OK, it looks to me like you may have a Perfex KT3HS Transmitter. That transmits on 27 mHz. Unfortunately, i've never used this kind of radio, so i can't walk you through the settings. You should however be able to control the throttle/brake settings with a function button on the transmitter. I would say to you, either read the manual for the radio, or wait till your man gets home, or anyone with experience with the car, and can help you out. If it's brand new and out of the box, I would think it's only going to be a transmitter adjustment issue rather than a throttle/brake linkage problem.

Oh and YES! Failsafe is important. Nothing worse that watching your car going at full throttle towards that big group of kids watching you play....and there's NOTHING you can do about it.

I highly recommend upgrading that $10.00 radio to something more substantial with a built in fail safe, like a Spektrum, Futaba, Airtronic, etc.

You have a very decent little car there. Do it justice and get a decent radio for it.