MACK Addendum, CHU, CXU, GU, LEU User Manual

Driver'sHandbook

Addendum

Addendum,MackTrucks(ReleaseDate

February2015)

Foreword

TheinformationinthismanualappliestovehiclesbuiltJanuary2011
andlater.Pleasekeepthisaddenduminthevehicleatalltimes.

TheNationalHighwayTrafcSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)and
MACKTrucksshouldbeinformedimmediatelyifyoubelievethatthe
vehiclehasadefectthatcouldcauseacrash,injuryordeath.

ContactNHTSAbycallingtheAutoSafetyHotlineat1(888)
327-4236,bywritingtoNHTSA,U.S.DepartmentofTransportation,
Washington,DC20590,byTTYat1(800)424-9153,orvisittheir
websiteatwww .nhtsa.dot.gov.

Mack Trucks

Greensboro, NC USA

Order number: PV776-22616311

©2015 Mack Trucks Greensboro, NC USA

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Mack Trucks

Contents

Addendum......................................................................................................................1

AutomaticTractionControl(A TC)(IfEquipped)...................................................1

TowingInformation.....................................................................................................2

TowingaV ehicleEquippedwithmDRIVETransmission......................................2

Towing.........................................................................................................................6

LiftingTheFrontSuspension..................................................................................6

ABS..........................................................................................................................7

LiftingTheRearSuspension...................................................................................7

Unloading.................................................................................................................7

Max.LoadingDuringLiftingandTowing..............................................................8

Lifting,General........................................................................................................9

LiftingAV ehicleWithLeafSprings.......................................................................9

LiftingAV ehicleWithAirSuspension...................................................................10

TowingCongurations(Rear,Side,andUsingtheT owHooks).................................15

ParkingBrakesandTowingHooks..........................................................................15

TowingBackwardsAndSideways..........................................................................17

TowingBackwards...................................................................................................17

TowingSideways.....................................................................................................17

ReleasingTheBrake....................................................................................................18

ParkingBrake—MechanicalRelease....................................................................18

DiskBrakes..............................................................................................................19

BrakesInWinter......................................................................................................19

JumpStarting...............................................................................................................20

EngineComponents,ServiceSchedules......................................................................22

MP7,MP8andMP10(US2010andNewer)EngineOilChangeIntervals.............22

MP7,MP8andMP10Engines................................................................................22

EngineIntakeAirCleaner.......................................................................................26

EngineComponentMaintenanceIntervals..............................................................27

EngineCoolant.........................................................................................................27

DriveBelts(FanandAccessory).............................................................................29

EngineV alveAdjustments.......................................................................................30

ExhaustAftertreatmentSystem...............................................................................31

RearAxleOilChangeIntervals...............................................................................32

T300SeriesManualTransmissionOilChangeInterval..........................................34

mDRIVETransmissionOilChangeIntervals.........................................................36

PowerSteeringFluid................................................................................................38

SafetyInformation

IMPORTANT:Beforedrivingthis
vehicle,becertainthatyouhaveread
andthatyoufullyunderstandeachand
everystepofthedrivingandhandling
informationinthismanual.Becertain
thatyoufullyunderstandandfollowall
safetywarnings.

ITISIMPORT ANTTHA TTHE
FOLLOWINGINFORMA TIONBE
READ,UNDERSTOODANDALW A YS
FOLLOWED.

Thefollowingtypesofadvisoriesareused
throughoutthismanual:

DANGER

Dangerindicatesanunsafepracticethat
couldresultinseriouspersonalinjury
ordeath.Adangeradvisorybanneris
inwhitetypeonablackbackground
withablackborder.

WARNING

Warningindicatesanunsafepractice
thatcouldresultinpersonalinjury.A
warningadvisorybannerisinblack
typeonagraybackgroundwithablack
border.

CAUTION

Cautionindicatesanunsafepracticethat
couldresultindamagetotheproduct.
Acautionadvisoryisinblacktypeona

whitebackgroundwithablackborder .

Note:Noteindicatesaprocedure,practice,

orconditionthatmustbefollowedinorder
forthevehicleorcomponenttofunction
inthemannerintended.

Addendum1

AutomaticTractionControl(ATC)(IfEquipped)

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ATCFunctionally

AutomaticTractionControl(A TC)providesimprovedtractiononslipperysurfacesby
reducingwheelspin.Ifadrivewheelstartstospinthesystemoperatesautomatically
asfollows:
ATCappliesairpressuretothebrakeofthespinningwheel.Doingthistransfers
enginetorqueviatheaxledifferentialtothewheelsthathavebettertraction.Brake
controlisactiveatvehiclespeedupto25MPH.
ATClimitsenginetorquewhich,inturn,reduceswheelspintoprovideimproved
traction.Thedrivermayoverridetorquecontrolbyfurtherpressingtheaccelerator
pedal.Enginetorqueisactiveatallvehiclespeeds.
WhenA TCautomaticallybecomesactive,theA TCindicatorlampturnsontoalertthe
operator.Thelampturnsoffwhenthewheel(s)stopsspinning.

ATCOFF(IfEquipped)

ATCmayalsoincludethe“A TCOFF”optionthatisselectabletothedriverviathe
ATCOFFswitchwhichislocatedonthedashboard.
WhenthisfunctionisactivatedwiththeA TCOFFmodeswitchwhichislocatedon
thedashboard,theA TCOFFfunctionwillturnofftheAutomaticTractionControl
(ATC)byallowingtorquetobeappliedtoalldrivewheelasrequiredbythedriverand
willnotreducewheelspinbyapplyingthebrakesorreducingenginetorque.
WhentheoperatorselectstheheavyATCOFFfunction,theA TCindicatorlampbeon
continuouslytoindicatethattheAutomaticTractionControl(A TC)isnotavailable.
TheA TClampwillturnoffwhentheA TCOFFmodeswitchisturnedoff.

