Owner's manual

Bobcat 2200 Diesel Vehicle
Operation & Maintenance Manual 14
DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS (CONT’D)
Stopping The Vehicle
To stop the vehicle, release the accelerator pedal and
press the brake pedal until the vehicle comes to a
complete stop. See following WARNING and CAUTION.
WARNING
• Driving through water may affect the brakes.
After driving through water, check effectiveness
of the brakes by gently pressing the brake pedal.
If the vehicle does not slow down at the normal
rate, continue to press the brake pedal until the
brakes dry out and normal performance returns.
CAUTION
• When stopped on a hill, use the brake pedal to
hold your position. Do not use the accelerator
pedal to hold position.
Parking And Leaving The Vehicle
1. After stopping the vehicle, firmly set park brake.
Make sure it is fully engaged. This will prevent the
vehicle from rolling.
2. Turn the key switch to the OFF position, remove the
key, and place the Forward/Reverse handle in the
NEUTRAL position.
BED LATCH AND PROP ROD
See GENERAL WARNINGS on page 7.
The bed latch [Figure 8] has an automatically engaging
prop rod and prop rod track [Figure 9] as standard
features. To lift the bed, pull the bed latch handle toward
the rear of the vehicle and lift the bed. The prop rod will
come to rest in one of the notches in the prop rod track.
To close the bed, lift the bed so that the prop rod is no
longer supported in one of the track notches. Push the
prop rod toward the front of the vehicle to free it from the
track notch and gently lower the bed. DO NOT drop the
bed. See following DANGER, WARNING, and NOTE.
DANGER
Use caution when working under bed. Be sure prop
rod is secure. Otherwise the bed will fall, resulting in
severe personal injury or death.
Figure 8 Bed Latch
Figure 9 Prop Rod