Recovery instructions

Contents

Contents

General ....................................................... 2

Chassis lifting points General chassis lifting points ......... 3

Recovery/towing Preparatory work ............................ 6

Recovery Recovery from a ditch .................... 8

Lifting an air suspended axle ......... 9
Recovery tool ................................ 10
Propeller shaft Detaching the propeller shaft ......... 12
Air charging Charging with air........................... 16
Parking brake Emergency release of parking
brake ............................................... 17
Releasing the parking brake
without air pressure ........................ 18

Towing Towing ........................................... 19

Tow-starting ................................... 21
Low-speed manoeuvring ................ 23

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Recovery instructions

General
The information and instructions
in this booklet must be followed
when recovering or towing a
vehicle. This to avoid both injury
and vehicle damage.
Recovery should be entrusted to a
recovery company authorized for
heavy vehicles.
Recovery is always preferable to
towing. Towing should always be
carried out with a towbar.

! WARNING!

Several vehicle functions are

often disengaged or inoperative
during recovery or towing. There
is then a considerable risk that
the vehicle could be set in motion
without brakes in working order.
Therefore, to prevent injury and
vehicle damage, be sure to follow
the instructions in this booklet.

Note: Additional measures must

be taken when recovering
or towing all-wheel-drive
vehicles.
Refer to the "All-wheel-
drive" booklet.

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 Chassis lifting points

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General chassis lifting
points ! WARNING!
Chock the wheels to prevent the Never work under a raised vehi-
vehicle from moving along while cle that is supported only by a
work is in progress. Make sure jack. To ensure complete safety
the jack is positioned firmly on a when working under a raised
level surface. vehicle, both chassis and moving
axle suspension components
must be supported by axle
! WARNING! stands. There is otherwise a high
risk of getting trapped with crush-
Never work under a vehicle with ing injuries as a result.
air suspension unless it is fully
safeguarded against dropping
down in the event of a pressure
change in the air bellows. There
is otherwise a high risk of getting
trapped with crushing injuries as
a result.

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Chassis lifting points

IMPORTANT!
Position the jack only at the indi-
cated lifting points. Positioning it
elsewhere could cause serious
damage to the vehicle.

Lifting points, front axle

• Use the adapter included in the
tool kit, vehicles with leaf
spring suspension.

• At the bracket under the air

bellows, vehicles with air sus-
pension.

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 Chassis lifting points

Lifting points, rear axle

• At the spring attachment, vehi-
cles with leaf spring suspen-
sion.

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• At the spring attachment, vehi-
cles with air suspension.

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• Under the rear axle central
gear.
IMPORTANT!
The vehicle must be unloaded.
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Recovery/towing

Preparatory work
Before recovering the vehicle
from a ditch its load must first be
removed and all stones, rocks, etc.
in the ditch that could damage or
fasten in the vehicle when it is
pulled out must also be removed.
Check that the vehicle has sus-
tained no damage that could cause
a short circuit in its electrical sys-
tem. In such case, disconnect the
batteries to avoid a fire.
Loosen and remove the rear part
of the front mudguards to prevent
the splash guards from getting
caught and pulling off the mud-
guards. Where possible, remove
any other equipment that could be
damaged during recovery.
When recovering on a road,
always lift the vehicle without a
load if possible. Alternatively, the
front axle weight can be reduced
as much as possible such as by
lifting the tag axle, if fitted.

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 Recovery/towing

IMPORTANT!
The oil pump in the gearbox is
not driven during towing and
recovery. To avoid damage to the
gearbox, the propeller shaft
should therefore be detached
from the rear axle central gear
and secured to the frame. Refer to
the "Propeller shaft" section.

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If the propeller shaft is detached
from the rear of the gearbox there
is a risk of it rotating and damag-
ing the cables in the chassis
frame. There is also a high risk of
the propeller shaft itself sustain-
ing serious damage or breaking.

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Recovery

Recovery from a ditch

Vehicles with leaf spring
suspension, front
When recovering the vehicle from
a ditch the spring attachment on
the front axle beam is a suitable
towing point.

Vehicles with air suspension,

front
When recovering the vehicle from
a ditch the front axle at the air bel-
lows attachment is a suitable tow-
ing point.

From the rear and from the side

When the vehicle is pulled back-
wards or sideways, it is best to
attach the recovery equipment to
the body frame as this is usually
more rigid than the chassis frame.

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 Recovery

Lifting an air sus-

pended axle
IMPORTANT!
A vehicle having a front axle
with air suspension must never
be lifted at the front attachment
for the torsion bars. These
attachments are not dimen-
sioned for the lateral forces
that occur during recovery
operations.
The most suitable points for
lifting the vehicle are at the
wheels or the underside of the
front axle at the attachment for
the air bellows.
IMPORTANT!
When lifting a vehicle having
an axle with air suspension
which is then unsupported, the
automatic level control for the
air suspension must be
engaged or manually set to
emptying of the air bellows.
Otherwise the shock absorbers
will be damaged. Alterna-
tively, secure the axle with a
chain or the like before raising
the vehicle.

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Recovery

Recovery tool
When a vehicle standing on a level
surface is to be recovered, Scania
recommends the use of recovery
tool 99 340. This tool is designed
for lifting the vehicle. It should not
be used if the vehicle to be recov-
ered has a front axle weight in
excess of 10 tonnes. The tool can
be used on vehicles with leaf
spring or air suspension. It is avail-
able from Scania importers or local
dealers.

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Do not lift directly on the towing
brackets without using the tool. Special tool, 99 340, used for
The towing brackets will break due recovery.
to the incorrect distribution of
forces.