HeavyMud/SnowFunction(IfEquipped)

ATCmayalsoincludeaheavymud/snowfunctionwhichallowstheoperatorto
activateA TCwhenadditionaltractionisneeded.
Whenthisfunctionisactivated,withtheA TCMUD/SNOWmodeswitchwhichis
locatedonthedashboard,theheavymud/snowfunctionincreasesavailabletraction
byincreasingpermissiblewheelspin.
Whentheoperatorselectstheheavymud/snowfunction,theA TCindicatorlamp
blinkscontinuously.
TheA TClampstopsblinkingwhentheA TCmodeswitchisturnedoff.

2Addendum

TowingInformation

TowingaVehicleEquippedwithmDRIVE
Transmission

VehiclesEquippedwithAMT-D(mDRIVE)withoutTowing
AlternativeProcedure

Note:Refertolabelonthedriverdoorto
checkifvehicleisequippedwithTowing
AlternativeProcedure.

Addendum3

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IfthevehicleisnotequippedwiththeTowingAlternativeProcedure,the
driveshaftmustbedisconnectedtotowthevehicle.

CAUTION

Failuretodisconnectthedriveaxle
shaft(s)orliftthedrivewheelsoffthe
groundbeforetowingorpushingthe
vehiclecancauseserioustransmission
damage.

DANGER

Ifthedriveshafthasbeendisconnected
fortowing,DONOTreusebearing
retainerboltsorstampedstrapbolts,
orstampedstraps.Reuseofbearing
retainerboltsorstampedstrapbolts,
orstampedstrapscancausedriveline
failure,whichcanresultinseparation
ofthedrivelinefromthevehicle.
Aseparateddrivelinecanresultin
propertydamage,seriouspersonal
injuryordeath.

4Addendum

VehiclesEquippedwithAMT-D(mDRIVE)andwithTowing
AlternativeProcedure

Note:Thisprocedureisnotintendedtoreplacethestandardtowingprocedures
andmustonlybeusedwhenitisnotpossibletofollowthestandardprocedures.

IfthevehiclecannothavethedriveshaftremovedandisequippedwithTowing
AlternativeProcedure,thevehiclecanbetowedwithouttheremovalofthedriveshaft.
Thisprocedureallowsthevehicletoberemovedfromtoll-ways,bridges,andtunnels
withoutdisconnectingthedriveshaft.

CAUTION

Attheearliestpossibletime,thevehicle
shouldbeconguredforstandard
towingbydisconnectingtheaxleshaft.
Failuretodisconnectthedriveaxle
shaft(s)orliftthedrivewheelsoffthe
groundbeforetowingorpushingthe
vehiclecancauseserioustransmission
damage.

Note:Refertolabelonthedriverdoortocheckifvehicleisequippedwithtowing
alternativeprocedure.Also,somevehicleshavehadthetransmissioncontrolmodule
(TCM)softwareupdatedtoaddthetowingalternativeprocedure.

WhentheTowingAlternativeProcedureisused,3rdgearandHighRangeisengaged
whichenablestheoilpumptorotateduringtowing.T owinggear3HRwillbe
engagedifthefollowingconditionsaremet:

•Transmissioninneutralposition

•Vehiclemovesforwardfasterthanasetlimitforanumberofseconds

•Engineisnotrunning

•Airpressuretothetransmissionmustbegreaterthan700kPa(100psi).Airshould

besuppliedcontinuouslyfromthetowingvehicle.

•IgnitionONandpowerprovidedtotheTCM

•Batteryvoltagemustbe12voltsorhigherforproperTCMfunction

•Notransmissionairpressurediagnostictroublecodes(DTC)

Addendum5

CAUTION

Reversetowingisnotallowedwhen
TowingAlternativeProcedureis
used.Reversetowingcandamagethe
transmission.

CAUTION

DonotusetheTowingAlternative
Procedureifthevehiclehasbeeninan
accidentthathascompromisedtheoil
coolinglinesorcoolerorifthevehicle
isbeingtowedfortransmissionfailure.
Usingthisproceduremayresultin
furtherdamagetotheequipment.

ThisprocedureshouldNOTbeusedinthefollowingsituations.

•Vehiclepowerandorairsupplycannotbeveriedtothetransmissionorcannotbe

consistentlysuppliedfromthetowingvehicleifmovinglongerdistances.

•Heavyfrontaldamagetotheradiatorassemblyonvehiclesthathavethe

transmissionoilcoolerinthebottomtankoftheradiator,andthecoolerlines
arecompromised.Towingwithbrokenlineswillpumpalltheoiloutofthe
transmissionandfurtherdamagetheequipment.

•Complaintsinvolvingtransmissionfailurethatrequirestowing.

•ActiveairpressureDTCintheInstrumentClusterforthetransmission.

6Addendum

Towing

Note:Duringtowing,themainswitchandparkinglampsshallbelitiftheelectrical
systemofthevehicleisfunctioning.

LiftingTheFrontSuspension

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Note:Whenthevehicleistowedwiththefrontsuspensionlifted,thesteeringlock
mustbereleased.

