Testing the electric tug

Test the electric tug thoroughly before each use by following the steps below. Testing of the electric tug should be performed in a safe area, spacious and without obstacles or people!

  1. Take your position and turn on the machine. The battery indicator light will indicate the battery charge level.


    Figure 1. Turning on the product
  2. Place your hands on the handle of the tiller head.
    1. Press the DCL while the tiller head is in the fully upright position (safety range (B)), the electric tug should not be able to drive.
    2. Move the tiller head towards you to place the tiller head in the operating range (F).
  3. Test if the electric tug drives away from you: Push the DCL upward with your thumb.




    Figure 2. Drive control lever (DCL)
  4. Test if the electric tug is braking and stopping correctly: when the DCL is released theelectric tug should now come to a complete stop within a specified (programmable) time.
  5. Test if the electric tug drives toward you: Push the DCL downward with your thumb.




    Figure 3. Drive control lever (DCL)
  6. Check that the electric tug is steering correctly to the left: move the tiller head to the left, while driving in the pulling direction.
  7. Check that your electric tug is steering correctly to the right: move the tiller head to the right, while driving in the pulling direction.
  8. Test again if the electric tug is braking and stopping correctly: when the DCL is released the electric tug should come to a complete stop within a specified (programmable) time.
  9. Press the safety reverse switch while driving in the pulling direction and verify that it does indeed turn off driving and briefly reverses the direction of travel such that the electric tug drives away from the operator.


    Figure 4. Safety reverse switch
    1. Press the DCL while the tiller head is in the fully down position (safety range (B), the electric tug should not be able to drive.

If the electric tug fails one or more of the above tests, turn it off and do not use the electric tug. Have the electric tug checked and if necessary repaired by the manufacturer or your distributor.