Bed Latch
2003 Carryall Electric Vehicle Owner’s Manual
Page 19
BED LATCH
The Carryall 1 and 2 are equipped with a bed latch on the driver side of the vehicle as standard equipment
. To lift bed, pull latch handle toward back of the vehicle and lift the bed.
To close the bed, lower it gently until the bed latch engages. DO NOT drop the bed.
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WARNING
• Keep hands and fingers clear of crush area between the bed and the seat back support.
NOTE:
The Carryall 2 is equipped with an automatically engaging prop rod, unless equipped with an elec-
tric bed lift option
PROP ROD
Read DANGER and WARNING on page 7.
The Carryall 2 is equipped with an automatically engaging prop rod and prop rod track on the driver side of the
rear body
. When pulling the bed latch handle and lifting the bed, the prop rod will come to rest in
one of the notches in the prop rod track.
The Carryall 6 is equipped with a manual prop rod. When lifting the bed of a Carryall 6 vehicle, remove the
prop rod from the clip and engage the prop rod.
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DANGER
• Use caution when working under bed. Be sure prop rod is secure. Otherwise the bed will fall,
resulting in severe personal injury or death.
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WARNING
• Do not disengage prop rod until all persons are clear of cargo bed area.
• Do not drop tilt bed; lower gently and keep entire body clear. Failure to follow these
instructions could result in severe injury.
• Keep hands clear of crush area between bed and seat back support.
Figure 8 Bed Latch