The Palomar College Fleet Vehicles are maintained and serviced by the College on a regular basis and in accordance with the manufacturer\u2019s specification; however problems may arise while in use.\u00a0 All mechanical problems must be reported to the Facilities Office immediately to arrange for repairs or to provide a replacement vehicle.\u00a0 The driver should not make any repairs or contract for services.\u00a0 If a driver would make a repair, and an injury or accident would occur due to that repair, all financial and\/or legal liability would fall solely on the driver.<\/p>\n
Whenever possible, minor repairs and all maintenance of College vehicles will be performed in the Facilities Department\u2019s Auto Shop.\u00a0 Contract vendors are used for specialized work as needed, as determined by the Auto Mechanic and the Facilities Office.<\/p>\n
The Palomar College Facilities Office mandates an inspection of all College vehicles prior to warranty expiration to ensure the College receives the full value of the warranty provisions.\u00a0 The owner\u2019s manual supplied with each new vehicle contains the warranty coverage for that vehicle.\u00a0 The Facilities Department\u2019s Auto Shop will tracking warranty expirations for the College\u2019s vehicles and will schedule the inspections.<\/p>\n
Inspections \u2013 What to Look For<\/strong><\/p>\n As you approach the vehicle, <\/span>notice its general condition.\u00a0 Look for damage.\u00a0 Is the vehicle leaning to one side?\u00a0 Look under the vehicle for fresh oil, coolant, grease, or fuel leaks.\u00a0 Check the area around the vehicle for hazards to vehicle movement such as people, other vehicles, objects, low hanging wires, or tree limbs, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n Check that the parking brakes are on and\/or the wheels are chocked.\u00a0 You may have to raise the hood, tilt the cab (secure loose objects first), or open the engine compartment door.\u00a0 Check the following:<\/p>\n Get in Vehicle<\/span><\/strong>:<\/p>\n Check the Brake System<\/strong><\/p>\n Test Hydraulic Brakes. <\/span><\/strong>\u00a0If the vehicle has hydraulic brakes, pump the brake pedal three times.\u00a0 Then apply firm pressure to the pedal and hold for five seconds.\u00a0 The pedal should not move.\u00a0 If it does, there may be a leak or other problem which must be repaired before driving.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Palomar College Fleet Vehicles are maintained and serviced by the College on a regular basis and in accordance with the manufacturer\u2019s specification; however problems may arise while in use.\u00a0… Continue Reading Transportation – Maintenance and Mechanical<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":455,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-700","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6SoZz-bi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/455"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=700"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1075,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/700\/revisions\/1075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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