Parking Brake Button; Drive Select Lever (Shift Lever) - Yamaha VK540EG Owner's Manual

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PARKING BRAKE BUTTON

When parking the machine or starting the engine, apply the
parking brake.
Squeeze the brake lever 1, then push down 3 the parking
brake button 2 while releasing the brake lever.
To release the parking brake, just squeeze the brake lever.
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WARNING
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Always set the parking brake before attempting to
start the engine.
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Never run the machine with the parking brake ap-
plied.
This may overheat the brake disc and reduce brak-
ing ability.
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DRIVE SELECT LEVER (SHIFT LEVER)

The drive select lever is used to shift your machine into
drive, low or reverse. After coming to a complete stop,
squeeze the stopper underneath the lever and move the
lever to the desired position.
1 Drive select lever (Shift lever)
2 Stopper
Lever position
3 D
4 R
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5 L
CAUTION :
Do not shift from "Forward" to "Reverse" or "Reverse"
to "Forward" while the machine is moving. Otherwise
the drive system could be damaged.
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Drive (forward)
Reverse
Low range (forward)
5-4
Machine movement