ControlsandIndicators–GasolineVehicles
•BeforeDisconnectingorConnectingBatteryCables:PlacetheTow/RunswitchintheTOWpositiontoturn
offpowertothevehicleelectricalsystem,thuspreventingseverearcingandpossiblebatteryexplosionasthe
batterycablesaredisconnected.
•ForLongTermStorage:PlacetheT ow/RunswitchintheTOWpositiontoturnoffpowertothevehicleelectrical
system,thuspreventingvehicleelectricalcomponentsfromdischargingthebatteries.
CONTROLSANDINDICATORS–GASOLINEVEHICLES
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage11.
WARNING
•Ifrentingorloaningthevehicle,makesurethedriverisfamiliarwithallcontrolsandoperating
proceduresbeforeallowingthevehicletobedriven.
•DonotshifttheForward/Reversehandlewhilethevehicleismoving.Toavoidinjurytoan
unsuspectingpassengerordamagetothevehicle,alwaysbringthevehicletoafullstopbefore
shiftingtheForward/Reversehandle.
•Releasetheacceleratorpedalandthenpressthebrakepedalrmlyuntilthevehiclestops.Toavoid
unintentionallystartingorrollingthevehicle,settheparkbrake,placetheForward/Reversehandlein
theNEUTRALposition,turnthekeyswitchtotheOFFposition,andremovethekey.
•Donottamperwiththegovernor.Doingsowillvoidthewarranty,aswellasdamagetheengineand
othercomponents,andcouldresultinpropertydamage,personalinjury,ordeathduetounsafespeed.
KEYSWITCH
Thekeyswitchismountedonthedashtotherightofthesteeringcolumn(Figure15).Ithastwopositions,OFFand
ON,whichareclearlylabeled.SeefollowingNOTE.
NOTE:WhenthekeyisturnedtotheOFFposition,themainvehiclesystemsaredisabled.Thekeyswitchmaybe
usedasanemergencystop.
ThekeycanberemovedonlywhenthekeyswitchisintheOFFposition.
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Figure
15KeySwitch
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Figure16Forward/ReverseHandle
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