Manitou 160 ATJ PLUS Euro 3, Instruction Manual

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RIVING THE PLATFORM
SAFETY NOTICE
Operators should be aware of the risks connected with using the platform, notably:
- Risk of losing control.
- Risk of losing lateral and frontal stability of the platform.
The operator must remain in control of the platform.
- Do not carry out operations which exceed the capacities of your platform.
- Familiarise yourself with the platform on the terrain where it will be used.
- Ensure that the brakes work efficiently when stopping a travelling movement, taking into account the braking distances.
- Drive smoothly at an appropriate speed for the operating conditions (land configuration, load in the basket).
- Take extreme care if manoeuvring the platform with the basket in the high position. Ensure you have adequate visibility.
- Take bends slowly.
- In all circumstances make sure you are in control of your speed.
- Travel slowly on damp, slippery or uneven terrain or on truck ramps.
- Always remember that the hydraulic form of steering is very sensitive to movements.
- Never leave the I.C. engine on when the platform is unattended.
- Look where you are going and always make sure you have good visibility along the route.
- Drive round obstacles.
- Never drive on the edge of a ditch or steep slope.
- Whatever your travelling speed, you must reduce the speed as much as possible before stopping.
- The lifting platform must work in an obstacle-free area, where there is no danger descending to the ground.
- The operator using the lifting platform must be assisted by an appropriately instructed person on the ground.
- Comply with the limits shown on the lifting platform’s load graph.
INSTRUCTIONS
- When moving the platform a long distance, always travel with the arms folded or the scissors in the low position.
- Engage the appropriate gear (see chapter 2 - DESCRIPTION, CHECKING AND CONTROL INSTRUMENTS pages).
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547408 EN (15/05/2012)