Steps for Drivers compartment
- Air brakes test
- Check heater/defrost system
- Check warning lights
- Check side mirrors
- Check wind shield
- Check wipers/washers
- Check gears
- Check gauges and explain
- Check horn
- Check steering wheel
- Check brake and accelerator pedals
- Check indicator lights
- Ask examiner to step out and assist with checking front and rear lights
- Allow examiner to reaboard the bus.
Steps for air brakes
- With foot covering brake the entire duration, Turn master control off until engine shuts off. Then turn master control on (2 clicks for light)
- Tell examiner you will now “check for any air leaks in the system.” Announce and point out each step you perform.
- press and hold down hard on service brake. When ready to time 1 minute, release parking brake and track time for 1 min and 5 secs.
-“The bus should not lose more than 3 psi”
“The bus did not lose more than 3 psi”
- “Checking for low air warning light and buzzer”
- “ I am going to pump brakes down, the low air buzzer should come on at approximately 60 psi” begin pumping
- “low air warning light and buzzer came on”
- continue holding down service brake. - “Checking spring brake”
- “going to continue to pump down the service brake, the spring brake should pop up at approximately 40 psi”
- begin pumping
- “the spring brake popped up, the spring brake is engaged” - “I am now going to restart the bus to build psi until governor cut-out, aproximately 120-140 psi”
- turn on engine and wait until air governor sound.
- “ the governor just cut-out” - “Going to now check the parking brake, the bus should not move”
- “ with my parking brake engaged I’m holding down the service brake and placing gear on drive. I’m slightly accelerating. The bus did not move”
- hold down service brake - “Please hold on, I am now going to Check the service brake”
- “ I am releasing the parking brake with my service brake engaged”
- “going to now allow bus to roll approximately 5 mph before applying service brake.” Perform action.
- “ the bus came to a stop, there was no pulling to left or right, no unusual feel, and no delay stopping action.” - Put bus in parking brake, Neutral.
Horn
Honk
Steerin wheel
Should not have more than 2 inches of play
Gear selectors
Check for obstructions and engagement by applying the service brake and place transmission in Drive, Nuetral, Reverse, Neutral
Warning lights
Check and turn on warning lights
Indicator lights on dash
right turn signal
Left turn signal
High beams
4 way flashers
Gauges
- Speedometer: it is working properly, I checked when I let bus roll to 5 mph.
- Air pressure gauge: it is working properly, must build air to governor cut-out (120-140 psi) tested during air brakes test.
The next three gauges can be found locked in the 5th compartment.
“If I were to check the-
- Oil pressure gauge, I would make sure it is working properly, and check that pressure gauge shows increasing or normal oil pressure or that the warning light goes off on dash”
- Voltmeter gauge, I would check that the gauge shows alternator/ generator is charging or that the warning light goes off on dash”
- Temperature gauge, I would make sure the temperature gauge is working. Temperature should begin to climb to the normal operating range or temperature light should be off on dash”
Heater/ defrost
Heater button is located to the left, titled HVAC and toggle on/off
Defrost control is on the right side of the steering wheel, above wiper controls. Toggle and test.
Windshield
Check that it is clear and that there are no obstructions or damage
Side mirrors
Left, they are clean and adjusted properly
Right,clean and adjusted properly.
Wipers/washer
Control can be toggled under the defrost control to the right of the steering wheel.
Check that left and right wipers are working, arms and blades are secure and washer works correctly.
Pedals
Check brake pedal for sticking
Accelerator pedal for sticking
Ask examiner to assist with checking of lights
- Allow examiner off the bus, close the door.
- Turn off master control until engine is off. Turn master control switch back on (2 clicks to light)
- Open window and communicate with examiner
- Check the front left signal, the right signal, then high beams.
- Check the rear left signal, right signal
- Check rear brake lights
- press service brake, release parking break, release then immediately apply service brake - Parking brake, neutral
- Open door for examiner.
