How do you push in brake buttons?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Albert Wesker, Sep 24, 2011.
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You really don't need to push them in at all. Park, shut off the truck, then fan the brakes down til the knobs popout. You've now done half your posttrip. In the morning when you fire it back up, if it doesn't build up air pressure you know your air brake test failed.
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My company is installing voice activated brake buttons and I have the first set. All I do is say "brakes on" or "brakes off" and they pop out or they pull in. LOL
Mr Ed Thanks this. -
Mine popped on a fan down and hurt my finger. Now I can't sit in class and pick my @*&.
Mr Ed Thanks this. -
I have mine set up like door knobs. Just turn to the right to release them and to the left to apply. You should see how I have my throttle and brakes set up.
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You guys still have buttons? My seat has a sensor and everytime I stop and get out, the brakes set automatically. Then when I get back in the seat the release after 10 seconds. The trucks also got park assist like those fancy foreign cars so I dont even have to back in at truck stops. Just push the big green button on the dash and let it do its thing. Sometimes Ill go back to the sleeper and put a pot of coffee on while my truck is backing itself into a spot at the truck stop. Its pretty nice.
Brickwall, bottomdumpin, Mr Ed and 1 other person Thank this. -
Jebus...but do these questions get sillier and sillier. Let's be clear here: do you have to wear fingerless driving gloves to properly set the brakes?
Brickwall Thanks this. -
NO!! If you're good, you can do it with your toes
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I don't set the brakes, I found if I deflate the tires, the truck doesn't roll under a load.
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Lmao. Park assist. Maybe then their wouldn't be so many scraped up trailers and tore up front ends, and all those G.O.A.L stickers in you side mirrors would be garbage useless.
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