Wd Lever; Parking Brake Lever; Speed Control Pedal; Stopping The Vehicle - Kubota SIDEKICK RTV-XG850 Operator's Manual

OPERATING THE VEHICLE

10. 4WD lever

WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Do not engage the front wheel drive when
traveling at road speed.
• When driving on icy, wet or loose surfaces,
make sure the vehicle is correctly ballasted to
avoid skidding and loss of steering control.
• An accident may occur if the vehicle is
suddenly braked, such as by heavy towed loads
shifting forward causing loss of control.
• The braking characteristics
between 2 and 4 wheel drive. Be aware of the
difference and use carefully.
(1) 4WD lever
(1) 4WD indicator
IMPORTANT :
• Use the lever to engage the front wheels with
the vehicle stopped. Shift the lever to "4WD" to
engage the front wheel drive.
When the lever is in "4WD" position, the 4WD
indicator comes on.
• Tires will wear quickly if front wheel drive is
engaged on paved roads.
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are different
(A) "2WD"
(B) "4WD"
Front wheel drive is effective for the following jobs:
• When greater pulling force is needed, such as
working in a wet field, when pulling a trailer, or
when working with a front-end blade.
• When working in sandy soil.

11. Parking brake lever

To release the parking brake, depress the brake pedal,
push release button and push down parking brake
lever.
Depressing the brake pedal makes release force
smaller. Make sure that indicator in the Easy Checker
goes off.
(1) Parking brake lever
(2) Release button

12. Speed control pedal

Use the speed control pedal when traveling. Push
down on it for higher speed.
(1) Speed control pedal

STOPPING THE VEHICLE

WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
Take the following precautions when leaving the
vehicle.
STARTING THE VEHICLE
(A) "RELEASE"
(B) "PUSH"
(A) "INCREASE"
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