October 2015
18 GTH-1256 Part No. 57.0009.0662
Second Edition - First Printing
Controls
1 Steering
wheel
Turn the steering wheel to the right to turn the
front wheels to the right. Turn the steering wheel
to the left to turn the front wheels to the left.
2 Horn
button
Press this button and the horn will sound. Release
the button and the horn will stop.
3 Heater and air conditioning controls (if equipped)
4 Turn signal lever (if equipped)
Move the lever up to activate the right turn signal.
Move the lever down to activate the left turn signal.
5 Steer select switch
Rotate the steer selector to the right side to select
four-wheel steer. Rotate the steer selector to the
middle position to select two-wheel steer. Rotate
the steer selector to the left to select crab steer.
6 Parking brake switch
Push the bottom of the rocker switch to turn the
parking brake on. Push the top of the switch to
turn the parking brake off.
7 Ignition
switch
Turn the key to the
position and hold until
the glow plugs preheating indicator light turns
off; when released, key springs back to pos.
I
automatically. Position
P
is not active.
8 Instrument
panel
9 Control handle (single)
Pull the control handle back and the boom will
raise. Push the control handle forward and the
boom will lower. Push the control handle to the
right and the boom will extend. Pull the control
handle to the left and the boom will retract. Hold
down the grey thumb switch and pull the control
handle back and the forks will tilt up. Hold down
the grey thumb switch and push the control handle
forward and the forks will tilt down. Hold the grey
finger switch and push the control handle to the
right and the machine will sway to the right. Hold
the grey finger switch and pull the control handle
to the left and the machine sway to the left.
10 Auxiliary hydraulics switch
Push the left side of the auxiliary hydraulics button
and the carriage will swing or rotate to the left.
Push the right side of the auxiliary hydraulics
button and the carriage will swing or rotate to
the right.
11 Axle differential lock switch
Push the switch to activate the axle differential
lock. Release the switch to release the axle
differential lock.
12 Accelerator pedal
13 Brake pedal
14 Windshield wiper switch (if equipped)
Push the switch to turn the wiper on: first position
for low speed and second position for high speed.
Release the switch to turn the wiper off.
15 Windshield washer switch (if equipped)
Push and hold the switch to turn the washer on.
Release the switch to turn the washer off.
16 Work lights switch (if equipped)
Push the top of the rocker switch to turn the front
& boom working lights on. Push the bottom of
the switch to turn them of.