Bed Latch and Prop Rod
Page 20
2005 Carryall 272/ Carryall 472 Gasoline Vehicle Owner’s Manual
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WARNING
• Driving through water may affect the brakes. After driving through water, check effectiveness
of the brakes by gently pressing the brake pedal. If the vehicle does not slow down at the
normal rate, continue to press the brake pedal until the brakes dry out and normal
performance returns.
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CAUTION
• When stopped on a hill, use the brake pedal to hold your position. Do not use the accelerator
pedal to hold position.
PARKING AND LEAVING THE VEHICLE
1. After stopping vehicle, set hand brake until it locks. Make sure it is fully engaged. This will prevent the
vehicle from rolling.
2. Turn the key switch to the OFF position and place the Forward/Reverse handle in the NEUTRAL position.
Remove the key and turn the fuel shut-off valve to the closed (OFF) position when the vehicle is not in
use (Figure 14, Page 25). See also Figure 27 and Figure 28 on page 36.
BED LATCH AND PROP ROD
See General Warnings on page 10.
• Carryall 272:
The bed latch (Figure 10) has an automatically engaging prop rod and prop rod track (Figure 11) as
standard features. To lift the bed, pull the bed latch handle toward the rear of the vehicle and lift the
bed. The prop rod will come to rest in one of the notches in the prop rod track. To close the bed, lift the
bed so that the prop rod is no longer supported in one of the track notches. Push the prop rod toward
the front of the vehicle to free it from the track notch and gently lower the bed. DO NOT drop the bed.
See following DANGER, WARNING, and NOTE.
• Carryall 472:
The bed latch (Figure 12) releases the bed. To lift the bed, push down on the latch handle while lifting
up on the bed. The bed is balanced so as to stay in a raised position automatically (Figure 13). To
close the bed, lower it gently until the bed latch engages. DO NOT drop the bed. See following
WARNING.
