Owner’s Guide
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OPERATING PROCEDURES
Read all of this manual to become thoroughly familiar with this vehicle. Pay particular attention to all Notices, Cautions, Warnings, and Dangers.
To reduce the possibility of severe injury or death resulting from improper vehicle operation,
the following warnings must be observed:
Refer to GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS for seating capacity.
Depressing accelerator pedal will release foot operated park brake and may cause inad-
vertent vehicle movement. Turn the key to the ‘OFF’ position whenever the vehicle is
parked.
To prevent inadvertent movement when the vehicle is to be left unattended, engage the
park brake, move direction selector to forward position, turn key to ‘OFF’ position and
remove key.
Make sure that the direction selector is in correct position before attempting to start the
vehicle.
Always bring the vehicle to a complete stop before shifting the direction selector.
Do not take vehicle out of ‘gear’ while in motion (coast).
Check the area behind the vehicle before operating in reverse.
All occupants must be seated. Keep entire body inside vehicle and hold on while vehicle
is in motion.
RUN-IN
Check for oil or fuel leaks that could have developed in shipment from the factory. Avoid full throttle starts and rapid accel-
eration until the engine has achieved operating temperature.
All engines consume more oil than normal during the first hours of operation. As internal moving parts are run-in, oil con-
sumption should gradually decrease until the rate of consumption stabilizes.
Check the oil level per the Periodic Service Schedule (Ref. Page - 56). Add oil if the level on the dipstick indicates that oil is
in the add oil range(Ref. Fig. 3) .
Fig. 3 Check Oil Level on DipStick
Do not overfill engine. Too much oil may cause smoking or allow oil to enter the air filter enclosure.
The oil dipstick/fill cap must be in place before operating the engine. Failure to install the dipstick/fill cap will result in oil
becoming contaminated and/or being discharged into the engine compartment.
Oil dipsticks are unique to this model vehicle. Do not interchange oil dipsticks between models.
Maximum Oil Level
For Hot Engine
Do Not Overfill
Fill Cold Engine
To This Point
Safe
Operating Range
Hot Engine
Add Oil
NOTICE
Summary of Contents for TXT FREEDOM
Page 1: ...TXT FREEDOM 2 2 VALOR Owner s Guide Issued February 2010 Revised August 2012 ...
Page 67: ...Appendix A 1 VEHICLE EMISSION STATEMENTS Owner s Guide VEHICLE EMISSION STATEMENTS ...
Page 68: ...Appendix A 2 Owner s Guide VEHICLE EMISSION STATEMENTS ...
Page 73: ...Appendix B 1 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Owner s Guide DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY EUROPE ONLY ...
Page 74: ...Appendix B 2 Owner s Guide DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ...
Page 75: ...Appendix B 3 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Owner s Guide ...
Page 76: ...Appendix B 4 Owner s Guide DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY NOTES ...
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