Mitsubishi Canter (FE, FG). Manual - part 10

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3 Planning of bodies 

3.10 Maintenance and repairs

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3.10.4 Work before handing over the modified 

vehicle

The manufacturer must confirm the work and 
modifications carried out by making an entry in the 
vehicle or job file.

Checking the overall vehicle

Check the vehicle for perfect condition. All damage 
must be repaired.

Checking the batteries:

Test the battery charge before handing over the 
vehicle.

Checking the tires

Before handing over the vehicle, check that the tires 
are inflated to the specified pressure and check the 
tires for damage. Damaged tires must be replaced.

Checking wheel alignment

When equipment, attachments and bodies have been 
mounted, it is recommended to have the toe setting 
checked by a qualified specialist workshop. NAFTA 
recommends a MITSUBISHI FUSO Service Center for 
this work.

It is absolutely essential that all safety-relevant work 
and all work on safety-relevant systems be performed 
by a qualified specialist workshop.

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Further details are available from any 
MITSUBISHI FUSO Service Center.

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3 Planning of bodies 

3.11 Special equipment

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3.11 Special equipment

MITSUBISHI FUSO recommends using equipment 
available as option codes to adapt the vehicle to the 
body optimally.

All code-specific special equipment is available from 
your MITSUBISHI FUSO authorized dealer or from 
body manufacturer advisors 

컄 page 15.

Optional equipment (e.g. , auxiliary tanks, toolboxes, 
etc.) or retrofitted equipment increases the unladen 
weight of the vehicle.

When chassis are fitted with bodies or accessory 
equipment, the frame height can change considerably 
in both the laden and unladen state.

The actual vehicle weight and axle loads must be 
determined by weighing before mounting.

Not all optional equipment can be installed in any 
vehicle without problems. This applies, in particular, 
for retrofitted equipment because the installation 
space may already be occupied by other components 
or the special equipment may require other 
components.

If the current value falls outside the specified range 
when body building and modification work are 
performed for electrical parts, a fault is detected, 
causing a warning lamp to go on and remain on or a 
function not to operate.
• If an electrical part is to be added or a lamp is to be 

replaced with an LED lamp, the current value of the 
electrical part should be ensured to fall within a 
specified range. This is, however, does not 
guarantee that the electrical part to be mounted 
will be fully operational when its current value falls 
within the specified range.

• For the specified current value, ask your 

MITSUBISHI FUSO Service Center or body 
manufacturer advisors 

컄 page 15.

• Some electrical parts to be mounted require that 

the SAM control unit parameters be changed. For 
the electrical parts to be mounted, see "5.1.1 
Signal detection and actuation module-related 
parts" 

컄 page 53. 

Ask your MITSUBISHI FUSO Service Center.

• When adding or replacing a lighting unit, be sure to 

mount one that complies with the applicable laws 
and regulations, and observe the regulations 
governing visibility.

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Risk of accident and injury

The use of parts, assemblies or conversion parts 
and accessories which have not been approved 
may jeopardize the safety of the vehicle.

Before installing any attachments, special-purpose 
bodies, equipment or carrying out any 
modifications to the basic vehicle and/or its 
assemblies, you must read the relevant sections of 
the vehicle Owner's Manual, as well as the 
operating and assembly instructions issued by the 
manufacturer of the accessories and items of 
optional equipment.

You could otherwise fail to recognize dangers, 
which could result in injury to yourself or others.

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4.1 Vehicle overhang and technical wheelbases

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4.1 Vehicle overhang and technical wheelbases

• When calculating the length of the vehicle 

overhang, always take into account the permissible 
axle loads and the minimum front axle load.

• Comply with the minimum front axle load 

컄 page 45.

• Take the weight of special equipment into 

consideration when making calculations.

4 Technical threshold values for planning

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Risk of accident

The body must be designed in such a way that 
placement of excessive load weight at the rear is 
prevented. It is important to comply with the points 
listed below, otherwise the necessary steering and 
braking forces for safe vehicle operation cannot be 
transferred to the road.

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4 Technical threshold values for planning 

4.1 Vehicle overhang and technical wheelbases

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4.1.1

Maximum vehicle overhangs

Van body: Body that fully encloses payload and does 
permit payload to protrude at the rear of vehicle

Example: Van body, lorry, etc.

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All federal, state, and local regulations codes, and 
registration requirements must be complied with.