also permit the transmission ofcertain vehicle data from the vehicle.These include, for example, the

Telematic System Fleetboard

Washing the outside of the bus inan automatic vehicle wash

M88_00-0004-01

Before the bus is washed, make surethat the roof hatches, driver's windowand the doors are closed. Set the heat-ing/ventilation/air-conditioning systemto air-recirculation mode (Smog button).

Before the bus is washed, fold both in-tegral mirrors inwards towards the wind-screen by means of the hinge pin on themirror arm.

After the washing process, fold the integ-ral mirrors outwards again.

Remove any attachment parts that maybe fitted (e.g. satellite receiver on theroof) before the bus is washed.


Safety

Fire-prevention measures

Fire-prevention measures

Pre-drive measures

Check tyre pressures (daily visualcheck/weekly measurement)

Check that twin tyres are spacedsufficiently apart

On-road measures

Monitor coolant temperature

Post-drive measures

Inform a mechanic/next driver aboutmalfunction, if applicable

Parking the vehicle

Switch the battery isolating switch toOFF.

Danger.

Risk of fire and burns. There is a risk offires and burns due to the high exhausttemperatures and the hot exhaust pipefor the auxiliary heating. For this reason,do not stop or park the bus over ignitablematerials (e.g. grass) when the auxiliaryheating is in operation, has recently beenin operation or has been operated by theinstant heating button/preset timer.

Danger.

Risk of fire and burns. Regeneration ofthe diesel particulate filter is associatedwith very high temperatures. For thisreason, before regeneration is initiatedmanually, make sure that there are noflammable materials near the exhaustpipe and exhaust system.

Storage space for hand luggage

T68_00-0018-31

The storage spaces above the passengerseats are suitable for light hand luggageitems only.

Danger.

Occupants may be injured if the bus isbraked sharply, changes direction sud-denly or is involved in an accident dueto objects being thrown around the bus.Heavy or hard objects should thereforenot be carried inside the bus without be-ing secured.


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Driver's rest area safety precautions

Driver's rest area safety precau-tions

The driver's rest area must only be usedby the bus driver (second driver).

The on-board telephone may only beused by the driver in accordance withlegal requirements. Observe the legalrequirements of the country concerned.

Windscreen wiper system safetyprecautions

M54.00-2004-71

Danger.

RISK OF INJURY. The battery isolatingswitch (01S01) must always be switchedoff before any work is carried out on thewindscreen wiper system (wiper bladecleaning, replacement of wiper blades orwiper motor etc.).

Safety precautions for the air-conditioning system

Air-conditioning systems that are op-erated with refrigerant R 134 a are la-belled with appropriate stickers and/orplates on the compressor.

Never mix R 134 a refrigerant and thecorresponding Triton SE 55 refrigeratoroil with other products.

In accordance with current good engin-eering practices, it is prohibited to allowrefrigerant to escape into the environ-ment when operating, servicing or de-commissioning air-conditioning systems.

Refrigerants and refrigerator oils mustbe disposed of or recycled separately bytype and nature.

Only persons having the relevant andnecessary specialist knowledge, technic-al equipment and official approval (byhealth and safety inspectorate, local au-thority, TÜV or equivalent) are permittedto carry out maintenance work on air-conditioning systems and take back refri-gerants and oils.


Safety

Operation of auxiliary heating

The operator must maintain a logbookauditing the consumption of refrigerantand refrigerator oils.

Danger.

In automatically controlled air-conditioningsystems, the ventilation blowers of con-denser or evaporator units may start upat any time. Therefore, always switchthe ignition starter switch to OFF be-fore any cleaning work is carried out.Do not reach into the fan blades or fanrollers. Avoid any contact with refriger-ant as there is a risk of frostbite. Treataffected skin areas as for frostbite, andseek medical attention immediately. Carryout maintenance and repair tasks with theengine switched off whenever possible.Keep a safe distance from moving parts(e.g. belt drive) when the engine is run-ning.

Operation of auxiliary heating

Danger.

Risk of fire and burns. There is a risk offires and burns due to the high exhausttemperatures and the hot exhaust pipefor the auxiliary heating. For this reason,do not stop or park the bus over ignitablematerials (e.g. grass) when the auxiliaryheating is in operation, has recently beenin operation or has been operated by theimmediate heating button/preset clock.

