TM 9-2350-267-10AFES MANUAL ELECTRIC DISCHARGE - CREW COMPARTMENT FIRESDuring normal AFES Operation, the Automatic Fire Extinguishing System will dis-charge agent to extinguish fires.The crew must be alert to manually discharge extinguishers if the automatic sys-tem malfunctions.NOTEFor small fires, use portable fire extinguishers.Use following procedures if the automatic feature of the AFES malfunctions:Lift MANUAL DISCHARGE switch guard (1). Press switch up and release. FAULTlamp (2) and fire extinguisher LEDs (3) will light, signifying cylinders have discharged.If fire is not extinguished, after 5 seconds again press switch up and release to dis-charge second set of fire extinguishers. FIRE ALARM lamp (4) will go off when fire isextinguished. Open vent after extinguishers discharge.CAUTIONNot all emergency fire extinguisher bottles willmanually discharge at the same time.2. If electrical power is not available, or if AFES malfunctions, driver must exit vehicle andpuII MDS lanyard cable handle (5) out to its fullest extension for all emergency bottlesto discharge. The handle is located outside of the vehicle near the driver’s hatch.4-32
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