PLUGGING VS. BRAKING- Page 10

Know the Hazards

Traveling & Plugging

17   Traveling & Plugging

PLUGGING VS. BRAKING

Of the two, the foot brake is designed to stop the truck in
the shortest distance.  Use the foot brake in an emergency,
on ramps or in busy areas.

YOU CAN'T HAVE BOTH

Plugging works only when you have the brake pedal all
the way down.  When you take your foot off of the brake
pedal, power is cut to the drive motor and you will not be
able to plug.

HORN

Use the horn button to sound the horn.  Use it to warn
pedestrians and other drivers.

Use your horn when you come to an intersection or a
crosswalk.

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TRAVEL, FORKS FIRST

Rotate the top of the twist grip away
from you to travel in the direction
of the forks (forks first).

The farther you rotate the grip from the
neutral position, the faster the truck will travel.

TRAVEL, POWER UNIT FIRST

Rotate the top of the twist grip toward you to travel in the
direction of the power unit (power unit first).

The farther you rotate the grip from the neutral position,
the faster the truck will travel.

PLUGGING

Plugging is another way to slow down or stop your truck.
While the truck is moving, in either direction, rotate the
twist grip through neutral to the opposite direction of
travel.

Plugging does not hurt your truck.

Travel,

forks first

Travel,

power unit

first