Danger.

Risk of poisoning and suffocation. Theauxiliary heating must not be used in en-closed spaces such as garages or work-shops due to the risk of poisoning andsuffocation. It must also not be used intimer or preselection mode.

Danger.

Risk of explosion. The auxiliary heatingmust be switched off at filling stationsand fuel dispensing systems due to therisk of explosion.

Danger.

Risk of fire. The auxiliary heating mustremain switched off in places where ignit-able vapours or dust can accumulate (e.g.in the vicinity of filling stations, fuel, coal,sawdust and grain stores or similar).


GeneralTable of contents

Preparation for the journey - daily tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Preparation for the journey - weekly tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Additional maintenance tasks dependent on bus use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

General bus care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17


GeneralPreparation for the journey - daily tasks

Preparation for the journey - dailytasks

Check the windscreen washer fluidlevel and test the windscreen washersystem and windscreen wipers.

Check the fuel level for the engineand water heater.

Danger.

Switch off the engine and auxiliary heat-ing before refuelling.

Check the AdBlue® additive level inthe BlueTec® exhaust gas cleaningsystem.

Check the electrical system, payingparticular attention to the headlamps,turn signals, tail lamps, brake lampsand licence plate lamps.

Note:

Under certain weather and operating con-ditions, moisture may form on the insideof the headlamps and other lights whenthe bus is stationary. This does not in-dicate a fault or defect. The ventilationopenings in the headlamps allow thismoisture to evaporate soon after the bushas pulled away.

Check the luggage compartmentflaps for secure locking.

Check the emergency exits.

Insert the driver card.

Note:

The indicator lamp in the tachographlights up if no driver card is inserted.

Check that the emergency equip-ment is accessible and complete, e.g.first-aid kit, fire extinguisher, warningtriangle, emergency hammer for sidewindows, jack.

Check the position of the rear-viewmirrors, clean the mirrors, test themirror heating.

Check tyre pressures and tyre con-dition (including the spare wheel).Check that the wheel nuts are firmlyseated.

It is necessary to check that wheelsand their attachment parts (rim,wheel trim, wheel bolts and nuts)are undamaged and fitted correctly.Damaged parts must be exchanged.


GeneralPreparation for the journey - weekly tasks

M40_00-0115-71

Check wheel hubs (1) on all wheelsfor leaks inside and out (visualcheck).

Note:

If the wheel hubs are leaking, there maybe grease or oil residue on the tyresthemselves or deposits on the parkingarea on which the bus is standing. Con-sult an OMNIplus Service Partner in theevent of a leak.

Preparation for the journey - weeklytasks

Check the coolant level in the cool-ing system and top it up if necessary.Check the corrosion inhibitor/anti-freeze concentration each time thecoolant has been topped up and cor-rect if necessary.

Note:

- Refer to the “Practical advice” section ofthe Operating Instructions (Checking thecoolant level of the engine and heatingsystem)

Note:

Refer to the Specifications for ServiceProducts

Check the oil level in the hydraulicsteering system and top it up if ne-cessary.

Caution:

If the oil level is low, have the steeringsystem checked at an authorised special-ist workshop.

Check the belt tension of all beltdrives.

Carry out a visual check to ensurethere are no leaks in the engine,transmission, driven axle, steeringor the cooling and heating systems.

Check the acid level in the starterbatteries (applicable only to buseswith lead-acid batteries).

Danger.

Observe the safety precautions in the“Practical advice” section.


GeneralAdditional maintenance tasks dependent on bus use

Check the seat belts (belt arrester).Check the belt straps for damage(visual check).

Additional maintenance tasksdependent on bus use

The bus operator must plan furthermaintenance tasks for the heating/ventilation/air-conditioning system(driver’s area and passenger com-partment) in addition to those indic-ated in the Maintenance Record.

Note:

Refer to the “Practical advice” section.

General bus care and maintenanceCarry out the work specified in theMaintenance Record

Caution:

Regular maintenance of the chassis anddrive train is essential to maintainingthe operating safety and roadworthinessof the bus. The time intervals and thescope of work required are specified inthe Maintenance Record supplied with thebus.

