Hyster CHALLENGER H165XL Operating Manual

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OPERATING PROCEDURES424. Do not drive a lift truck into an elevator unless author-ized to do so. Approach the elevator slowly. After the ele-vator is properly leveled, thelift truck must be centered so that the elevator is bal-anced. When the lift truck is in the proper position in theelevator, set the brakes, put the controls in NEUTRAL,and shut off the power. It is advisable that all other per-sonnel leave the elevator before the lift truck enters orleaves.STOP5. Drive carefully, observe traffic rules andbe in full control of the lift truck at all times.Be completely familiar with all the drivingand load handling techniques contained inthis Operating Manual.Driving And Direction ChangesThe transmission can have either an Autoshift Control Le-ver with direction change function or an Autoshift ControlLever without the direction change function. The Monotrolpedal is installed if the Autoshift Control Lever does nothave the direction change function. The Autoshift ControlLever controls the three speeds of the transmission. If thelift truck has a Monotrol pedal, push on the left side of thepedal to go Forward or the right side of the pedal to go inReverse. If not, move the Autoshift Control Lever towardthe front of the lift truck to go Forward. Move the AutoshiftControl Lever toward the rear of the lift truck to go in Re-verse. To move the lift truck, push on the brake pedal andrelease the parking brake. Now, push down on the Mono-trol pedal or the accelerator pedal while releasing thebrake pedal.A loaded or unloaded lift truck can usually start to movewith the range lever in the 2 position. Start in the 1 posi-tion when the lift truck is on a grade. After the lift truck ismoving, push forward on the range lever to increasespeed or pull back to select a lower range as necessary.The lift truck has the capability of making directional shiftsat travel speeds up to a walking pace, but the mast mustnot be raised and the load must be stable. If the lift truckProperty of American Airlines