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Operating Gearshift lever to Start Traveling
Operating Gearshift lever while Traveling
WARNING
WARNING
Shifting into Drive, First, Second, or Reverse causes the vehicle to begin moving. When shifting gears from the standstall, be sure to depress the service brake pedal to prevent the vehicle from moving.
Do not travel with the gearshift in “N” position. This will cause transmission seizure, excess speeding, etc. to cause a serious trouble. [NOTICE] ◆ Shifting from First, Second, or Drive into Reverse, or from Reverse into First, Second, or Drive while traveling may damage the transmission. Be sure to stop the vehicle before shifting into or out of Reverse.
1. Step on the service brake pedal by right foot and keep it depressed.
The gears can be shifted manually while traveling. Shift into First gear to start traveling and then change to Second gear and then Drive to speed up. When ascending a grade while manually shifting gears, choose the proper gear to climb the grade. When accelerating while manually shifting gears, accelerate until the traveling speed reaches the next higher range. Then shift to the next higher gear. When decelerating, slow down to the next slower range and then gear down. ◆Shifting into Second or First gear at high speeds activates the safety device for engine protection, which prevents the gear from shifting down until a safe traveling speed is reached. Before shifting to a lower gear, slow down using the foot brake.
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2. Snap the parking brake switch to OFF and make sure that the brake warning lamp goes out. 3. Operate the gearshift lever to check the position of each speed range: (1) To move forward ・・・・Drive, First, Second (2) To move backward ・・・Reverse ◆The alarm buzzer will sound if the gearshift lever is operated without disengaging the parking brake. .
Shift Transmission position gear “1” First “2” Second “D” Third “R” First
4. Make sure it is safe around the vehicle and then release the service brake pedal and slowly depress the accelerator pedal to start traveling.
Speed range Hi 0 to 6 MPH 0 to 13 MPH 0 to 25 MPH 0 to 6 MPH
Lo 0 to 2.5 MPH 0 to 5.0 MPH 0 to 10 MPH 0 to 2.5 MPH
◆While traveling in the Lo speed range (the low travel speed indicator lamps is on), carrier speed does not change automatically even if the gearshift lever is set to the “D” position. In low-speed traveling, perform gearshift lever operation manually without fail. Take care that the engine does not overrun.
Changing Speed Range
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Changing Speed Range