Caution:

It is strongly recommended that the spe-cified maintenance intervals be observed.


GeneralCare and cleaning

Note:

Warranty claims based on our terms andconditions of sale and delivery may berejected if the periodic maintenance taskshave not been carried out at the specifieddistances (odometer readings) or times.Have confirmation of the completed workrecorded in the Maintenance Record byan OMNIplus Service Partner.

Care and cleaning

You will find additional instructions forand notes on vehicle care and cleaningin the “Operation” section

Note:

The following stipulations for exteriorcleaning must be observed: Use a suffi-cient amount of fresh water. Dry rubbingbetween washing brushes and the vehiclemust not be allowed to occur. Precleanheavily soiled components. The polishingof lighting equipment with commerciallyavailable care products is not permitted.The use of polyethylene fibres as a brushmaterial is not permitted. Recommenda-tion: Use brushes made with textile fibresor foam.


Operation

Table of contents

Running-in guideline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Loading a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Ball hitch trailer coupling (fixed) (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Ball hitch trailer coupling and open-jaw trailer coupling (detachable) (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Connecting the power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Trailer coupling maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Refuelling (diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

BlueTec® exhaust gas cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

AdBlue® service product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Filling with AdBlue® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37


Operation

Table of contents

Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Diesel particulate filter regeneration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Starting regeneration of the diesel particulate filter manually (parked regeneration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Function description: accident data recorder (ADR) (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Brake system safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Braking and stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Brakes with anti-locking protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Applying the parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Releasing the parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Emergency braking in the event of failure of both brake circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

EBS brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Acceleration skid control (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Adaptive brake lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Electronic Stability Program (ESP) (system description) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54


Operation

Table of contents

Electronic Stability Program (ESP) (function description) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Deactivating acceleration skid control (ASR)/Electronic Stability Program (ESP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Operating 230/400 V systems (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Fitting the skibox (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Swivelling the skibox (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Additional operating instructions for the skibox (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Note on maintenance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Cleaning the headlamp plastic cover lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Care/cleaning of light-alloy wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Care and cleaning of covers, upholstery and ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Care/cleaning of fabric covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Care/cleaning of micro-fibre covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Care/cleaning of leather covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70


Operation

Running-in guideline

Running-in guideline

Running in the chassis and drive train

Note:

The way in which the chassis and drivetrain of the new bus are treated duringthe first 3,000 miles (5,000 km) is crit-ical to the bus' future performance andservice life.

Note:

The load to which the bus is subjectedduring this period should be increasedonly gradually. The maintenance and lub-rication tasks specified in the Mainten-ance Record should be carried out con-scientiously.

Caution:

Do not place the engine under full loadduring the running-in period. Up to1,200 miles (2,000 km): run in withcare. Drive at no higher than 3/4 of themaximum rpm in each gear. After 1,200miles (2,000 km): slowly increase to the

economic rpm in each gear. During therunning-in period, do not drive the bus forlong distances at the same road speed =same rpm. Varying engine speeds andtherefore varying loads demanded of theentire drive train are favourable to therunning-in of the bus.

Starting the engine

The parking brake must be applied.Transmission in neutral.

Note:

At outside temperatures of below -20 °C,preheat the engine with the water heater(refer to “Heating/ventilation/air-condi-tioning control panel”).

Note:

The bus is equipped with an immobiliseras standard. The engine cannot be star-ted without one of the authorised keys.

Note:

To obtain electronic start authorisation inbuses equipped with an alcohol interlock,the operating instructions supplied by thedevice manufacturer and the informationshown on its display screen should beobserved. In the driver's area there isan emergency switch with tamper-evid-ent seal. This switch is intended to bepressed in an emergency. 22 TopClass


Operation

Starting the engine

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Insert key (3) into slot (2). Pressstart/stop button (1) in as far asthe first pressure point (ignitionON). Wait for the indicator lampcheck to finish and for the gaugeneedles to stop moving and thenpress start/stop button (1) in fullyand release it. Do not depress theaccelerator pedal when doing so. Theengine starts. If an invalid key isused, the on-board computer showsan event window (immobiliser). Useanother authorised key.

