WARNING: Failure to follow these safety precautions may lead to a serious accident. SAFETY ! Park on level ground where there is no danger of falling rocks or landslides. When parking on low ground, park in a place where there is no problem of flooding. When parking the machine, lower the work equipment to the ground. ! If the machine must be parked on a slope, block the tracks, lower the work equipment and thrust the bucket into the ground. ! After stopping the engine, operate the right work equipment control lever to the RAISE and LOWER positions 2 or 3 times to release the pressure remaining in the hydraulic circuit. !
When parking on public roads, provide fences, signs, flags, or lights, and put up any other necessary signs to ensure that passing traffic can see the machine clearly, and park the machine so that the machine, flags, and fences do not obstruct traffic. Parking procedure ! See 12.17 PARKING MACHINE on page 2-85 ! When leaving the machine, lower the work equipment completely to the ground, set safety lock lever to the LOCK position, then stop the engine and use the key to lock all the equipment. Always remove the key and take it with you. Work equipment posture ! See 12.17 PARKING MACHINE on page 2-85 Locks ! See 12.21 LOCKING AND SECURING MACHINE on page 2-88. !
Always close the door of the operator's compartment. ! After completing operations, remove any drops of water, snow, or mud stuck to the wiring harnesses, connector 10, switches, or sensors, and cover these parts. If drops of water get in and freeze, the machine may malfunction when it is next used, and this may lead to an unexpected accident. ! Carry out the warming-up operations thoroughly. If the control levers are operated before the machine is fully warmed up, the response of the machine will be slow, and this may lead to an unexpected accident. !
Operate the control levers to relieve the hydraulic pressure (raise the pressure to above the set pressure of the hydraulic circuit and relieve the pressure oil to the hydraulic tank) to warm up the oil in the hydraulic circuit. This improves the response of the machine and prevents mistaken operation. ! If the battery electrolyte is frozen, do not charge the battery or start the engine with power from another source. There is danger that the battery may catch fire. When charging the battery or starting with power from another source, let the battery electrolyte melt and check that there is no leakage of battery electrolyte before starting the operation. Battery charge ratio !
See 14.1.3 BATTERY on page 2-96 ! In cold weather, do not touch metal surfaces with your bare hands. If you touch a metal surface in extremely cold weather, your skin may freeze to the metal surface. 1-17 PARKING THE MACHINE PRECAUTIONS IN COLD WEATHER