CAUTION

Whenthedrivingwheelsarestillin
contactwiththegroundtheaxledrive
shaftmustalwaysberemovedinorder
nottodamagethegearbox.

Ifthehalfshaftshavetoberemoved,iftherearaxlehasbeendamagedforexample,
thehubsmustalwaysbeprovidedwithclosettingcovers.Sandanddirtcould
otherwisendtheirwayinandcauseconsiderabledamage.

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Disconnectthepropellershaftfromtherearaxleandxitsecurelytothechassis,or
removetheentirepropellershaft.

Addendum7

ABS

Note:Duringtowingwiththefrontsuspensionlifted,afaultcodefor“abnormal
sensorsignalfront”issetintheABSsystem.Thisshouldbeconsideredduringthe
nextservice,whentheABSfaultcodesarechecked.

LiftingTheRearSuspension

Note:Whenthevehicleistowedwiththerearsuspensionlifted,thesteeringwheel
mustbelockedwiththesteeringlock,orlashed.

Method:Thismethodispreferredwhentheproperequipmentisnotavailableto
performthewheelliftmethodandisnecessaryforwreckersnotequippedwithan
underliftsystem.

Unloading

Alwaysunloadthevehiclebeforeliftingtherearsuspension,ifcircumstancesallowit.

Thevehicleisunloadedtoreducetheaxleloadingonthetowingvehicle,limitthe
loadingonthevehicle'sliftingpointsandminimizetheriskofdamagetotheload
whichcouldoccurduringtowing.

Ifitisnotpossibletounloadthevehiclewhereitis,itcanbetowedashortdistanceto
asuitableplacewhereunloadingcantakeplace.

8Addendum

Max.LoadingDuringLiftingandTowing

Thistablespeciestheloadingwhichcanbeappliedtothetowinghook,towinghitch
cross-member,axlesandtorquestayanchorages.

Single
Towing
Hook

Thehook
mustnot
beloaded
bymore
thanthe
vehicle's
gross
weight.

Note:Thetowing
hooksonthevehicle
mustonlybeusedfor
towing.

1max.200mm(7.8inches)fromcenterofmemberweb

Double
Towing
Hooks

Each
hookmust
notbe
loaded
bymore
thanthe
vehicle's
gross
weight.

TowingHitch,
TowingHitch
Cross-Member

Lengthways:Staticloading,

20tons

Vertically(lift):

7tons

Sideways:

17tons

1

Axles,Front
AndRear

lengthwaysand
vertically:

2xaxleloading

Dynamic,e.g.
duringtowing:

1xaxleloading

AirSuspension
Vehicles,Front
TorqueStays

Perside:

max.5tons

Gross:

max.9.5tons

Addendum9

Lifting,General

Vehiclesmustonlybeliftedbytheliftingpointsspeciedbelow .Alwaysusesuitable
liftingdevices,suchasclevisesandchassisguards,toavoiddamagingthevehicle.

LiftingAVehicleWithLeafSprings

Seealso“Max.LoadingDuringLiftingandTowing”,page8.

FrontSuspension

Liftbehindthefrontspringanchorageonthechassismember,orbeneaththefrontaxle.

TwinFrontAxles

Liftbeneaththeforwardsfrontaxle,asabove.

Notethatonvehicleswithtwinfrontaxles,agreaterliftheightisneededtogetthe
wheelsontherearwardsfrontaxletoliftfromtheground.

Thewheelsonthefrontaxlescanberemovedtoreducetheliftheight.

RearSuspension

Liftunderneaththetowinghitchcrossmemberintherstinstance.Ifthevehicledoes
nothaveatowinghitchcrossmember,usethechassisendsforlifting.

CAUTION

Remembertoalwaysuseachassis
guardwhenusingacrossmemberfor
lifting.

T0006672

Rearsuspensionliftingpoints,truckwithleafsprings.

10Addendum

LiftingAVehicleWithAirSuspension

Ifpossible,“Automaticrideheight”shouldbeactivatedduringtowing.Theignition
lockshouldthenbeinpositionIorll.

If“Manualrideheight”isactivated,settheheighttothesamedriveheightasfor
automaticrideheight.

Thevehiclemustnotbedrivenfasterthan10km/h(6.2mph)iftheairsuspensionis
notactivated

WARNING

Whenyouliftavehiclewithair
suspension,thereisariskthattheair
bellowscouldslideapart.Whenyou
lowerthevehicleagainwhenyouhave
nishedtowing,donotuseyourhands
underanycircumstancestoguide
theairbellowsintoplaceagain.Y ou
riskpinchingyourhands,whichwould
causeseriousinjury .

Addendum11

Note:Whenyoulowerthevehicletodriveheightagain,makesurethatthebellows
arelledwithair.When“Automaticrideheight”isactivated,lowerthevehicle
carefullytoensurethatthereisenoughtimeforthebellowstollwithair.

Donotuseyourhandstoguideairbellowsbackintoplaceiftheyhaveslidapart.

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12Addendum

FrontSuspension

Seealso“Max.LoadingDuringLiftingandTowing”,page8.

Method1:WheelLift

Thismethodprovidesthegreatesteasefortowingthevehicle.Liftingatthetireshelps
reducetheriskofpossibledamagetotheaxle,suspension,andenginecomponents
duringtowingoperations.

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Method2:AxleForkLift

Thisisanalternativeprocedurefortowingthevehicle.Itrequiresstandardtowforks
anddesignatedliftpointsdependingonwhichaxleisequippedonthevehicle.

