11OPERATING THE ENGINE
OPERATING THE ENGINE
To avoid serious injury:
A Read and understand "Safe Operation" in front
of this manual.
A Read and understand the danger, warning and
caution labels located on the vehicle.
A To avoid the danger of exhaust fume
poisoning, do not operate the engine in a
closed building without proper ventilation.
A Never start engine while standing on ground.
Start engine only from operator's seat.
A Make it a rule to set range gear shift lever to the
"NEUTRAL" position and to place the Hydraulic
Outlet lever (if equipped) in "OFF" position and
to place the hydraulic lift cylinder lever (if
equipped) to the "NEUTRAL" position before
starting the engine.
A Make sure the engine hand throttle (if
equipped) is in its idle engine speed position.
A Do not use starting fluid or ether.
A To protect the battery and the starter, make sure that
the starter is not continuously turned for more than 10
seconds.
STARTING THE ENGINE
1. Make sure the parking brake is set.
(1) Parking brake lever
(2) Release button
(A) Pull to "PARK"
2. Make sure the door is properly secured.
(if equipped)
See "Locking and Unlocking the Door"
in "STARTING" in "OPERATING THE
VEHICLE" section.
3. Set the range gear shift lever to the
"NEUTRAL" position.
(1) Range gear shift lever (L) LOW Range
(H) HIGH Range
(N) "NEUTRAL" POSITION
(R) "REVERSE"
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