METHOD FOR PARKING MACHINE
WARNING
• Avoid a sudden stop. Stop the machine gradually.
•
Do not park the machine on a slope.
If
it
is unavoidable to park the machine on a slope,
place the machine at a right angle to the slope face,
chock the tires, and then lower the bucket to the
ground.
• If the control lever is touched by accident, the machine
may move suddenly, and this may lead to a serious
personal injury or death. Before leaving the operator's
seat, always lock the work equipment (the pilot lamp in
the switch lights up).
• Even if the parking brake switch is turned ON, there is
danger until the parking brake pilot lamp on the moni-
tor lights up. Keep depressing the brake pedal.
NOTICE
Never use the
parking brake switch to brake the machine
when the machine is traveling except in an emergency. Ap-
ply the parking brake after the machine is stopped.
1.
Release accelerator pedal (1), then depress brake pedal
(2) to stop the machine.
The machine stops.
2.
Set directional lever (3) in NEUTRAL position (N).
3.
Set parking brake switch (4) to ON position (A) to apply the
parking brake.
NOTICE
Applying
the
parking
brake automatically sets the
transmission to NEUTRAL.
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