OPERATOR'S MANUAL

INTRODUCTION
VehicleSafety
WARNING
Donotdrinkalcoholanddrive.Your
reexes,perceptions,andjudgment
canbeaffectedbyevenasmall
amountofalcohol.Youcouldhave
aseriousorevenfatalaccident,
ifyoudriveafterdrinking.Please
donotdrinkanddriveorridewith
adriverwhohasbeendrinking.
Failuretocomplymayresultin
death,personalinjury,equipmentor
propertydamage.
WARNING
Donottextanddrive.Yourreaction
time,perceptionsandjudgmentcan
beaffectedwhiletextingorusing
anyotherformofmobilemessaging
whiledriving.Failuretocomply
mayresultindeath,personalinjury,
equipmentorpropertydamage.
Makesureyourvehicleisintop
workingconditionbeforeheading
outontheroad,itistheresponsible
driver'sdutytodoso.Inspectthe
vehicleaccordingtotheDriver'sCheck
Listbeginningonpage1-34.
Everynewvehicleisdesignedto
conformtoallFederalMotorVehicle
SafetyStandardsapplicableatthetime
ofmanufacture.Evenwiththesesafety
features,continuedsafeandreliable
operationdependsgreatlyupon
regularvehiclemaintenance.Follow
themaintenancerecommendations
foundinPreventiveMaintenanceon
page5-9.Thiswillhelppreserveyour
investment.
Keepinmindthatevenawell
maintainedvehiclemustbeoperated
withintherangeofitsmechanical
capabilitiesandthelimitsofitsload
ratings.SeetheWeightRatingslabel
onthedriver'sdooredge.
Safedrivingisonlypossiblewiththe
properconcentrationonthedriving
task.Keepdistractiontoaminimumto
improveyourconcentration.Examples
ofdistractionsmayincluderadio
controls,GPSnavigationcontrols,
cellulartelephonecalls,cellulartext
messages,readingorreachingfor
somethingontheoor.Minimizing
yourdistractionswillimprovesafe
drivingandwillhelpavoidanaccident
involvingdeathorpersonalinjury.
Beawareoflocalregulationsthatmay
prohibittheuseofcellulartelephones
whiledriving.Inadditiontobeingan
unsafepractice,itmaybeagainstlocal
orfederalordinancestousecellular
deviceswhileoperatingthevehicle.
Thismanualisnotatrainingmanual.
Itcannottellyoueverythingyouneed
toknowaboutdrivingyourvehicle.For
thatyouneedagoodtrainingprogram
ortruckdrivingschool.Ifyouhavenot
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