Operator's Manual

Ifyoucontinuetousethemachinewithonly2bars
remaining,bars1and2alternatelyash.
Important:Whenonlythesecondbarfromthe
leftremainsonthebattery-dischargeindicator,
themachinemayenterareduced-speedmode;
thismodeaidsinprotectingthebatteries,but
prolongedoperationinthismodecandamage
thebatteriesand/orthemachine.Avoiddraining
yourbatteriesdowntothesecondbarfromthe
lefttopreventthisissue.Chargethebatteries
immediately.
Ifthebatteriesbecomefullydischarged,the
machineshutsdown.Donotallowthebatteriesto
becomefullydischarged.
Important:Toobtainmaximumbatterylife,
alwayschargethebatteriesbeforethecharge
reachesthesecondbarfromtheleftonthe
screen.Regularlydepletingthebatteriestolower
thanthesecondbarfromtheleftreducesthelife
ofthebatteries.
BreakinginaNewMachine
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours—Perform
thebreakinginanewmachine
guidelines.
Performthebreakinginanewmachineguidelines
toprovideproperperformanceandlonglifeforthe
machine.
•Checkthebrakeuidandthewaterlevelinthe
batteriesregularly.
•Avoidhardbrakingsituationsfortherstseveral
hoursofnewmachinebreak-inoperation.New
brakeliningsmaynotbeatoptimumperformance
untilseveralhoursofusehascausedthebrakes
tobecomeburnished(broken-in);referto3
BurnishingtheBrakes(page10).
•RefertoMaintenance(page26)foranyspecial,
low-hourchecks.
•Checkthefrontsuspensionpositioningandadjust
it,ifnecessary;refertoAdjustingtheFrontWheel
Alignment(page42).
DuringOperation
DuringOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Theowner/operatorcanpreventandisresponsible
foraccidentsthatmaycausepersonalinjuryor
propertydamage.
•Passengersshouldsitinthedesignatedseating
positionsonly.Donotcarrypassengersinthe
cargobed.Keepbystandersandpetsawayfrom
themachineduringoperation.
•Wearappropriateclothing,includingeye
protection;longpants;substantial,and
slip-resistantfootwear.Tiebacklonghairanddo
notwearlooseclothingorloosejewelry.
•Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhileill,tired,or
undertheinuenceofalcoholordrugs.
•Donotexceedthemaximumgrossvehicleweight
(GVW)ofthemachine.
•Useextracautionwhenoperating,braking,or
turningthemachinewithaheavyloadinthecargo
bed.
•Carryingoversizedloadsinthecargobedreduces
thestabilityofthemachine.Donotexceedthe
carryingcapacityofthebed.
•Carryingmaterialthatcannotbeboundtothe
machineadverselyaffectsthesteering,braking,
andstabilityofthemachine.Whenyoucarry
materialthatcannotbeboundtothemachine,use
cautionwhensteeringorbraking.
•Carryareducedloadandreducetheground
speedofthemachinewhenoperatingonrough,
uneventerrain,andnearcurbs,holes,andother
suddenchangesinterrain.Loadsmayshift,
causingthemachinetobecomeunstable.
•Beforeyoustartthemachine,ensurethatthe
transmissionisinneutral,theparkingbrakeis
engaged,andyouareintheoperatingposition.
•Youandyourpassengersshouldremainseated
wheneverthemachineismoving.Keepyour
handsonthesteeringwheel;yourpassengers
shouldusethehandholdsprovided.Keeparms
andlegswithinthemachinebodyatalltimes.
•Operatethemachineonlyingoodvisibility.
Watchforholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orother
hiddenobjects.Uneventerraincouldoverturnthe
machine.T allgrasscanhideobstacles.Usecare
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