TM-9-2350-256-10
RECOVERY VEHICLE, FULL TRACKED: MEDIUM, M88A1
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
OCTOBER 2014
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AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM (AFES), IF EQUIPPED – Continued
Mechanical Pull Operation
All extinguishers are capable of being discharged at any time when the appropriate mechanical pull cable handle
is pulled from the exterior (Figure 10, Item 1) or interior (Figure 10, Item 2) of the vehicle (Table 2).
Exterior.
The ENG 1 extinguishers and the engine compartment second extinguishers (ENG 2= Exts. E3 and E4)
can be discharged via the outside operator (vehicle front) and mechanic (vehicle rear) pull cable handles
(Figure 10, Item 1), respectively.
Interior.
The ENG 2 extinguishers and the MECH extinguishers can be discharged via the inside mechanic
(vehicle rear) and operator (vehicle front) pull cable handles (Figure 10, Item 2), respectively. Lowering the cover
to access the inside pull cable handles immediately shuts off the engine (by disabling its fuel supply), in the event
it is still running, and disables its restart until the cover is locked back into position. This causes the FIRE
EXTINGUISHER ENGINE SHUTOFF lamp (Figure 11, Item 1) on the vehicle gauge panel (Figure 11, Item 2) to
illuminate. Note the engine fuel supply can also be disabled by toggling the ENG FUEL SHUT OFF switch
(Figure 11, Item 4) located on the main switch panel (Figure 11, Item 3) to OFF.
Hand Operation
Each shot can be discharged by pushing on the appropriate discharge linkage on the control valve levers
(Figure 10, Items 3 and 4). Each extinguisher can be discharged by pushing on the appropriate extinguisher
discharge lever (Figure 10, Item 5).
NOTE
•
If a fire occurs and the horn sounds, the SYSTEM WARNING lamp on the vehicle
gauge panel will also illuminate.
•
Any continuous vehicle horn tone is generated because a fault was received from
a vehicle warning device external to the AFES. AFES horn tones are distinct and
periodic, not continuous.
•
Periodic AFES horn tones will inherently be overridden by any continuous vehicle
fault tone.
Figure 10.
AFES Components.
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