Note:

For emergencies, we recommend that youalways carry a spare key to which youhave access at all times.

If the engine does not start: Pressand hold the start/stop button in asfar as the stop. A starting attempttakes place uninterrupted for approx-imately 40 seconds.

Note:

After a maximum of 3 starting attempts,wait (about 3 minutes) before tryingagain.

Release the Start pushbutton whenthe engine starts.

Caution:

If the “Oil pressure too low” symbol ap-pears, switch off the engine immediatelyand determine the cause.

Observe the screen display: If faultalerts appear, determine the causeand rectify it.

Danger.

If there is insufficient pressure in thecompressed-air supply system (supplypressure operating displays remain onthe screen), the corresponding bar turnsred until the required pressure has beenreached. Do not release the parkingbrake until there is sufficient operatingpressure (bar turns white).


Operation

Driving

Driving


Never warm up the engine by allowing itto idle with the bus stationary. Instead,drive off and operate the engine at mod-erate engine speeds.

Note:

The engine should not be placed underfull load until it has reached normal op-erating temperature (75 °C - 90 °C de-pending on operating conditions and theoutside temperature).

Danger.

All doors must be unlocked before thebus is driven off.

Danger.

The freedom of movement of the ped-als must not be restricted. The operat-ing safety and roadworthiness of the buswould otherwise be at risk. Objects couldfall and get caught between the pedals ifyou were to accelerate or brake suddenly,with the result that you would no longerbe able to brake, depress the clutch ped-al or accelerate. You could cause an acci-dent and endanger yourself and others.

Check the freedom of movement ofthe pedals.

Danger.

Where floormats and carpets are fitted,make sure that these are safely securedagainst slipping and that the pedals havesufficient clearance.

Danger.

Do not stow any objects in the driver'sfootwell.

Danger.

Stow and secure all loose objects insuch a way that they cannot get intothe driver's footwell when the bus is inmotion.

Perform a brake test.

Danger.

Test the service brake immediately afterpulling away.


Operation

Driving

Keep an eye on the rev counter whiledriving.

Note:

Keep within the economical operatingrange. Make sure that the engine speeddoes not enter the danger zone (redzone).

Notes for buses with GO 250 -8transmission:

Danger.

The bus is equipped with a creep func-tion. When the service brake is releasedwith the creep function activated, the buswill creep forwards independently with theengine continuing to run at idling speed.If the engine speed drops below approx-imately 550 rpm due to increased drivingresistance and/or you operate the ser-vice brake at a low engine speed, theelectronics will disengage the clutch auto-matically. This would interrupt the flowof tractive power and the vehicle couldbegin to roll back, e.g. on an uphill gradi-ent.

Note:

For as long as both the accelerator pedaland the brake pedal remain fully released,the clutch will stay closed and the vehiclewill creep at idling speed. This works inthe 1st and 2nd gears.

Caution:

The least wearing on the clutch is idlecreeping. In stop-start traffic, therefore,the brake pedal should be used as spar-ingly as possible (under consideration ofthe road and traffic situation) so that thevehicle always creeps at idling speed. Tokeep the driving speed as low as pos-sible, it is possible to shift manually into1st gear. If the speed of the bus is keptlow by means of the brake pedal, theclutch will start to slip. This would res-ult in increased clutch wear. If the brakepedal is depressed rather more forcefully(more than 10% brake pedal travel), theclutch will open so far that it no longerslips.

Note:

In the event of increased loading on theclutch, an alert (grey) will appear on thedisplay screen. If the load persists, awarning alert (yellow) will appear and thecreep function will be deactivated auto-matically. This is designed to rule out anoverloading of the clutch by the creepfunction.


Operation

Stopping the engine

Stopping the engine

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Stop the bus - Shift the transmis-sion into neutral - Apply the parkingbrake. Press start/stop button (1) inas far as the stop.

Danger.

There is a risk of fire and burns due tothe high exhaust temperatures and thehot exhaust pipe for the auxiliary heating.For this reason, avoid parking the buswhere ignitable material (e.g. dry grass,leaves, etc.) is in close proximity to theexhaust system, engine and auxiliary heat-ing exhaust system.