ForaSteertekNXTequippedvehicle(builtafterJuly2011):

1Useaforkwith3.25”ofclearance,a4.5”openingand2”shank.

2Installtheforkintheboomproperly.

3Thepropertowforklocationiscenteredbetweenthelocknutsontheaxlespring

seats.

ForaSteertekequippedvehicle(builtpriortoJuly2011):

1Installtheforkintheboomproperly.

2Positionthepropertowforksdirectlyundertheaxle,insidetheaxleclampgroups.

3Priortoliftingthevehicle,ensurethatthebottomaxleplateisatinthetowfork

tominimizeanygapbetweenthebottomaxleplatethetowfork.

Addendum13

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Method3:SpringEyeandHangerLiftMethod

Thismethodispermittedforunderliftequippedunits,butcautionmustbetakento
avoiddamagingtheleafspring.

Note:Whenliftingavehiclewiththeunderliftboom,caremustbetakentoavoid
damagingtheengineoilpan.Itmaybenecessarytoremovethefrontfairing.If
necessary,placeablockofwoodbetweenthetopofthebottomandthebottomof
theaxle.

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14Addendum

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RearSuspension

Ifpossible,avoidliftingtherearofatruckwithairsprings.Theconsequencecouldbe
thattheairbellowsslideapart,unlessyourstsecuretherearaxletothechassis.It
thentakesalotoftimetolineuptheairbellowsagain.

Note:Iftherearaxleisxedtothechassiswithstrapsetc.whenthevehicleis
lowered,thestrapswillburstwhenautomaticrideheightcontrolisactivatedlateron.

Ifyouhavetolifttherearofthevehicleanyway,liftthetowinghitchsupportcross
memberintherstinstance.Ifthevehicledoesnothaveatowinghitchsupportcross
member,liftthechassisends.

Ifyouliftthevehiclebythechassis,thefollowingapplies:

1TheignitionlockmustbeinpositionIorIIandtheairsuspensionin“Automatic

rideheight”mode.

2Liftthechassisuntilthewheelsalmostleavetheground.T akearestuntilthe

airhasdrainedoutoftheairbellows.

3Ifpossible,xtherearaxletothechassissothattheairbellowscannotslideapart.

4Lifttothedesiredheight.

T0006676

Liftingpointsonrearsuspension,truckwithairsprings.

Addendum15

TowingCongurations(Rear,Side,andUsingthe
TowHooks)

ParkingBrakesandT owingHooks

WARNING

Thesteeringdoesnothaveanyservo
effectiftheengineisnotrunning.

Theparkingbrakemustbereleasedduringtowing.Tomechanicallyreleasethe
parkingbrake,seeunder

Usethevehicle'stowinghook(s)fortowing.Ifthetruckisequippedwithonetowing
hook,thismayhavethegrossweightofthetruckappliedfromstraightinfront.If
thetruckisequippedwithtwotowinghooks,eachoneofthemmayhavehalfthe
grossweightofthetruckappliedfromstraightinfront.

“ParkingBrake—MechanicalRelease”,page18.

WARNING

thevehicle'stowinghook(s)mustonly
beusedfortowing.Incorrectusecan
leadtopersonalinjuryifthetowing
hookisloadedwithagreaterweight
thanitisdimensionedfor .

1.TowHooks

C0029851

16Addendum

C0029852

1.TowHooks

Addendum17

TowingBackwardsAndSideways

TowingBackwards

Towfromtherearspringanchorageortrailerhitchhook.

Seealso“Max.LoadingDuringLiftingandTowing”,page8.

T0006679

Towfromtherearspringanchorageortrailerhitchhook.

TowingSideways

Whentowingsideways,selectanattachmentpointclosetotheaxleanchorage,such
asaspringortorquestayanchorage.Inothercases,thechassiscouldbesubjectedto
suchheavyloadingthatitcouldbebent.

Useaspringortorquestayanchoragetotowsideways.

T0006680

18Addendum

ReleasingTheBrake

ParkingBrake—MechanicalRelease

Theparkingbrakecanbereleasedmechanicallyifcompressedairisnotavailable.

Note:Sometruckscanhaveparkingbrakecylindersontwoaxles.

WARNING

Alwaysstartbyapplyingchockstothe
wheels,sothatthetruckcannotroll
away.Thisisveryimportant,sinceyou
havetolieunderneaththetrucktocarry
onwiththejob.

•Removethecapontherearoftheparkingbrakecylinder.Unscrewthescrewuntil

thebrakereleases.Usethetoolfromthetoolkit.

Note:Donotremovethesplitpinsfromdesignswhichhaveasplitpin,unscrew
thescrewandnuttogether.

•Remembertoscrewthescrewbacktoitsoriginalplaceagainonceyouhave

nishedtowing,andputtheprotectivecapback.

Parkingbrakecylinder.

T0006682

Addendum19

DiskBrakes

Thenewbrakecylindershaveanewreleasemechanismfortheparkingbrakespring,
whichmeansthatthereleaseboltdoesnotcomeoutofthebrakecylinder.

Whenyoustarttoreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,aredplasticplugcomesoutof
thecentreofthenut.Itisentirelyoutafterthreeturns.Atotalofabout45turnsare
neededtofullycompresstheparkingbrakespring.Whentheparkingbrakeisfully
reinstated,(springreleased),theredplasticplugwillreturnintothecentreofthenut.

Note:Alwayslltheparkingbraketankwithairwhenavailable,andreleasethe
parkingbrake,toreducetheamountofturningneededonthereleasemechanism
nut.Thenutshouldonlybereleasedinexceptionalcases,withnoairintheparking
brakesection.

