Minuteman E Ride 28_32 Rider Scrubber - Manual (Page 21)

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Machine Overview
1.7 Steering Wheel
The steering wheel is adjustable for operator
comfort by pulling the tilt-steering lever up
and positioning the steering wheel up or
down (there are three possible positions).
Pulling on the tilt-steering lever and position-
ing the steering column in an upright position
provides the operator with more room when
climbing up and down the machine.
1.8 Accelerator Pedal - R1
Located on the right side of the operator
compartment on the floor is the accelerator
pedal. This pedal controls the propelling
speed of the machine. The farther the pedal
is pushed down the faster the machine will
travel. As discussed earlier, the directional
switch governs the direction of travel the ma-
chine will take. Switching the directional
switch with the pedal depressed will make
your machine change directions (a very
slight delay may occur before the direction of
travel changes when switching directions on
the fly). The accelerator pedal is interlocked
with the seat switch, making machine propul-
sion not possible without the operator sitting
on the seat. The accelerator pedal is also
linked to the machine’s dynamic braking sys-
tem. During operation, when the accelerator
pedal is released, the dynamic braking sys-
tem will automatically halt the movement of
the machine without need for an additional
brake pedal.
1.9 Seat - S8
The ergonomically designed seat is located
on top of the solution tank. There is a lever
under the seat that allows the operator to ad-
just the seat forward or backward for opera-
tor comfort. There is an interlock switch
located inside the seat. This makes it impos-
sible to engage the traction drive circuitry
without the operator on the seat. If the oper-
ator were to fall off the machine, the traction
drive circuitry would turn off.
1.10 Directional Switch - S6
Located on the lower front of the control con-
sole, this switch controls the direction in
which the E Ride will move when the accel-
erator pedal is activated. Flipping this switch
to the down position will set the machine to
move forward. Flipping it to the up position
sets the machine to move in reverse.
1.11 Parking Brake
This machine is equipped with an Electro-
magnetic brake built-in on the traction drive
motor. When the machine’s power is turned
off (using either the key or the emergency
button), the E-mag brake is activated and the
traction motor is prevented from moving.