Regarding the control of reach and lift / or any other function: the original action at the older trucks was made trough a lever. So it is normal and safe to use each function separately. More, the power used is the same hydraulic pump, so it is not correct or safe to use it on separate hydraulic functions at the same time, because you will not have the same precision level. The new minilevers are only to increase ergonomy, not for using more then one function in the same time.

Regarding the cage, from the floor it will be lifted with the reach extended in order to allow the operator to aply the safety pin in the back part of the fork. After lifting 200 mm the reach can be retreat and the lifting and all the operations to be made safely. The instabillity up there is big if the height is over 6 m, so the mast should be retreat... The operations to put the cage back on the ground should be exactly on reverse as described.