. OPERATION OPERATION EMERGENCY STEERING (If equipped) CAUTION During emergencies or when stopping the engine to check the 3 - 136 Never actuate the emergency stee when checking the function. ring except during emergencies or The emergency steering can be use d continuously for a maximum of 60 s econds. Operating it continuous damage the system. When using the emergency steeri MPH). f the steering becomes heavy, ke ly for more than 60 seconds may ng, travel at less than 5 km/h (3.1 ep the emergency steering switch I pressed, move the machine immed iately to a safe place, then stop the machine. function, press emergency ste steering pilot lamp (green) (2) will ering switch (1).
Emergency light up and the steering can be operated. Emergency steering pilot lamp (g reen) (2) lights up to inform the operator that the emergency steer ing system has been actuated. Th e emergency steering system i s provided to enable the machine to be steered under the follow The starting switch is at the ON position. or there is no pressure. or there is a failure in the steering oil pressure pump, etc.) The steering oil pressure is low ( When the engine has stopped or there is a failure in the steering oil pr essure When the starting switch is turned to the ON position, the emergency stee ring automatically carrie s out a self check for 3 seconds.
For details, see "E MERGENCY STEERING SELF-CHEC K FUNCTION (PAGE 3 -137)". When the emergency steering controller detects lack of oil pressure in the steering system, st eering oil pressure caution lamp (re d) (3) and central warning lamp ( 4) light up, and the alarm buzzer sounds intermittently. When this happens, if the machin e is traveling at a speed of more than 2 km/h (1.2 MPH), the elect actuated and emergency steering ric pump motor is automatically pilot lamp (green) (2) lights up. Steering oil pressure caution lamp (red) (3) lights up to inform the operator that there is a failure in th e steering system.
If s teering oil pressure caution lam p (red) (3) lights up, move the machine immediately to a safe p lace and stop it. Locate the cause and do not oper ate the machine until it has been repair ed.