CAUTION

Undernocircumstancesisitpermissible
touseawrenchformanualreleaseor
reinstatementoftheparkingbrake!
Themaximumtorquefortherelease
mechanismnutis47Nm(34.67ft-lbs).

T5011021

Plasticplugforreleasemechanism

BrakesInWinter

Ificeplugsoccurinabrakevalveinthebrakesystem,thebestwaytoxthisisto
heatitwithexhaustgasfromanothervehicle.

Openames(suchasatorch)mustnotbeusedsinceplastichosesandrubbergaskets
cannotwithstandtemperatureshigherthan80°C(176°F).

20Addendum

JumpStarting

Ifthebatteriesaredeadforanyreason,youcantakecurrentfromanothervehicle's
batterytogettheenginegoing.

Inordertoavoidanexplosion:

WARNING

Batterieswhicharetobelinkedtogether
mustbeofthesamevoltage(12to12,
24to24).Takecaretoobserveproper
polaritywhenconnectingbatteries.
Batteriesproduceexplosivegases.
Keepsparks,ames,cigarettes,etc.,
awayfrombatteriesatalltimes.Protect
youreyesbywearingsafetygoggles.
BesurevehiclesareNOTtouching
eachother.

WARNING

Rememberthatbatteries,especially
helpstartbatteries,containahydrogen
andoxygenmixture,whichishighly
explosive.Asparkwhichcouldoccur
whenyouapplythejumpercables
incorrectlycouldbeenoughtocausethe
batterytoexplodeandinjureyouand
damagethetruck.Thebatterycontains
sulphuricacid,whichcancauseserious
chemicalburns.Ifyougetanyacidin
youreyes,skinorclothes—rinsewith
largequantitiesofwater.Ifyougetany
splashesinyoureyes,contactadoctor
atonce.

CAUTION

Thebatterycontainsacidwhichis
corrosiveandpoisonous.Itisthus
importantthatthebatteryishandledin
anenvironmentallycompatiblemanner.

WARNING

Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhen
workingaroundbatteriestoprevent
theriskofinjuryduetocontactwith
sulfuricacidoranexplosion.

WARNING

Batteryposts,terminalsandrelated
accessoriescontainleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntothestateof
Californiatocausecancerand
reproductiveharm.W ashhandsafter
handling.

Note:Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwith
ajump-startconnectorwhichislocatedon
theleftrearsideofthecab.

Addendum21

1Theignitionlockinbothtrucksshouldbeinposition0.

2Makesurethatthebatteryinthetruckwhichisgoingtogivestarthelp(A)hasa

totalsystemvoltageof12Vandthatthevehiclesdonottoucheachother.

3

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AThetruckwhichgivesstarthelp

BThetruckwithadeadbattery

4Connecttheredcablebetweenthepositiveterminals,(1)oneachtruck.

5ConnectoneclampontheblackcabletothenegativeterminalontruckA,(2).

6Connecttheotherclampontheblackcabletoagroundpointashortdistance

fromthebatteryintruckB,(3).

7StarttheengineintruckA.Allowtheenginetorunatasomewhathigherspeed

foraboutaminute,atabout1000rpm.

8StarttheengineintruckB.

WARNING

Checkthattheclampsaresecurelyattached,sothatnosparksoccur.Donotlean
overthebatteryduringthestartattempts.

9Removethecablesinthereverseorderfromattachment.

22Addendum

EngineComponents,ServiceSchedules

MP7,MP8andMP10(US2010andNewer)
EngineOilChangeIntervals

Note:FortheMP7,MP8andMP10(US2010andnewer)engines,MACK
stronglyrecommendsusingoilsthatmeetAPICJ-4,VDS-4andEO-OPremium
Plusqualitystandardsatalltimes.

Note:Forinformationaboutoilchangeintervalsfornon-MACKengines,refer
totheappropriateenginemanufacturer'sliterature.

MP7,MP8andMP10Engines

Note:Usetheinformationinthefollowingtabletodeterminetheoperatingcondition
andusageapplicabletoyourvehicle.

EngineOperating
Condition

TotalFuelConsumption
(L/100km)

TotalFuelConsumption
(mpg)

EngineOil&FilterChange
Interval—42L(44quarts)
oilcapacity

EngineOil/FilterChange
Interval—52L(55quarts)
oilcapacity(MP10only)

Note:Ifidletimeisgreaterthan30%,usethenextlowerchangeinterval.

HeavyHaul

>50<50<39

<4.7>4.7>6.0

45000km
(25,000mi)
625hours

60000km
35,000mi
625hours

RegionalHaul

60000km
(35,000mi)
1,000hours

75000km
45,000mi
1,000hours

LongHaul

75000km
(45,000mi)
1,300hours

80000km
50,000mi
1,300hours

Addendum23

FuelTankVentilationFilter

Somevehiclesareequippedwithafueltankventilationlter.Anexhaust
stanchion-mountedlterisdesignedforuseinharsh,abrasiveanddirtyenvironments.
Therearealsoafueltank-mountedlter,aframerail-mountedlterandafueltank
bracket-mountedlterfornon-severeenvironments.Thepurposeofthiscomponentis
tolteroutcontaminantsthatcanenterthefueltankfromtheventlines.

Thisltershouldbereplacedinconjunctionwiththevehicleairlter,whenindicated
bytheairrestrictiongaugeortheairlterrestrictorindicatorlightintheinstrument
cluster.Themaximumtimeallowedbeforereplacementis24months.

