OperatingtheCargoBox
RaisingtheBox
Drivingthevehiclewiththecargoboxraised
maycausethevehicletotiporrolleasier.The
boxstructuremaybecomedamagedifyou
operatethevehiclewiththeboxraised.
•Onlyoperatethevehiclewhenthecargobox
isdown.
•Afterdumpingaload,lowerthecargobox.
1.Lifttheleveroneithersideoftheboxandliftthe
boxup(Figure23).
Figure23
1.Lever
2.Pulltheproprodintothedetentslot,securingthe
box(Figure24).
Figure24
1.Proprod
LoweringtheBox
Theweightoftheboxmaybeheavy.Handsor
otherbodypartscouldbecrushed.
Keephandsandotherbodypartsclearwhen
loweringthebox.
Pulltheproprodoutofthedetentslotandlowerthe
boxuntilitlatchesintoplace.
AdjustingtheBoxLatches
Iftheboxlatchdoesnotlatchtightly,vibratingupand
downasyoudrivethevehicle,youcanadjustthelatch
poststomakethelatchestsnugly.
1.Loosenthenutontheendofthelatchpost
(Figure25).
Figure25
1.Latch3.Latchpost
2.Nut
2.Turnthelatchpostclockwiseuntilitissnugagainst
thelatchandthentightenthenut(Figure25).
3.Repeatthisprocedureforthelatchontheotherside
ofthevehicle.
OperatingtheTailgateLatches
1.Toopenthetailgatelatches,liftthelatchhandlesup
(Figure26).Thelatcheswillspringouttowardthe
centerofthetailgate.Slowlylowerthetailgate.
Note:Youmayneedtopushtheendofthetailgate
in(especiallyifthereisaloadagainstthetailgate)
beforethelatcheswillspringtowardthecenterof
thetailgateandrelease.
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