Melex 465 - 2. Vehicle Start and Stop; Starting the Vehicle; Stopping and Leaving with Hydraulic Brake

Owners manual MELEX 4XX MELEX 2021/01
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2. VEHICLE START AND STOP
Starting the vehicle
• Release emergency switch ( Not-Aus) placed on dashboard
• Release the hand brake
• Insert key into the keyswitch situated on the steering column,
• Turn the key to “ON” position,
• Set the lever of the driving direction switch (F-R switch) located on steering
column or in dashboard panel (depends of model) to “F” position (F- Forward
driving), or R position (R- Reverse driving)
• Press on the accelerator pedal in order to start drive.
• To slow down vehicle or to stop it, release accelerator pedal and press foot
brake.
While the F-R switch lever is set in “R” position, the acoustic signal (buzzer) gets
activated.
ATTENTION
Before starting the vehicle, disconnect the charger plug from the charging socket.
Vehicle driving technique with energy regain system
Relieving partially accelerator pedal while driving automatically activates energy regain
system which also reduces driving speed. In order to fully stop the vehicle, release completely
accelerator pedal and eventually additionally gently press the foot brake.
Excessive foot brake usage to slow down the vehicle limits functionality and effect of
the energy regain system.
Stopping and leaving the vehicle with hydraulic brake
Before leaving the vehicle it is necessary to:
• Pull the hand brake lever.
• Turn key in the keyswitch to “OFF” position and remove the key.
• Set the F-R switch lever in neutral position.
• Press emergency stop button (Not-Aus) which is situated in dashboard
The hand brake lever is located middle in the central part of the vehicle floor.
The hand brake should always be pulled up before leaving the vehicle.
In order to use the hand brake, please pull the hand brake lever up to the resistance point
(signal lamp on a control panel starts lighting, while the ignition key is ON). Once the hand
brake gets released, the signal lamp gets off. Progression of hand brake efficacy can be
achieved by earlier pressing the foot brake.
The hand brake will get released after pressing the lever’s button and dropping the lever
down up to resistance point paying special attention on getting OFF the control lamp.
ATTENTION
Pulled hand brake blocks the driving or limits the driving speed. It is forbidden to start
vehicle with pulled hand brake.