Page-8MA-100-03Introduction SC-100ABOUT THIS MANUALThe purchase of this vehicle shows a belief inhigh quality products manufactured in the USA.Taylor-Dunn®, a leading manufacturer of electric burdenand personnel carriers since 1949, wants to be surethis vehicle provides years of reliable service. Pleasecontinue to read this manual and enjoy this high qualityTaylor-Dunn® vehicle.This manual is to serve as a guide for the service,repair, and operation of Taylor-Dunn® vehicles and isnot intended as a training guide. Taylor-Dunn® has madeevery effort to include as much information as possibleabout the operation and maintenance of this vehicle.Included in this manual are:• Vehicle Description• Maintenance and Service Information• Standard Parts ListBefore servicing, operating, training or performingmaintenance on this or any other Taylor-Dunn® vehicle,read the appropriate Taylor-Dunn® manual.Each Taylor-Dunn® manual references the applicablemodels and serial numbers on the front cover.Please, be aware of all cautions, warnings, instructions,and notes contained in this manual.WHO SHOULD READ THIS MANUALThis manual is intended for use by anyone who is goingto operate, own, perform maintenance on, service, ororder parts for this Taylor-Dunn® vehicle. Each personshall be familiar with the parts of this manual that applyto their use of this vehicle.REPLACEMENT PARTSTo maintain peak performance, only use original Taylor-Dunn replacement parts intended for use on your vehicle.Taylor-Dunn components are designed and tested foruse on specific Taylor-Dunn model vehicles. Only usethe correct Taylor-Dunn replacement components foryour Taylor-Dunn vehicle.Electrical components not tested by Taylor-Dunn (orintended for use on other Taylor-Dunn vehicles) mayhave unanticipated interaction and/or interference withthe vehicles control system resulting in unsafe operationor damage to the electrical system.Mechanical components not tested by Taylor-Dunn (orfrom other model Taylor-Dunn vehicles) may have anundesirable affect on the operation of the vehicle, resultin additional frame stress, or stress other componentsresulting in premature failure or an unsafe condition.Due to the unknown properties of non-Taylor-Dunn testedcomponents or from components not originally equippedon the vehicle, we cannot approve their use in a Taylor-Dunn vehicle.HOW TO USE THIS MANUALThis manual is organized into four main sections:IntroductionThis section describes how to use this service manualand how to identify your vehicle.Maintenance, Service, and RepairThis section gives specific information on the servicingof the vehicle and a schedule for maintenance checks.This manual is for mechanical repairs only and doesnot include electrical diagnosis procedures. Electricaldiagnosis procedures are included in a separate manual.Illustrated PartsThis section provides an illustrated view of variousassemblies. The illustrations are accompanied by tablesidentifying the parts.