Controls
12 1999 Transportation Electric Vehicle Owner’s Manual
FORWARD/REVERSE CONTROL
The Forward/Reverse shift handle is located on the seat support panel
. The handle has
three distinct positions:
F
(forward),
N
(neutral), and
R
(reverse). Rotate the handle towards the driver,
F
(for-
ward), to operate the vehicle in the FORWARD direction, or towards the passenger,
R
(reverse), to operate
the vehicle in REVERSE. When the handle is in the straight up, or
N
(neutral) position, the vehicle will not
operate. All Carryall transportation vehicles operate at reduced speed in REVERSE
.
See following NOTE.
ACCELERATOR PEDAL
The accelerator pedal is the pedal on the right, with the word
GO
molded into it
.
See
following NOTE.
Figure 3 Key Switch
Figure 4 Forward/Reverse Handle
•
THE REVERSE BUZZER(S) WILL SOUND AS A WARNING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE.
• THE OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DIFFERS FROM THAT OF AN
AUTOMOBILE.
WHEN THE KEY SWITCH IS
ON
, AND THE FORWARD/REVERSE HANDLE IS IN
EITHER
FORWARD
OR
REVERSE
, DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL
AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE THE PARK BRAKE AND START THE VEHICLE MOVING IN THE
DIRECTION SELECTED (FORWARD OR REVERSE). AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED,
SPEED WILL INCREASE UNTIL FULL SPEED IS REACHED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS
RELEASED, POWER WILL BE CUT OFF AND THE MOTOR WILL STOP RUNNING.
Figure 5 Accelerator and Brake Pedals
Figure 6 Brake Pedal