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Section 3 - Operation

Cab Controls & Instruments

Steering Wheel and Column

The steering column may be adjusted for tilt and telescope to provide a comfortable operating position..

Steering Wheel Tilt Control

To tilt the steering wheel, pull the tilt control lever

(1)upward.. Position the steering wheel at the desired angle and lock in position by releasing the control lever.. The steering wheel can be tilted upward to the top stop to allow easy exit from the seat..

Steering Wheel Telescopic Adjustment

To telescope the steering wheel rotate the center locking knob (2) counterclockwise and unlock the steering column.. Slide the steering wheel up or down to the desired position and lock the column in place by rotating the locking knob (2) clockwise..

IMPORTANT: Your tractor is equipped with hydrostatic power steering. Never hold the steering wheel against either of the articulation stops for more than 10 seconds or for more than a total of 10 seconds in any one minute. Failure to observe this precaution may result in damage to the steering system components.

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Parking Brake

The parking brake (3) is located on the floor to the right of the operator’s seat.. To engage the parking brake, pull the lever up.. To disengage, raise the lever up slightly, then depress button (4) and push the lever down..

CAUTION: The parking brake must be

 

 

 

 

 

 

engaged before the operator leaves the

 

 

 

 

 

 

seat.

 

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NOTE: A two-minute pulsating audible alarm will

 

 

 

 

 

 

sound with a flashing parking brake lamp to remind

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the operator to engage the parking brake if the tractor

 

 

 

 

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engine is stopped without the parking brake applied.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The parking brake indicator lamp will illuminate when

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the parking brake is applied.

 

 

IMPORTANT: To prevent the tractor from being driven

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with the parking brake applied a flashing “P” will be

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed in the transmission LCD of the EIC (5) and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the parking brake warning lamp will flash along with a

 

 

 

 

 

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continuous audible alarm. Tractors equipped with the

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAT TA22 transmission require that the parking brake

 

 

 

 

 

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be engaged before the engine will start.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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