What does this lock button do?

I've seen this since I've had the Mav and I'm just wondering what it's used for.

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Cheers

Hand throttle. Lets you hold the engine revs up without using the accelerator, good for rough driving where your foot would be bouncing on the pedal. DO NOT USE AS A CRUISE CONTROL.

Tony

if you pull it out and turn it ( clockwise i think ) it holds your revs up

yeh hand throttle use it extreme low range stops ya foot slipping

Also good to use when your winching to keep your revs up without having to think about it. You usually have other thIngs on your mind when your winching. Helps keep alternator charging and gives you some revs if you need to drive.

Can be handy though I cant say I use mine these days but you should have a play around with it.

Its actually a choke with a lock to hold it on. Used more for cold mornings rather than as an acceleraion aid. The symbol under the word "lock" (like this: / with a dot in the middle) is the international sign for a choke.

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Originally Posted by taslucas

Its actually a choke with a lock to hold it on. Used more for cold mornings rather than as an acceleraion aid. The symbol under the word "lock" (like this: / with a dot in the middle) is the international sign for a choke.

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Choke's do not have a lock on it as far as I'm aware, it is a Throttle / Idling Control Knob, but the use for it you are correct.

Uses

Cold Engine
Winch

Tonys "Lets you hold the engine revs up without using the accelerator, good for rough driving where your foot would be bouncing on the pedal" is not listed in the owners maunual" Says something big black letter, Avoid driving the vehicle with the throttle/idling control pulled out.......

But I agree with Tony, and have used it plenty of times before.

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Originally Posted by taslucas

Its actually a choke with a lock to hold it on. Used more for cold mornings rather than as an acceleraion aid. The symbol under the word "lock" (like this: / with a dot in the middle) is the international sign for a choke.

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Sorry mate but you are incorrect its not a choke at all & has nothing to do with the choke mechanism. It is indeed a hand throttle control with a lock to enable it to maintain a desired setting put in place be the operator.

It is operated by pulling it out to reach the desired range & when turned clock wise it holds that specific setting until the hanle is turn anti clock wise to release it at which time it returns to its base position.

hey im sure you know more than me but that symbol is the international symbol for choke

when my gq is a bit cold in the morning it likes to stall. I pull this on and twist to lock to keep the revs up until it warms up and will idle by itself.