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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
The lift is very simple to operate. The start button on the motor pump is pushed
in and held to activate the switch which turns the electric motor on. The motor
operates an internal pump that forces hydraulic oil into the lift cylinders, which
extends the pistons and raises the lift. As the lift rises, an safety latch will pass
over the steel stops (rectangular blocks on the bar inside of the middle tube),
and you will hear “clanks” as it does so. This sound is normal, and indicates
that the safety latch is passing over the stops properly. The lift is raised to the
desired height by holding the button in while it is rising, and releasing the
button when the lift has reached its desired position. To lower the lift, you need
to depress the start button again for a few seconds. The lift will “bump”
upwards a little to let the safety latch lock open. If the lock-release cable handle
is hold tight and the lowering lever is press down also, then the weight of the
vehicle will cause the lift to lower by gravity. No power is required to apply to
the motor pump in lowering, but the safety latch must be disengaged to allow
the lift to lower past the stops.
After the installation is complete, raise the lift about two feet high and then
lower it. Repeat this process two or three times, and then top off the hydraulic
oil reservoir again, if necessary. This assures that hydraulic oil is distributed
everywhere in the system that it needs to be.
NOTE: Only top off the reservoir with the lift in the “down” position. If you
fill the reservoir in the “up” position and then lower the lift, there will be too
much hydraulic oil in the system, and it will squirt out of the top of the
control unit.
RAISING A VEHICLE
Drive the vehicle onto the lift frame until it is about centered. Set the parking
brake. Move out the arms to make the rubber pad under the support position
of the vehicle frame. Depress the “up” button to raise the vehicle a little.
Check again all the arms to make sure everything is in safe. Then lift up the
vehicle to desired height.
BE CAREFUL NOT TO RAISE THE VEHICLE SO HIGH THAT IT STRIKES
THE CEILING! MAKE SURE ANTENNAS ARE REMOVED, IF NECESSARY,
AND BE AWARE OF ANYTHING THAT PROTRUDES FROM THE CEILING,
LIKE LIGHTBULBS, GARAGE DOOR OPENERS OR DOOR TRACKS.
