SECTION4–ENGINEOPERATION
Generalguidelinesforcorrectroadoperation
1.Usethelowestgeartogetthevehiclemoving.Thisallows
theenginetomoreeasilymovetheload.
2.Acceleratesmoothlyandevenlytoengine'sratedspeed.
Rapidaccelerationcauseshighfuelconsumption.
3.Topreventlugging,donotallowenginespeedtodropbelow
1,200rpmduringfullthrottle.
4.Whenapproachingahill,pressacceleratorsmoothlytostart
theupgradeatfullpower.Downshifttomaintainmaximum
vehiclespeed.
DOWNHILLOPERATION
CAUTION
Topreventenginedamagewhendrivingdownhill,
donotoperatetheengineabovehighidle.
Protectyourenginewhendrivingdownhillasfollows:
•Preventoverspeedingofenginewhengoingdownlong
andsteepgrades.
•Operatetheengineclosesttohighidleformaximum
retardersystemoperation.
•SeeVehicleOperatorManualforengineretardersystem
operationprocedures.
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