Caution:

To avoid engine damage, do not underany circumstances switch the engine offimmediately after a long period of driv-ing under full load (elevated coolant tem-perature, e.g. after hill climbing). Leavethe engine running at idling speed for ap-proximately 1 to 2 minutes to allow theexhaust gas turbocharger to cool down.

Towing

Danger.

Only authorised specialists (recovery ser-vices) are permitted to tow away broken-down buses. The rules and regulations inthe country concerned must be observed.

Danger.

In buses with the Electronic Stability Pro-gram (ESP), this function must be deac-tivated without exception - refer to the“Operation” section.

Caution:

Special measures are required in orderto protect the transmission if the bus isto be towed: For safety reasons the pro-peller shaft must always be removed. Thepropeller shaft securing screws at theaxle flange must be removed and thoseat the transmission flange secured againstdisplacement.


Operation

Towing

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Front/rear towing hitch:

Note:

To tow the bus, there are some towingjaws in the vehicle tool kit that have tobe screwed into locating bore (1) providedbehind the front flap or in the rear mem-ber.

Caution:

If the bus needs to be charged with com-pressed air, the supply pressure of theexternal source of compressed air mustbe no less than 11 bar. Only then will allpressure circuits be charged.

Caution:

Do not charge in excess of 12.5 bar.Components of the compressed-air sys-tem could otherwise be damaged.

Note:

For notes on charging the compressed-airsystem of a bus to be towed, refer to the“Practical advice” section.

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Screw the towing coupling into locat-ing bore (1).


Operation

Towing

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Insert the rigid tow bar into towingcoupling (3) and secure with thelinchpin. Turn linchpin (1) towardsthe rear until it engages in lock (2).

Note:

Linchpin (1) must always remain engagedin lock (2) when the bus is being towed.

Removal of the rigid tow bar in re-verse order

Note:

Pull lock (2) up slightly in order to disen-gage linchpin (1) towards the front.

Towing with the front axle

Danger.

The ignition starter switch must not beswitched to position 2 while the front axleis raised. The wheels on the driven axlemay lock. Failure to comply could resultin brake intervention by the ABS/ASRsystem, which could cause the rear axleto skid.

During towing, the following informa-tion must be observed.

Caution:

There is a risk of damage to the left-hand exterior mirror caused by the towingvehicle as the bus is being towed throughtight left-hand bends. There is a risk ofdamage to the bus caused by the tow baras the bus is being towed through tightright-hand bends. Observe the informa-tion/instructions on the sticker on thetow bar.


Operation

Trailer towing

Trailer towing

Danger.

Proceed with utmost care and cautionwhen hitching up the trailer. Make surethat no persons are present between thetrailer and vehicle as the vehicle is be-ing reversed into engagement with thetrailer. The overrun brake of a trailer canrebound uncontrollably when in overrunmode. To reduce the risk of serious injur-ies, do not uncouple any trailer that hasan overrun brake if the trailer has over-run and the overrun brake is applied. Atrailer that has been coupled to the tow-ing vehicle incorrectly could break away.A correctly coupled trailer must stand ho-rizontal behind the vehicle. Use a trailerwith a height-adjustable drawbar if ne-cessary. The maximum permissible nose-weight and rear axle load of the bus mustnot be exceeded.

Note:

Observe the operating instructions issuedby the trailer manufacturer.

Note:

If the trailer coupling is a detachablecoupling, the operating instructions is-sued by the trailer coupling manufacturermust be observed.

Note:

It is prohibited to couple a turntable trail-er, any trailer equipped with ESP or anytrailer having a permissible gross weightof over 3.5 t.

Note:

The maximum permissible noseweight is250 kg.

Loading a trailer

Observe the following values whenloading the trailer:

the permissible gross weight of thetrailer

the permissible trailer load of thevehicle and the trailer tow hitch

the permissible noseweight

the permissible rear axle load of thetowing vehicle

the permissible gross weight of boththe towing vehicle and the trailer

The definitive maximum permissible val-ues are listed in the vehicle documentsand on the identification plates of thetrailer tow hitch, trailer and vehicle. Ifthere are discrepancies between any ofthese sources, always consider the low-est value to be valid.


