Section 5. Operating Procedures
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Starting from a Safe Condition
Starting from a Safe Condition
Always start from a safe condition. Before operating a lift truck, make
sure that:
1. Parking brake is applied.
2. Forks are fully lowered to the fl oor or ground.
3. You are familiar with how all the controls function.
4. All controls are in neutral or other correct position.
5. Truck has received its daily inspection and is ready to operate.
When turning the key switch to ON, (with the multi-fuction handle re-
leased, the handle will be in the NEUTRAL position) the truck should
start only in the NEUTRAL position.
Starting the Truck
Before you start the truck, make sure
that you have taken all the above-
mentioned precautions and that the
directional control is in NEUTRAL.
To start the truck, turn the key switch
clockwise to the ON position.
Parking
Brake
Forks
Down