Warming Up
To get the maximum engine life, always warm up the engine before starting off. Never accelerate hard
with a cold engine! To see whether or not the engine is warm, check if it responds to the throttle
normally with the starter (choke) turned off.
Caution: Before shifting, you must stop the vehicle and take your foot off the accelerator pedal,
otherwise the transmission may be damaged.
Shifting: Neutral to High and High to Low
1.
Stop the vehicle. Keep your foot off the
acceleratorpedal.
2.
Apply the brakes, then shift by moving the
driveselectleveralongtheshiftguide.
3.
Releasethebrakesandpresstheaccelerator
pedalgradually.
NOTE: Make sure the drive select lever is
completely in the shifted position.
Shifting: Neutral to Reverse
1.
Stop the vehicle. Keep your foot off the
acceleratorpedal.
2.
Apply the brakepedal.
3.
Shift from neutral to reverse or vise verseby
moving the drive select lever along the shift
guide.
4.
Check behind for people or obstacles, then
release the brakepedal.
5.
Press the accelerator pedal gradually and
continue to watch your rear view while
backing.