TM 10-3930-671-10 2-5. DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS. a. Truck Driving Procedures. WARNING Hearing protection is required for operator and also for all personnel working in and around this truck while truck is operating. (1) Read Commercial Operator’s Manual, Appendix E. (2) Depress service brake pedal (1). (3) Start truck engine (para 2-4 [b]). (4) Pull lift control lever (2) to the rear and raise forks (3) 6 to 8 in.  (152 to 203 mm) above the ground. (5) Pull tilt control lever (4) to the rear until forks (3) are tilted upward. (6) Place directional control lever (5) in appropriate position; push forward to travel FORWARD, pull back to travel in REVERSE, place lever in center position for NEUTRAL.. (7) Disengage parking brake (6). NOTE If traveling in REVERSE, sound horn before moving vehicle. (8) Release service brake pedal (1) and depress accelerator pedal (7) smoothly and gradually. (9) Depress service brake pedal (1) to stop truck. b. Inching Brake Pedal Operation.  Inching brake pedal (11, Table 2-1) is used in combination with accelerator to vary  lift  and  travel  speeds  independently.    The  farther  the  inching  pedal  is  depressed,  the  more  the  driving  clutch  slips, reducing travel motion.  With the inching pedal fully depressed, brakes automatically engage.  Operate inching pedal for precise maneuvering, while operating the accelerator to vary lift speed. 2-8