ExhaustStanchion-MountedFilter

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24Addendum

1–FuelTank-MountedFilter

FrameRail-MountedFilter

Addendum25

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26Addendum

EngineIntakeAirCleaner

CAUTION

Theconditionoftheengineintakeair
cleanerismonitoredbytheaircleaner
restrictiongaugemountedoneitherthe
aircleanercanister,theaircleaneroutlet
tube,orinsidethecab(dashmounted
gauge).Continuedoperationwiththe
aircleanergaugeindicatingaclogged
aircleanermaycausedamagetothe
engine.Also,operatingtheenginewith
adamagedaircleanerallowsdustto
passdirectlyintotheengine,causing
damage.Promptlyreplacecloggedor
damagedaircleaners.

Theaircleanergaugeshouldbeinspectedregularlytomonitortheconditionoftheair
cleaner.Replacetheaircleanerwheneithertheaircleanergaugeontheaircleaner
locksintheredorwhenthedash-mountedgaugeshowsanairinletrestrictionof5
kPa(20inH2O).Maximumchangeintervalis24months.

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EngineComponentMaintenanceIntervals

MP7,MP8andMP10
Engines

EngineCoolant

Addendum27

CAUTION

MACKTrucks,Inc.recommendsusing
apropermixtureofapprovedantifreeze
anddeionizedordistilledwaterin
theenginecoolingsystem.MACK
Trucks,Inc.doesNOTrecommend
usingonlyplainwaterasacoolant.
Wateraloneiscorrosiveatengine
operatingtemperaturesanddoesnot
provideadequateboil-overprotection.
Withplainwaterasacoolant,the
boilingpointislowercomparedtoa
properantifreezeandwatermixture,
allowingthecoolingsystemtodevelop
corrosionandcavitationproblemsinthe
engineandradiator .Failuretofollow
MACKTrucks,Inc.'scoolingsystem
care/maintenancerecommendationscan
renderthewarrantyinvalid.

Withamanualtransmission,theenginecoolantsystemcapacityisapproximately
50liters(53USquarts).WithamDRIVEautomatictransmission,thecapacityis
approximately59.5liters(63USquarts).

DANGER

Antifreezeishazardoustohumansand
animalsifingested.Alwaysdisposeof
coolantaccordingtoFederalorlocal
regulations.Disposeofusedcoolantat
arecyclingorwastecollectioncenter.

Note:FullyFormulatedCoolantcanonly
betoppedoffwithpremixed50/50Fully
FormulatedCoolantwhencoolantlevelis
low.

Note:ExtendedLifeCoolantcanonlybe
toppedoffwithpremixed50/50Extended
LifeCoolantwhencoolantlevelislow .

CAUTION

Donottopoffwithwater.Topping
offwithwaterwilldilutethecoolant
additivepackage.Oncedilutedtoo
fartheadditivewillnolongerprovide
sufcientengineprotection,whichcan
leadtoseriousenginedamage.

28Addendum

Changethecoolantlterandcoolantaccordingtotheintervalsinthefollowingtable:

Chemical
AdditiveFilter
mustbeusedwith
FullyFormulated

Coo-

Coolant

lant
Filter

LongLifeFilter
withoutadditives
tobeusedwith
ExtendedLife
Coolant

FullyFormulated
Coolant

Cool­ant

ExtendedLife
Coolant

Note:DoNOTuseextended-lifecoolant
inenginesequippedwithacoolant
conditionerlter.Acoolantlter

HeavyHaul–POC

SandVS

Ateveryengineoilchange.

240000km(150,000mi)or12months,

whichevercomesrst

240000km(150,000
mi)or12months,
whichevercomes
rst

1200000km(750,000mi)or96months,

whichevercomesrst

thatcontainsnosupplementalcoolant
additives(SCA)isavailableforusewhen
extended-lifecoolantisused.

RegionalHaul

–POCH

Long

Haul–

POCM

500000km(300,000mi)or24
months,whichevercomesrst

TypicalCoolantConditionerFilterLocation

W2055694

Addendum29

DriveBelts(FanandAccessory)

Allenginedrivebeltshaveautomaticbelttensionersthatautomaticallymaintainthe
correctbelttensionwithouttheneedformanualadjustment.Alldrivebeltsshouldbe
checkedateachservicepointandinspectedforcracksorfrayedmaterial.Replaceany
drivebeltthatdisplayssuchobviouswearordefects.Otherwise,replacethedrive
beltsaccordingtotheintervalsinthefollowingtable:

US2010andNewer

ForNon-V ocational
Applications

ForV ocational
Applications

DriveBeltT ensioners

Replacethedrivebelttensioner(s)every500,000km(300,000mi.)or4000hours,
whichevercomesrst.

500000km(300,000mi)or36months,whichever
comesrst

240000km(150,000mi)or12months,whichever
comesrst

DriveBeltRouting–MP7/MP8

W2055695

30Addendum

1.CrankshaftPulley7.IdlerPulley(ifequipped)

2.AutomaticTensioner8.AccessoryDriveBelt

3.IdlerPulley9.AutomaticTensioner

4.WaterPump

5.MainDriveBelt11.A/CCompressor(ifequipped)

6.FanDrive

10.Alternator

W2055696

DriveBeltRouting–MP10

1.CrankshaftPulley6.FanDrive

2.IdlerPulley7.AutomaticTensioner

3.AutomaticTensioner8.Alternator

4.W aterPump

5.MainDriveBelt10.A/CCompressor

9.AccessoryDriveBelt

EngineValveAdjustments

ForUS2010enginesandnewer,adjusttheenginevalvesaccordingtotheintervals
inthefollowingtable:

MP7,MP8
andMP10
Engines

FirstServiceAdjustment:240000km(150,000mi)or12months,
whichevercomesrst

Then,adjustevery500000km(300,000mi)or24months,
whichevercomesrst

ExhaustAftertreatmentSystem

TakethevehicletoanauthorizedMACKTruckdealerforservicing.

