Komatsu AX20 Operation & Maintenance Manual page 41

• When turning while traveling forward, the counterweight will swing
far out. Keep an ample clearance from walls and other objects to
ensure safety.
• When turning, travel slowly and be careful that the front or rear
wheels do not come off the ground.
• When turning on soft road shoulders, there is danger that the rear
wheels may come off the road shoulder and cause the lift truck to
tip.
• When traveling downhill, it requires a longer distance for the lift truck to stop than when traveling on level
ground.
• When traveling downhill, reduce the speed and make sure that you have ample room at the bottom of the
slope to stop.
• When traveling on wet surfaces, you will require a longer distance to stop than when traveling on normal
road surfaces. Always have ample room to stop.
If there is any problem with the brakes or steering system of your lift truck, do not use another lift truck to tow
it, as there is danger that the lift truck may run away.
Travel Interlock (power transmission cutoff) and Lift/Tilt Interlock (Option)
• If you operate the lift truck when you are not seated properly or off the seat, an accident may happen
unexpectedly. To forestall such a possible accident, the truck is provided with Travel Interlock and Lift/Tilt
Interlock that make travel and truck operation impossible if you are not seated properly (Operator
Presence System).
• If you operate the lift truck in such a posture that your weight is not properly applied to the seat, like
standing up or leaning forward or sideways, the Travel Interlock begins to alarm in approximately three
seconds and cuts off the transmission of engine power. Then the truck will not move, even if you depress
the accelerator pedal or operate the Forward/Reverse lever.
• Additionally, Lift/Tilt Interlock locks lifting/lowering and tilting operations. Even if you operate the lift lever or
tilt lever, these functions will not work. (The lever for an attachment is not equipped with this function.)
PRECAUTIONS WHEN TURNING
STOPPING DISTANCE
NO TOWING
MAINTAIN PROPER POSTURE WHILE OPERATING
11. SAFE TRAVEL
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