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IMPORTANT! Use this vehicle ONLY outdoors. Most interior floor- ing can be damaged by riding this vehicle indoors. Fisher-Price®will not be responsible for damage to the floor if the vehicle is used indoors.

Beginner Use - Low Speed Drive

As assembled, your vehicle is ready to roll in low speed

(21/2 mph, maximum). It has been pre-set so it will only operate in low speed. After your child has mastered the basic skills of driving and understands the rules for safe driving, it’s time to remove the high speed lock-out screw to allow the vehicle to operate in low or high speed. See the instructions on this page to remove the high speed lock-out screw.

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•Your vehicle has a patented, electronic braking system that automatically stops the vehicle when your child’s foot lifts from the pedal. Make sure your child is comfortable with steering the vehicle and automatically knows how to stop.

Advanced Use - High Speed Drive

Place

lock-out screw

here for storage.

Remove

lock-out screw for high speed.

• Make sure the shifter is in the low speed

position

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•Press down on the foot pedal 2 . The vehicle goes forward at a maximum of 21/2 mph 3 . Help your child practice steering to learn how far and how quickly to turn the steering wheel when driving forward in low speed.

To Back Up

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IMPORTANT! To avoid damaging the motors and gears, stop the vehicle before shifting from forward to reverse .

•Once your child is completely comfortable with operating the vehicle in the forward mode, introduce reverse .

• Make sure the shifter is in the reverse position 1 .

• Press down on the foot pedal 2 .The vehicle will go in reverse at a maximum of 21/2 mph 3 . The vehicle is designed to operate in low speed only in reverse. Help your child practice steering to learn how far and how quickly to turn the steering wheel when driving

in reverse.

•Before you disconnect the high speed lock-out, make sure your child knows how to steer, how to start and stop the vehicle and knows the rules for safe driving. When the high speed lock-out is disconnected, the vehicle can be driven forward in low speed (21/2 mph, maximum) or high speed (5 mph, maximum).

•Make sure the shifter is in the reverse position.

•Loosen and remove the screw in the shifter box.

•Place the lock-out screw into the hole in the vehicle for future use. It can be re-inserted into the shifter box to lock-out high speed.

To Drive

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IMPORANT! To avoid damaging the motors and gears, stop the vehicle before shifting between low and high speed.

• Make sure the shifter is in the high speed position 1 .

• Press down on the foot pedal 2 . The vehicle goes forward at a maximum of 5 mph 3 . Help your child practice steering to learn how far and how quickly to turn the steering wheel when driving forward in high speed.

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H044040, H0440 specifications

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