AftertreatmentDieselParticulateFilter(DPF)

Addendum31

HeavyHaul

Eithercleantheashfrom
theDPForreplacethe
DPFevery400000km
(250,000miles)or4,500
hours,whichevercomes
rst

RegionalHaul

EithercleantheashfromtheDPForreplacethe

DPFevery650000km(400,000miles)or10,000

hours,whichevercomesrst

LongHaul

AftertreatmentHydrocarbonDoser

ForvehiclesbuiltthroughApril2012,CLEANtheaftertreatmenthydrocarbondoser
at240000km(150,000miles)or4,500hours,whicheveroccursrst.

ForvehiclesbuiltMay2012andnewer(engineserialnumbers:MP7-535298,
MP8-961636,MP10-58182),REPLACEtheaftertreatmenthydrocarbondoserat240
000km(150,000miles)or4,500hours,whicheveroccursrst.

AftertreamentDieselExhaustFluid(DEF)T ankFlushing,DEF
PumpFilterandDEFT ankFillerNeckFilter

DrainDEFtank,replaceDEFpumpmainlterandcleanDEFtanknecklterat
thefollowingintervals.

240000km(150,000mi)or4,500hours,whicheveroccursrst.

AftertreatmentDPFIgnitionElectrodeandNozzle

Note:TerraPromodelyear2011to2013areequippedwiththenon-catalyzedthermal
regenerationDPFunit(TRU).

Replacetheaftertreatmentdieselparticulatelter(DPF)ignitionelectrodeandnozzle
(DPFSparkAssistedSystemonly)every240000km(150,000mi)or4,500hours,
whichevercomesrst.

32Addendum

RearAxleOilChangeIntervals

GO-J,GO-JPLUSorTO-APlusspecicationgearoil(mineralorsyntheticbase)are
requiredforMACKrearaxlelubrication.Thelengthoftimearearaxlecanoperate
beforeanoilchangeisrequireddependsonthequalityoftheoilusedandtheengine
used.Forsevereserviceoroff-highwayapplications,morefrequentoilchangesmay
benecessary.GO-Jisusedforstandardaxledrainintervals.TO-APlusorGO-JPlus
Syntheticmustbeusedforextendedaxledrainintervals.

PowertrainOperatingConditions(POC)

Trans-

portCy-

cle

GCW

(tonnes)≤36

GCW

(1000lbs)

USand
Canada

Topogra-

phy

POC

LongDistance

36-4

≤80

P-

F

M-

2

,

80-1

P-

H

F

H

2

M

2

>4

8

8

>1

05

05

HHHHVH

-

-

S

VS

2

Distribution

RegionalC-

3

≤

1-36>36

30

6

≤

7-80>80

66

MH

SS

Construction

ity

≤

≤30

30

≤

≤66

66

3

0-4

4

6

7-9

5

H

S

1

4

5-5

>56

6

9

>12

6-1

4

24

V-

VS+

S

1Examplesincludesugarcane,tipper,dumper,swapcarrier,concretemixerand
refusebodies.

2IfthecombinedPTO(atzerovehiclespeed)andidletimeexceeds25%oftotal
operatingtime,movetothenexthigherPOC.

Thefollowingtableshowsrecommendedrearaxleoilchangeintervals:

Addendum33

Powertrain

Operating

Conditions

Maximum
FuelCon-

sumption

(litres/100

km)

Maximum
FuelCon-

sumption

(mpg)

OilQuality

GO-JPlus,
TO-APlus

GO-J400000

Forwastecollection,mineoperation,airportservices,etc.,enginehourscanbeused
insteadoffuelconsumption

Medium

(Long

Haul)

≤39≤50≤64≤120

7.0–6.16.0–4.84.7–3.83.7–2.0

DrivingDistancekm(miles)orTime(years/hours)

800000
(500,000)
or3years

(250,000)
or2years

Heavy

(Regional)

800000
(500,000)
or3years

400000
(250,000)
or2years

Severe

(Heavy

Haul)

whichevercomesrst

125000

(80,000)or

1yearor

1200hours

65000

(40,000)or

1yearor

1200hours

Very

Severe

125000

(80,000)or

1yearor

1200hours

65000

(40,000)or

1yearor

1200hours

Very

Severe+

N/A

N/A

6months

6months

Note:TO-APlusorGO-JPlusSynthetic
mustbeusedforextendedaxledrain

intervals.

34Addendum

T300SeriesManualTransmissionOilChange
Interval

Thelengthoftimeamanualtransmissioncanoperatebeforeatransmissionoilchange
isrequireddependsonthequalityoftheoilused,thevehicleusage,andengine
size.Forsevereserviceoroff-highwayapplications,morefrequentoilchangesmay
benecessary .

