Operator's Manual

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1. Prop rod
Lowering the Box
T he w eight of the bo x may be hea vy . Hands
or other body par ts could be cr ushed.
K eep hands and other body par ts clear when
lo w ering the bo x.
Pull the prop rod out of the detent slot and lo w er
the bo x until it latc hes into place .
Adjusting the Box Latches
If the bo x latc h does not latc h tightly , vibrating up
and do wn as y ou dri v e the v ehicle , y ou can adjust
the latc h posts to mak e the latc hes fit sn ugly .
1. Loosen the n ut on the end of the latc h post
( Figure 25 ).
Figure 25
1. Latch 3. Latch post
2. Nut
2. T ur n the latc h post cloc kwise until it is sn ug
ag ainst the latc h and then tighten the n ut
( Figure 25 ).
3. R e peat this procedure for the latc h on the
other side of the v ehicle .
Operating the Tailgate Latches
1. T o open the tailg ate latc hes , lift the latc h
handles up ( Figure 26 ). T he latc hes will spring
out to w ard the center of the tailg ate . Slo wly
lo w er the tailg ate .
Note: Y ou ma y need to push the end of the
tailg ate in (especially if there is a load ag ainst
the tailg ate) before the latc hes will spring
to w ard the center of the tailg ate and release .
Figure 26
1. Tailgate latch
2. T o close the tailg ate latc hes , lift the handles
upw ard and slide them to w ard the outside of
the v ehicle .
3. Push the latc h handles do wnw ard to secure the
latc h and tailg ate .
Breaking in a New Vehicle
T o pro vide proper perfor mance and long
v ehicle life , follo w these guidelines for the first
100 operating hours:
• Chec k the fluid and engine oil lev els regularly
and be aler t for indications of o v erheating in
any component of the v ehicle .
• After star ting a cold engine , let it w ar m up for
about 15 seconds before accelerating .
• A v oid hard braking situations for the first
sev eral hours of new v ehicle break-in
operation. New brak e linings ma y not be at
optim um perfor mance until sev eral hours of
use has caused the brak es to become bur nished
(brok en-in).
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