Operator's Seat; Seat Belt; Brake Pedal And Parking Brake Lock Pedal; How To Use The Parking Brake - Kubota LA340 Operator's Manual

INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CONTROLS

1. Operator's seat

WARNING
To avoid personal injury or death:
• Adjustment to the operator's seat only while the
tractor is stopped.
• Make sure that the operator's seat is completely
secured after each adjustment.
• Do not allow any person other than the operator
to ride on the tractor.
(1) Seat
(2) Position adjust lever
(3) Backrest tilt adjust lever
(4) Arm rest
Travel adjustment
Pull up the position-adjust-lever and slide the seat
backward or forward, as required. The seat will lock in
position when the position-adjust-lever is released.
Tilt adjustment [BX2380D, BX2680D]
Pull the backrest-tilt-adjust-lever and tilt the backrest to
the desired position.
IMPORTANT :
• After adjusting the operator's seat, be sure to
check that the seat is properly locked.
• Be sure the operator's seat is out of contact
with the top link.
• See REVERSING THE OPERATOR'S SEAT on
page 74 when using the operator's seat in the
backhoe position.

2. Seat belt

WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Always use the seat belt when the ROPS is
installed.
• Do not use the seat belt if the tractor is not
equipped with ROPS.
Adjust the seat belt for proper fit and connect it to the
buckle. The seat belt is auto-locking retractable type.
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(5) Seat belt
(A) Pull up
(B) Pull
FOOT CONTROLS AND HAND CONTROLS
(1) Seat belt
3. Brake pedal and parking brake
lock pedal
WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Do not brake suddenly.
An accident may occur as a result of a heavy
towed load shifting forward or loss of control.
• To avoid skidding and loss of steering control
when driving on icy, wet, or loose surfaces,
make sure that the tractor is correctly ballasted,
operated at reduced speed, and operated with
the front-wheel-drive engaged if equipped.
• The braking characteristics
between 2-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive. Know
the difference between 2-wheel drive and 4-
wheel drive and use them carefully.
• Engage 4-wheel drive for 4-wheel braking when
traveling down a slope.
(1) Brake pedal
(2) Parking brake lock pedal
(A) Depress

3.1 How to use the parking brake

NOTE :
• It is recommended that the operator practice
engaging and disengaging the parking brake on
are different
(B) Push down parking brake
lock pedal while depressing
brake pedal
BX23S, LA340, BT603