Lit. No. 72451, Rev. 03
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October 15, 2019
HAND‑HELD CONTROL
1. Turn the vehicle ignition switch to the "ON" or
"ACCESSORY" position.
2. Press the ON/OFF button on the control. The
power indicator light glows red, indicating that the
control is ON. The power indicator light glows red
whenever the control and vehicle ignition switch
are both ON and the electrical connections to the
snowplow are completed.
The ON/OFF button operates as an emergency
stop, if required.
Function Time‑Outs
To limit the amount of electrical energy required
from the vehicle, all control functions, except
LOWER/FLOAT, time out (stop) automatically after a
period of time. The blade will coast to a stop.
NOTE: If a control function times out before the
desired blade movement is complete, release the
button and press it again.
WARNING
To prevent accidental movement of the blade,
always push the ON/OFF button to switch the
control OFF whenever the snowplow is not in
use. The power indicator light will turn OFF.
Optional Control Features
The control ships from the factory with the Smooth Stop
feature enabled and the One-Touch FLOAT feature
disabled. To change these default settings, see
"Smooth Stop" and "One-Touch FLOAT" later in this
section of the Owner's Manual.
Automatic Shutdown
The control will automatically turn OFF after being
idle for 20 minutes. To reactivate the control after a
shutdown, press the ON/OFF button.
Hand‑Held Control Functions
Raise, Lower, Float, Angle
The four diamond-shaped buttons in the center of the
control face, when pressed, will result in the blade
movements described in the following table.
Function Description of Operation
RAISE
Press this button to raise the blade and cancel
the FLOAT mode. Function times out after
4.0 seconds.
LOWER
Press this button to lower the blade. Release
the button to stop blade at the desired height.
FLOAT
†
Press the
LOWER
button and hold 3/4 second
to activate this mode. The FLOAT light in
the upper left corner of the control face will
illuminate. The blade will lower to the ground
surface and follow the contour of the surface
as it dips or rises. This function does not
time out, but the control will shut down after
20 minutes of nonuse.
Press the
RAISE
button momentarily to
cancel FLOAT. Angling left or right will not
interrupt (pause) the FLOAT function.
L
(Angle
Left)
Press the
L
button to angle the blade left.
Function times out after 3.0 seconds.
R
(Angle
Right)
Press the
R
button to angle the blade right.
Function times out after 3.0 seconds.
†
FLOAT mode activates immediately when the one-touch FLOAT
feature is enabled. See "One-Touch FLOAT" later in this section
for more information.
RAISE
LOWER
R
L
ON/OFF
FLOAT
1
4
3
2
ON/OFF Button
(emergency stop)
FLOAT Light (green)
Power Indicator Light (red)
Hand-Held Control
OPERATING YOUR SNOWPLOW
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