Genie S-40 Operator's Manual page 41

Eight Edition • First Printing
Operation from Platform
1 Turn the key switch to platform control.
2 Pull out both ground and platform red
Emergency Stop buttons to the on position.
3 Gasoline/LPG models: Choose fuel by moving
the fuel select switch to the desired position.
4 Start the engine. Do not press down the foot
switch when starting the engine.
To Position Platform
1 Press down the foot switch.
2 Slowly move the appropriate function control
handle or toggle switch or press the
appropriate button according to the markings
on the control panel.
To Steer
1 Press down the foot switch.
2 Slowly move the drive control handle in the
direction indicated by blue or yellow triangles
OR press the thumb rocker switch located on
top of the drive control handle.
Use the color-coded direction arrows on the
platform controls and the drive chassis to identify
the direction the wheels will turn.
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Operating Instructions
To Drive
1 Press down the foot switch.
2 Increase speed: Slowly move the control
handle off center.
Decrease speed: Slowly move the control
handle toward center.
Stop: Return the control handle to center or
release the function enable switch.
Use the color-coded direction arrows on the
platform controls and the drive chassis to identify
the direction the machine will travel.
Machine travel speed is restricted when the boom
is raised.
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Operator's Manual
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