MAINTENANCE & RELIABILITY
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• MAN was determined to reduce whole-l(fe costs: maintenance and repair costs are predicted to be 10°-b lower than for the 12000. Engine service intervals are 80,000km while a low-maintenance chassis and disc brakes all round (with EBS) should reduce downtime.
Inevitably, the TG uses a lot of electronic control. MAN calls this system MAN Ironic, and it offers a flexible maintenance schedule based on the vehicle's operating conditions. The engine, gearbox, brakes, suspension, air system and instrumentation modules are all linked via three CAN buses and two computers—the Vehicle Management Computer (FFR) and the Central On-Board Computer (7BR).
MAN stresses that. despite its complexity, MAN Ironic should be utterly reliable. The development process included building a "lab truck" which could simulate any potential combination of conditions and faults.