Doosan D20S-5 Operation & Maintenance Manual page 162

Maintenance Section Maintenance Section
PARKING BRAKE PARKING BRAKE
NOTE: The parking brake is required to be NOTE: The parking brake is required to be
adjusted to hold the lift truck with capacity adjusted to hold the lift truck with capacity
load on a 15% grade. load on a 15% grade.
If there is a 15% grade in your workplace, If there is a 15% grade in your workplace,
engage a capacity load and drive over to engage a capacity load and drive over to
the grade. If the maximum grade in your the grade. If the maximum grade in your
workplace is less than 15% or if the workplace is less than 15% or if the
maximum load carried by the lift truck is maximum load carried by the lift truck is
less than the lift truck's load capacity, pick less than the lift truck's load capacity, pick
up the maximum load and drive to the up the maximum load and drive to the
steepest grade in your workplace. steepest grade in your w
1. 1. Raise the forks or load engaging attachment Raise the forks or load engaging attachment
about 30 cm (12 in) from the floor. about 30 cm (12 in) from
2. 2. Drive forward up the grade, or in reverse down Drive forward up the grade, or in reverse down
the grade, and stop the lift truck with the service the grade, and stop the lift truck with the service
brakes. brakes.
3. 3. Engage the parking brake and release the Engage the parking brake and release the
service brakes. service brakes.
4. 4. If the lift truck moves down the grade, control its If the lift truck moves down the grade, control its
speed with the service brakes, release the speed with the service brakes, release the
parking parking brake brake
inspection area. inspection area.
5. 5. Park the lift truck, engage the parking brake, shift Park the lift truck, engage the parking brake, shift
the direction control lever to the direction control lever to NEUTRAL, lower the
forks or load engaging attachment to the floor, forks or load engaging attachment to the floor,
shut OFF the engine, remove the key, chock the shut OFF the engine, remove the key, chock the
tires, terminate the inspection, tag the lift truck tires, terminate the inspection, tag the lift truck
"Do Not Operate" and immediately report the "Do Not Operate" and immediately report the
failure of the parking brake to hold the lift truck. failure of the parking brake to hold the lift truck.
orkplace.
the floor.
and and return return directly directly to to
NEUTRAL, lower the
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