2016 Peterbilt 597 Engine Idle?

From what I have done, I turn on the cruise control? Are the new trucks unable to do this nowadays?

Some in the past, have had to release the parking brakes in order to do this, but I wouldn't recommend it frankly,. as one would be very dependent on the trailer brakes.

 

Chalk the wheels, release both brakes, set heavy brick on throttle pedal.

 

Our Volvo's are set up that way, setting the cruise to activate the shut down override.

 

Then wake up in the truck stop across the street.

 

Depends on how it's programmed. If the company absolutely doesn't want that truck idling, they can make it so.
High idling, releasing the tractor brakes, and a set of hand warmers on the ambient air temperature sensor gauge are the traditional methods... I remember some time ago, a poster here got a little carried away, rigged up what looked like an apparatus with a hood prop at the end up it, connected it to the air for his seat, and it would bump the accelerator every so often... awesome handiwork, although perhaps a bit eccentric.

 

Why are you cold at this time of year? A sleeping bag works great.
Once it gets above -15c +05f I don't worry about heat.

 

As for leaving the parking brake released to bypass the override, I happened to discover that the Volvo D13 shutdown will be disabled if you unplug the park brake sensor switch under the dash. That feed is what triggers the idle shutdown timer. That way you could safely override the timer without actually leaving the parking brakes released. Might work in other trucks.

That's Rube Goldberg right there.