PowertrainOperatingConditions(POC)

Trans-

portCy-

cle

GCW
(tons)≤36

GCW

(1000lbs)

USand
Canada

Topogra-

phy

POC

LongDistance

36-4

>48≤30

8

80-1

≤80

P-

H

F

M-

2

M

2

,

>10

05

5

P-

HHHH

F

-

-

H

S

VS

2

2

Distribution

RegionalC-

3

1-3

6

6

≤66

7-8

0

MH

>3

6

>8

0

SS

Construction

ity

≤3

0

≤6

6

30-4

≤30

67-9

≤66

H

1

4

>5

5-5

4

5

6

6

9

>1

6-1

24

24

V-

H

V-

S

V-

S

S+

1Examplesincludesugarcane,tipper,dumper,swapcarrier,concretemixerand
refusebodies.

2IfthecombinedPTO(atzerovehiclespeed)andidletimeexceeds25%oftotal
operatingtime,movetothenexthigherPOC.

Addendum35

Thefollowingtableshowsrecommendedmanualtransmissionoilchangeintervals:

Powertrain

Operating

Conditions

Maximum
FuelCon-

sumption

(litres/100

km)

Maximum
FuelCon-

sumption

(mpg)

OilQuality

GO-JPlus,
TO-APlus

GO-J400000

Forwastecollection,mineoperation,airportservices,etc.,enginehourscanbeused
insteadoffuelconsumption

Medium

(Long

Haul)

≤39≤50≤64≤120

7.0–6.16.0–4.84.7–3.83.7–2.0

DrivingDistancekm(miles)orTime(years/hours)

800000
(500,000)
or3years

(250,000)
or2years

Heavy

(Regional)

800000
(500,000)
or3years

400000
(250,000)
or2years

Severe

(Heavy

Haul)

whichevercomesrst

125000

(80,000)or

1yearor

1200hours

65000

(40,000)or

1yearor

1200hours

Very

Severe

125000

(80,000)or

1yearor

1200hours

65000

(40,000)or

1yearor

1200hours

Very

Severe+

N/A

N/A

6months

6months

Note:Extendedchangeintervalsrequire
theuseofeitherGO-JPlusorTO-APlus
Syntheticspecoil.

36Addendum

mDRIVETransmissionOilChangeIntervals

ThelengthoftimeanmDRIVEtransmissioncanoperatebeforeatransmissionoil
changeisrequireddependsonthequalityoftheoilusedandthevehicleapplication.

ThemDRIVEtransmissionoilchangeintervaldependsontheserviceseverity.Always
replacethetransmissionoillterwhenthetransmissionoilischangedandalwaysuse
MACK-approvedsynthetictransmissionoilwhenchangingthetransmissionoil.

PowertrainOperatingConditions(POC)

Trans-

portCy-

cle

GCW
(tons)≤36

GCW

(1000lbs)

USand
Canada

Topogra-

phy

POC

LongDistance

3

6-4

>48

8

8

≤80

P-

H

F

M-

2

M

2

,

>10

0-1

P­F

H

2

5

05

HHHHVH

-

-

S

VS

2

Distribution

RegionalC-

3

≤3

1-36>36

0

6

≤6

7-80>80

6

MH

SS

Construction

ity

≤3

≤30

0

≤6

≤66

6

3

0-4

4

6

7-9

5

H

S

1

4

5-5

6

9
6-1
24

V-SV-

>5

6

>1
24

S+

1Examplesincludesugarcane,tipper,dumper,swapcarrier,concretemixerand
refusebodies.

2IfthecombinedPTO(atzerovehiclespeed)andidletimeexceeds25%oftotal
operatingtime,movetothenexthigherPOC.

Addendum37

Powertrain

Operating

Conditions

Maximum
FuelCon-

sumption

(litres/100

km)

Maximum
FuelCon-

sumption

(mpg)

OilQuality

97307400000

97315400000

97318800000

97319800000

Medium

(Long

Haul)

≤39≤50≤64≤120

7.0–6.16.0–4.84.7–3.83.7–2.0

DrivingDistancekm(miles)orTime(years/hours)

(250,000)
or3years

(250,000)
or3years

(500,000)
or5years

(500,000)
or5years

Heavy

(Regional)

400000
(250,000)
or3years

400000
(250,000)
or3years

800000
(500,000)
or5years

800000
(500,000)
or5years

Severe

(Heavy

Haul)

whichevercomesrst

N/AN/AN/A

200000

(125,000)

or3years

N/AN/AN/A

400000
(250,000)
or5years

(125,000)

or3years

(250,000)
or5years

Very

Severe

200000

400000

Very

Severe+

N/A

N/A

2500hours

2500hours

Foracompletelistofapprovedoils,contactyourMACKTruckdealer.Also,referto
SB175-61,ApprovedOils,MACKComponents.

Note:Nosamplingisallowed.System
mustbeundisturbeduntiloilandlterare
replaced.

38Addendum

PowerSteeringFluid

ThepowersteeringsystemuidreservoirislledwithAutomaticTransmissionFluid
(ATF)Dexron®III.Thereservoircontains1.9liters(4USpints)forsinglegearand

3.8liters(8USpints)fordualgearpowersteeringsystems.

Changethepowersteeringuidandlterevery240000km(150,000mi)or12
months,whichevercomesrst.Rellthepowersteeringsystemwiththesametype
ofuidoriginallyusedinthesystem.Refertothelabelonthesideofthepower
steeringreservoirforthecorrectuid.

Ifthepowersteeringuidhasdarkened,thepowersteeringsystemisrunninghotter
thannormalandtheuidisoverheating.Troubleshootthepowersteeringsystemfor
possibleoverheatingcausesandchangetheuid.

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