OPERATING YOUR MACHINE Braking on downhill slopes When driving down a slope, put If engine stops If the engine stops on a slope, depress the right brake pedal fully. Next, lower the work equipment to the ground and apply the parking brake. Then put the directional and speed control levers in neutral, and start the engine again. (If the direc- tional lever is not in neutral, the engine will not start.) the speed control lever in a low speed position and fully apply the engine brake. Run the engine at medium speed, and to apply the ser- vice brake, depress the right brake pedal. If the speed control lever is not placed in a proper speed position, the torque converter oil may overheat.
If it overheats, place the speed control lever in the next lower gear speed to lower the oil temperature. If the temperature gauge does not indicate the green range of the scale even with the lever in the 1 st speed position, stop the machine, place the lever in neutral, and run the engine at medium speed until the gauge indicates the green range. W-01298 - 53 -