Operation

Driving with a trailer

Driving with a trailer

The following changes in handlingcharacteristics can be observed whendriving with a trailer attached:

acceleration and gradient-climbingcapability are reduced

braking distance is increased

sensitivity to crosswinds is increased

directional stability is adversely af-fected

fuel consumption is increased

Avoid driving a vehicle/trailer combina-tion faster than 80 km/h, even in coun-tries where higher speeds are permitted.

Maintain a greater distance from thevehicle in front than you would whendriving without a trailer.

Avoid sudden braking where possible.Brake gently at first to allow the trail-er to run on and quickly increase yourbraking force.

If the trailer begins to swing from side toside:

release the accelerator pedal

do not countersteer

brake if necessary

do not attempt to draw the vehicle/trailer combination out by accelerat-ing

The gradient-climbing capabilities from astandstill refer to sea level. When driv-ing in mountainous areas, you shouldbear in mind that the power output ofthe engine and thus its gradient-climb-ing capability decrease with increasingaltitude.

On long and steep downhill gradients,select a lower gear/shift range in goodtime. This makes use of the braking ef-fect of the engine, reducing the amountof braking effort required to maintain asafe speed. The load on the brake sys-tem is therefore reduced, which helps toprevent the brakes from overheating andwearing too rapidly. If additional brak-ing effort is required, do not depress the

brake pedal with one continuous press,but operate it at intervals.

Danger.

While the vehicle is in motion, never keepthe brake pedal continuously depressed,e.g. avoid allowing the brakes to slip as aconsequence of you resting your foot onthe pedal. This causes the brake systemto overheat, increases the braking dis-tance and may result in a complete lossof braking effect.


Operation

Ball hitch trailer coupling (fixed) (option)

Ball hitch trailer coupling (fixed)(option)

Note:


Secure the trailer against rollingaway.

Reverse the vehicle until the towingball on the trailer drawbar is posi-tioned precisely above the ball endon the vehicle.

Hitch the trailer as described in theoperating instructions issued by thetrailer manufacturer.

Ball hitch trailer coupling and open-jaw trailer coupling (detachable)(option)

Note:


Note:

Observe the operating instructions issuedby the trailer coupling manufacturer.

Secure the trailer against rollingaway.

The trailer coupling is fitted to themounting on the end cross member.

To gain access to the mounting, re-move the cover from the bumper andstow the cover inside the bus.

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Installation: slide catch (2) back-wards and hold in this position. Turncover (3) through approximately 30°and remove. Fit the trailer couplingin reverse order.

Note:

Removal in reverse order. The trailercoupling must be removed whenever itis not in use.


Operation

Connecting the power supply

Connecting the power supply

Note:

Before connecting the cable, check thatthe voltage of the consumers on the trail-er is the same as the voltage of the con-sumers on the towing vehicle.

To gain access to the trailer socket,remove the cover from the bumperand stow the cover inside the bus.

Insert the trailer connector into thesocket on the bus.

Note:

Route the cable in such a way that ityields to any movement without tension,kinking or friction, including movementsassociated with cornering.

Check that the lights on the trailerare clean and working correctly.

Trailer coupling maintenance

Clean the trailer coupling and lubric-ate it with multipurpose grease.

Check the screws securing the trail-er coupling to the end cross memberfor firm seating. Look for the inspec-tion paint.

Danger.

If the threadlocking paint is damaged,the trailer coupling must be checked andresecured by a Service Partner. It is pro-hibited to use the trailer coupling untilthen.

Refuelling (diesel fuel)

The vehicle has a two-tank system fittedto the front of the front axle. The fueltanks are interconnected through theirbases by a fuel line. The bus can berefuelled from either side. If the fueltanks on your bus are interconnected, itis necessary to remove the fuel cap fromeach of the fuel tanks.

The addition of flow improvers is notpermitted.

Switch off the engine and auxiliary heat-ing before refuelling. Park the bus on alevel surface.

Cleanliness is of utmost importancewhen refuelling. Do not leave cottonrags or cloths in the vicinity of the openfiller neck.

