24 CHAPTER 2
Controls
Note:Decreasing the engine RPM
direct and proportionally
affects fuel consumption.
Control Station
Selector Switch
This switch allows you to choose the
control station that you want to use.
Only one control station is enabled at a
time. You can either use the control
station located on the console or the
one outside by the hopper.
Figure 22. Control station selector
switch
TEMPORARY
H
ANDBRAKE
The temporary handbrake option
(available only on Labrie extended
cabs) sets the temporary brake on and
off and shifts the transmission into
either
NEUTRAL or DRIVE by switching on
and off the Auto-Neutral system. It is
mainly used for stops of short duration
where you work no farther than ten
feet from the Expert(t) 2000
TM
, such as
the regular and repetitive stops you do
when door-to-door refuse collecting.
This brake is in the form of a toggle
switch located near the right-hand side
door and must be applied only when
you have used the brake pedal to bring
the vehicle to a full stop. For longer
stops, use the parking brake.
Figure 23. Temporary handbrake
Control station
selector switch
Temporary
handbrake