Komatsu — STARTING ENGINE

. OPERATION OPERATION STARTING IN COLD WEATHER WARNING The pre-heating times are as shown follows When the pre-heating is completed, the pre-heating pilot lamp will go out. 3 - 92 When starting the eng ine, sit in the operator's seat, s ound the horn t o warn people in the surroun ding area that the machine is about to move, the n start the engine. If the machin e is started off w ithout giving a warning, ther e is danger that the people in the area around the machine may suffer serious p ersonal injury. Do not short circuit t he starting motor circuit to sta rt the engine. If the starting motor circuit is short circuited, sparks are generated and this may cause fire or other damage.

The engine exhaust gas is dangerous to the health and includes cause death. components that may When the machine is i nside a building, open the wind ows and doors, and remove any objects that may obstruct the flow of air. After starting the engi ne, move the machine outside t he building immediately and carry out the wa rming-up operation. Do not carry out the warming -up operation inside the buildi ng. Do not use any startin g aid fluid when starting in cold weather. Starting aid fluid ignites easily, so the re is a danger of explosion. NOTICE Avoid suddenly acc operation is comple components is at l elerating the engine before the warming-u ted.

If the oil in the engine and hydraul ow temperature, and the engine is sudden accelerated, the lub components will be lo Do not keep the starti seconds. If the starti ricating oil film in the engi st, and this will cause wear an ng motor running continuousl ng motor is run for more than ne and hydraul d other problems y for more than 2 20 seconds, th voltage in the battery will drop, the starting motor sp eed will go dow and it will be unable t o start the engine. Wait for at le ast two minutes allow the battery volt again. age to recover before trying to start the engin 1. Turn the key of st arting switch (1) to ON posit ion.

The pre-heating w water temperature ill start automatically accord ing to the engin and the pre-heating pilot la mp will light u Engine water tempe rature Pre-heating time below 0°C (32° F) 30 sec