Caution:

Refuel using only commercially available,sulphur-free diesel fuel complying withEuropean standard EN 590 as revisedfrom 2010 onwards (max. 0.001 % sul-phur by weight). Fuels containing morethan 0.001 % sulphur by weight or other


Operation

Refuelling (diesel fuel)

types of fuel such as marine diesel fuel,heating oils or fatty acid methyl esterFAME (biodiesel fuel) are not permitted.These types of fuel would cause irrevers-ible damage to the engine and BlueTec®6exhaust gas aftertreatment system andconsiderably reduce expected service life.

Danger.

Risk of injury and explosion. Fuel ishighly flammable. Fire, naked flames andsmoking are therefore prohibited whenfuel is being handled.

Danger.

Before refuelling, switch off the auxiliaryheating to prevent fuel vapours from ig-niting on the auxiliary heating exhaustsystem.

Danger.

Fuel is toxic and harmful to health. Forthis reason, make sure that the fuel doesnot come into contact with skin, eyesor clothing, that you do not inhale fuelvapours and that children are kept awayfrom the fuel.

Danger.

If you or others have come into contactwith fuel: In case of contact with theeyes, rinse them immediately and copi-ously with clean water and seek medicalattention. Clean affected areas of skinimmediately with soap and water. Imme-diately change out of clothing that hascome into contact with fuel. If fuel hasbeen swallowed, seek medical attentionimmediately.


If handled improperly, fuels constitute ahazard to health and the environment.Fuels must not be allowed to enter thesewerage system, surface water, ground-water or soil.


Operation

BlueTec® exhaust gas cleaning system

BlueTec® exhaust gas cleaningsystem

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The BlueTec® exhaust gas cleaning sys-tem essentially comprises a supply tank,a catalytic converter and an AdBlue®metering system. It is monitored andcontrolled electronically. Pollutants inthe exhaust gas are converted into en-vironmentally friendly substances by theaddition of AdBlue® and the catalyticconverter integrated into the silencer.

The illustration above shows filler open-ing (1) for the AdBlue® supply tank (nextto the diesel tank).

Note:

AdBlue® is consumed at a rate of ap-proximately 3 % of the rate of diesel fuelconsumption. It is recommended that theAdBlue® supply tank also be refilled atevery regular refuelling stop.

To function correctly, the BlueTec® ex-haust gas cleaning system requires theaddition of a reducing agent (AdBlue®).The addition of AdBlue® does not formpart of the routine scope of bus main-tenance – it is the responsibility of thevehicle operators to ensure that the Ad-Blue® supply tank is regularly replen-ished. Filling and operating the bus withAdBlue® is mandatory for compliancewith emission regulations and is thusone of the conditions for the road trafficapproval of the bus. The road traffic ap-proval of the bus will be invalidated ifthe bus is operated without AdBlue®. Itwould then be against the law to operatethe bus on public roads. In some coun-tries, operation of the bus without Ad-Blue® may be considered to be a crimin-al offence or a violation of administrative

law punishable by fine. Support in thepurchase or operation of the bus, i.e. taxrelief, road tax, may also be invalidatedretrospectively. This may be the caseboth in the country in which the vehicleis registered and in other countries inwhich the vehicle is operated.

Danger.

It is essential that work relevant to safetyor work on safety-related systems be car-ried out at a qualified specialist work-shop.

Danger.

Always have maintenance work carriedout at a qualified specialist workshopwhich has the necessary knowledge andtools.


Operation

BlueTec® exhaust gas cleaning system

Note:

AdBlue® freezes at a temperature of ap-proximately -11 °C. The bus is equippedwith an AdBlue® preheating system asstandard. Winter operation is thereforeguaranteed, even at temperatures of be-low -11 °C.


AdBlue® is biologically degradable. Un-less it is handled properly, however, Ad-Blue® constitutes an environmental haz-ard. Do not allow AdBlue® to enter thesewerage system, surface water, ground-water or soil in significant volumes.

Danger. Risk of poisoning andinjury.

AdBlue® is not classified as a hazardoussubstance by German regulations govern-ing hazardous substances. Nevertheless,certain points should be observed whenhandling AdBlue®.

The AdBlue® line system and the systemcomponents connected to it are pres-

surised while the engine is warm. Thereis a risk of scalding from hot AdBlue®spraying out if the line system is suddenlyopened. There is also the risk of skin ir-ritation or damage to the eyes if AdBlue®comes into contact with the skin or eyes.

Wear gloves

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