well it's a ricky one. In order to speed up you need to put the main lever (Контроллер) into РП (manual start) then to ФП (fixed start) or АП (automatic start) then ФП. The very right needle shows the engine positions, you can drive on 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29 and 33 positions for a long time, the other positions you need try to switch as quicly as possible, or else you'll burn the resisotrs. Keep the amperage below 600 A.