Content

Applicability of the guide

Vehicle designations

• Model ranges
• Model number, model code, vehicle identifi cation number, basic vehicle number, vehicle number
• Wheel formula
• Vehicle designation
• Engine designations

General

• Legal agreements and approval procedure
• Responsibility
• Quality assurance
• Approval
• Submission of documents
• Warranty
• Liability
• Type approval
• Safety
• Limitation of liability for accessories/spare parts
• Special-case approvals
• Change of tyre type
• Increasing the permissible trailer load
• Increasing the permissible axle load
• Increasing the permissible gross weight
• Reducing the permissible gross weight
• Definitions, dimensions and weights
• Minimum front axle load
• Permissible overhang
• Theoretical wheelbase, overhang, theoretical axle centreline
• Calculating the axle load and weighing procedure
• Weighing vehicles with trailing axles

Modifying the chassis

• Safety at work
• Corrosion protection
• Storage of vehicles
• Materials and frame data
• Modifying the frame
• Modifi cations to the wheelbase
• Retrofi tting equipment
• Retrofitting of leading and trailing axles
• Propshafts
• Central lubrication system
• Modifying the cab
• Axle location, suspension, steering
• Add-on frame components
• Gas engines: Handling of high-pressure gas installations
• Modifi cations to the engine
• Coupling devices

Bodies

• General
• Subframes
• Special bodies

Electrics

• Introduction
• References to repair manuals and standards
• Starting, tow-starting and operating
• Handling batteries
• Additional wiring diagrams and wiring harness drawings
• Fuse, power for additional consumers
• Type of electrical conductors and relays to be used
• Lighting installations
• Interference suppression
• Electromagnetic compatibility
• Interfaces on the vehicle
• Body fittings
• Setting customer-specifi c parameters with MAN
• Earth cable
• Installation and routing of electric cabling / pipework

Brakes, lines

• Brake and compressed air lines
• Connecting ancillary consumers
• Adjusting the automatic load-dependent brake system

Calculations

• Speed
• Efficiency
• Tractive force
• Gradeability
• Torque
• Power output
• Rotational speeds for power take-offs at the transfer case
• Driving resistances
• Turning circle
• Axle load calculation
• Support length for bodies without subframes
• Coupling devices