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OPERATION AND SERVICE INFORMATION
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Read all of manual to become thoroughly familiar with this vehicle. Pay particular attention to all Notes, Cautions and Warnings
differential lock may cause excessive wear to the rear tires.
The vehicle must be completely
stopped before engaging or
disengaging the differential lock. Failure to stop will
damage the differential.
To engage the differential lock, stop vehicle and push the lock lever for-
ward towards the red ‘locked’ symbol (Ref Fig. 10 on page 3-9).
To disengage the differential lock, stop the vehicle and push the differ-
ential lock lever backward towards the green ‘unlocked’ symbol. After
unlocking, the differential may remain locked if driving is resumed in a
straight line. This is a normal occurrence caused by pressure remain-
ing against the gears and not allowing the locking mechanism to
release. To avoid this, simply turn the vehicle as acceleration begins or
accelerate in reverse.
LOAD BED
To reduce the possibility of severe
injury or death, read, understand
and follow the Danger label affixed
to the front of the load bed.
The electric lift bed is the standard bed for the ST480.
A load bed warning label is affixed to the front of the bed. See Appendix
A. For safe operation of the vehicle, this label must be understood. See
the load bed warning label for maximum load. The load must be posi-
tioned in the bed as far forward as possible, distributed in such a way
that its center of gravity must not be higher than height noted on label,
and secured. Failure to follow these instructions may result in severe
injury, damage the vehicle and/or cause the vehicle to tip over. Use
extra care when operating loaded vehicle.
Do not permit any one to ride in the bed.
Do not drive the vehicle with the load bed raised or with the tailgate
unsupported.
When using the electric lift on the ST 480, be sure to avoid backing up
to the edge of a drop off, such as a loading dock or ravine. A misjudg-
ment of distance or an unstable surface could result in the vehicle fall-
ing backwards.
Before operating load bed, check to ensure no one is behind the vehi-
cle.
Never fill a gas can in the bed of a
vehicle. Static discharge could ignite
gasoline vapor and cause an explo-
sion.
Always place a gas can on the ground before filling. Never fill a gas can
in the bed of the vehicle. Static electricity is built up during the fueling
process and could discharge causing the gasoline vapor to ignite.
ELECTRIC LIFT BED OPERATION
Exercise caution while operating the
electric lift bed to ensure clothing is
not caught during lifting or lowering
procedure. Severe injury could result if bed is lowered and
traps fingers or other body parts.
The electric lift switch is located on the driver side of the front seat
panel. Move the switch lever up to raise the load bed and down to
lower (Ref Fig. 12 on page 3-12).
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