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Closing the Tailgate
If you unloaded loose material such as sand,
landscaping rock, or wood chips from the cargo bed of
the machine, some of the material that you unloaded
may have lodged in the hinge area of the tailgate.
Perform the following steps before closing the tailgate.
1.
Use your hands to remove as much of the
material from the hinge area as possible.
2.
Rotate the tailgate to approximately the 45°
position
(Figure
24).
Figure 24
1. Rotate the tailgate back
and forth several times.
2. Rotate the tailgate to
approximately the 45°
position.
3.
Use a short, shaking motion to rotate the tailgate
back and forth several times
Note:
This action helps move material away
from the hinge area.
4.
Lower the tailgate and check for material
remaining in the hinge area.
5.
Repeat steps
1
through
removed from the hinge area.
6.
Rotate the tailgate up and lift the tailgate into the
notches in the cargo bed.
Monitoring the
Battery-System Charge
Level
Refer to the display to determine the battery-system
charge level; refer to
Display (page
Understanding the Low
Battery-Level Advisories
If the battery level becomes too low (i.e., below 10%),
a low-battery icon appears on the display. When you
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3. Hinge area
(Figure
24).
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until the material is
14).
are operating at this battery percentage, drive the
machine to a designated battery-charging area and
charge the batteries; refer to
Batteries (page
29).
If you operate the machine while the battery charge
level is blank, the machines operates at a reduced
speed (i.e., 5 km/h or 3 mph).
Stopping the Machine
Important:
When stopping the machine on
an incline, use the service brakes to stop the
machine and engage the parking brake to hold the
machine in place. Using the accelerator to stall
the machine on the hill can overheat the motor or
drain the batteries.
1.
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
2.
Slowly press the brake pedal to apply the service
brakes until the machine comes to a complete
stop.
Note:
The stopping distance may vary
depending on the machine load and speed.
Loading the Cargo Bed
Use the following guidelines when loading the cargo
bed and operating the machine:
•
Observe the weight capacity of the machine and
limit the weight of the load that you carry in the
cargo bed as described in
18)
and on the gross vehicle weight tag of the
machine.
Note:
The load rating is specified for machine
operation on a level surface only.
•
Reduce the weight of the load that you carry in the
cargo bed when operating the machine on hills
and rough terrain.
•
Reduce the weight of the load that you carry when
the materials are tall (and have a high center of
gravity), such as a stack of bricks, landscaping
timbers, or fertilizer bags. Distribute the load as
low as possible to ensure that the load does not
reduce your ability to see behind the machine
when operating it.
•
Keep loads centered by loading the cargo bed as
follows:
– Evenly position the weight in the cargo bed
from side to side.
Important:
occur if the cargo bed is loaded to 1 side.
– Evenly position the weight in the cargo bed
from front to back.
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Charging the Lithium-Ion
Specifications (page
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