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 Recovery

Attaching recovery tool

99 340

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The recovery vehicle
approaches the vehicle to be
recovered.

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The vehicles are connected.

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The recovery vehicle lifts the

broken-down vehicle.
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Propeller shaft

Detaching propeller
shaft P300-P500
1. Apply the parking brake.

2. Loosen the bolts in the rear

axle central gear but do not
remove them.

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3. Prise loose the bearing

retainers alternately on both
sides using two screwdrivers.
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 Propeller shaft

4. Hold the shaft and remove

the bolts. Tie the bearing
retainers together on the uni-
versal joint spider so that
they remain in place.
IMPORTANT!
If one of the bearing retainers
falls off a new universal joint spi-

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der and new bearing retainers
will have to be fitted. This is to
avoid the risk of dirt getting into
the joint.

5. Attach the shaft to the chassis

and cover the universal joint
with a plastic bag.
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Propeller shaft

Detaching propeller shaft

P600
1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Unscrew the covers.
3. Loosen the bolts in the rear axle
central gear but do not remove
them.
4. Prise out the bearing caps alter-
nately on both sides using two 1. Bearing cap bolts
screwdrivers. 2. Bolt in cover on end yoke

5. Hold the shaft and remove the

bolts.
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Bearing cap bolts

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 Propeller shaft

6. Secure the bearing cups with

adhesive tape or the like.
IMPORTANT!
If one of the bearing cups falls off a
new universal joint spider and new
bearing cups will have to be fitted.
This is to avoid the risk of dirt get-
ting into the joint.

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7. Attach the shaft to the chassis
and cover the universal joint
with a plastic bag.

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Air charging

Charging with air

If the engine cannot be started the
brake system must be filled with
air in some other way. Recovery
vehicles usually have an air outlet
that can be used to supply the
towed or recovered vehicle with
air.
Your vehicle has an air intake nip-
ple located under the boarding
step on the left-hand side. If the
vehicle has a retractable boarding
step, remove the reflector so that
the air line can pass through the
reflector hole and will not be

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clamped by the boarding step.
On T cab vehicles the nipple is lo- Connection of air to the nipple
cated under the boarding step on the left-hand side under the
ahead of the front wheel. boarding step.

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 Parking brake

Emergency release of
parking brake
The parking brake can be
released in an emergency by fill-
ing the parking brake circuit with
air via the nipple located next to
the interlock valve.

! WARNING! Filler nipple for the parking

brake circuit, located in the
Chock the wheels to prevent the cab.
vehicle from moving when you fill
the circuit with air.

1 Move the parking brake lever

to the released parking brake
position.
2 Use a hose to fill the parking
brake circuit with air from a
tyre or another vehicle.
3 Release the interlock valve.
The parking brake can be applied
as usual, but only once.

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Parking brake

Releasing the parking

brake without air pres-
sure
1. Chock the wheels or connect
a towbar to another vehicle to
prevent the vehicle from
moving.

2. Undo the release bolts.

Note: On vehicles with disc
brakes the release bolt
should be unscrewed only
35 mm.

3. Place a warning note on the

steering wheel.

! WARNING!

When the parking brake is disa-

bled and the compressed air sys-
tem of the vehicle is empty, the
vehicle will not have any brakes
in working order.
BR
NO ES
AK

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 Towing

Towing
Note: The vehicle should prefer-
ably be unloaded.

The vehicle must not be towed

more than a maximum of
500 metres with the engine
switched off and the propeller
shaft still attached to the rear axle
central gear. This is in order to ! WARNING!
avoid damage to the gearbox. The cable must not be connected
to the towing pin! The towing pin
If possible, run the engine at
bracket is a casting and there is a
idling speed to obtain power
risk of material failure which
steering and air pressure in the
could result in injury.
brake system.
IMPORTANT!
Never tow with the clutch pedal
depressed as this could damage
the engine.
If the parking brake has been
released with air to the brake sys-
tem, it may be applied automati-
cally if a pressure drop occurs in
the brake system. For this reason,
stop towing at regular intervals
and charge the air system if it is
not continuously supplied with
air from the towing vehicle.

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Towing

For towing, the towing pin on the

opposite side of the steering gear
should be used together with the
towbar.

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If the parking brake is mechani-
cally disconnected, the vehicle
brakes will not work if a drop in
system pressure occurs. The
vehicle will be totally without
brakes! A towbar should there-
fore be used so that it will be pos-
sible for the towing vehicle to
brake the towed vehicle. Recov-
ery is to be preferred, however.
The demands made on the person
steering the towed vehicle are
high. The towbar could turn to
either side, which could result in
the vehicles colliding.
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 Towing

Tow-starting
Manual gearbox
IMPORTANT!
Tow-starting should not be car-
ried out for more than 500 metres.
The gearbox could otherwise be
damaged by insufficient lubrica-
tion.

1. Use a towbar.
2. Charge the vehicle with air,
refer to the "Charging with
air" section.

3. Select a high-range gear on

the vehicle that is to be tow-
started.
4. Release the parking brake.

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Towing

Automatic gearbox
IMPORTANT!
Vehicles with an automatic gearbox
cannot be tow-started.

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 Low-speed manoeuvring

Low-speed manoeuvring
Low-speed manoeuvring with the
engine switched off must not take
place over a distance of more
than 500 metres unless the pro-
peller shaft is detached from the
rear axle central gear. This is to
avoid damage to the gearbox.

Manual gearbox
The shift selector should be in
high range and neutral.

Automatic gearbox
The mode selector should be in
the neutral position.

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