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Dash board controls

Hey all,


Have`nt been to cdl school yet!
On your dashboard you have a yellow and red pull/push button what do they do individually?

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The yellow engages tractor brakes, red engages trailer brakes.
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I`m looking at a freightliner picture and there appears to be another leaver for the tractor brake. Whats that?

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thats also for trailer brake sometimes called Johnson bar, it is usually used to test the trailer brakes at a slow role.
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