Operation
Starting Bus in Motion
To start the bus in motion:
1.
Depress the service brake pedal and press and hold
the button on the gearshift lever handle and move the
gearshift lever from Park (P) to Reverse (R) or Drive (D)
position, and then release the button.
2.
Release the Parking Brake (push and release the
Parking Brake knob), lift foot from service brake pedal,
and then slowly press the accelerator pedal.
The
Instrument Panel Gauge Cluster PARK indicator should
be turned off.
Starting Bus in Motion With Transmission Shift /
Wheelchair Lift Interlocks
Read and understand the Wheelchair lift manufacturer's
Operator Manual before operating the Wheelchair lift.
On vehicles equipped with an optional Wheelchair Lift, the
optional Transmission / Wheelchair Lift Interlock will prevent
shifting out of the ”PB” Parking Brake, or “P” Park position, until
the Wheelchair Lift door is closed. This will prevent the vehicle
from being moved while the Wheelchair Lift is still extended.
For a description of the Wheelchair Lift retraction and stowing
operation, go to the Passenger Control section.
Retracting and Stowing Operation
After using the Wheelchair Lift, to load passengers, before you
can start the bus in motion, (shifting the gearshift lever out of the
“P” [Park] position), retract and stow the Wheelchair lift and then
close the lift door (LIFT DOOR gauge luster indicator should be
turned off).
When the Wheelchair Lift has been safely stowed (according to
the Wheelchair lift manufacturer's Operator Manual instructions),
the bus can be safely moved as follows:
•
Depress the service brake pedal and press and hold the
button on the gearshift lever handle and move the gearshift
lever from Park (P) to Reverse (R) or Drive (D) position, and
then release the button.
•
Release the Parking Brake (push and release the Parking
Brake knob), lift foot from service brake pedal, and then
slowly press the accelerator pedal (The Instrument Panel
Gauge Cluster PARK indicator should be turned off).
Backup Alarms
This bus may be equipped with one of two backupp alarms
options to warn, anyone standing behind the vehicle, that it is in
the process of backing up. The backup alarm is activated by:
Reverse gear Alarm Option.
With foot on the service brake
pedal, shift the transmission into R (Reverse).
The back up
alarm will sound as long as the transmission shift selector
is in the R (Reverse) position.
Roll Back Alarm Option.
Release the parking brake and then
take your foot off the service brake pedal, allowing the bus to
drift backward.
The back up alarm will sound as soon as the
bus begins to roll backward.
NOTE: This optional backup alarm is activated every time
the vehicle moves backwards, in any gear, with the ignition
On or Off.
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