Operating & maintenance manual 9 Starting, driving and stopping the compaction roller ............................................. 48 9.1 Prior to the initial start .................................................................................................................. 48 9.2 Starting the Diesel engine ............................................................................................................. 48 9.1.1 Activating the battery main switch (optional feature) ................................................................... 48 9.2.1 Trouble-shooting: Diesel engine start ..........................................................................................
49 9.3 Driving the compaction roller ....................................................................................................... 49 9.3.1 Forward motion: start ................................................................................................................... 49 9.3.2 Forward motion: stop ................................................................................................................... 50 9.3.3 Reverse motion: start ................................................................................................................... 50 9.3.4 Reverse motion:
stop ................................................................................................................... 51 9.3.5 Changing direction ....................................................................................................................... 51 9.4 Driving in the rain .......................................................................................................................... 52 9.4.1 Front wiper ...................................................................................................................................
52 9.5 Driving in the dark or with restricted visibility ........................................................................... 52 9.4.2 Rear wiper.................................................................................................................................... 52 9.5.1 Work lights ................................................................................................................................... 52 9.5.2 Taking action against fogged up or icy windows .........................................................................
53 9.5.3 Heating & ventilation .................................................................................................................... 53 9.5.4 Line-of-sight obstruction .............................................................................................................. 53 9.6 Stopping and parking the compaction roller .............................................................................. 54 9.6.1 Turning off the battery main switch (optional feature) ................................................................. 54 9.6.2 Leaving the compaction roller ......................................................................................................
54 10 Driving on heavy soils and on slopes ...................................................................... 55 10.1 Optional automatic traction control ............................................................................................. 55 10.1.1 Override function: Drum (optional feature) .............................................................................. 55 10.1.2 Override function: Rear axle (optional feature) ........................................................................ 56 11 Driving on slopes .......................................................................................................
57 11.1 Slopes ............................................................................................................................................. 57 11.1.1 Maximum gradeability of the compaction rollers (depending on the ground) .......................... 57 11.1.2 Operation on slopes: Start ....................................................................................................... 57 11.1.3 Driving uphill with the roller drum ahead ................................................................................. 58 11.1.4 Driving uphill with the rear end ahead .....................................................................................
58 11.1.5 Driving downhill ........................................................................................................................ 59 11.1.6 Stopping the operation on slopes ............................................................................................ 59 12 Towing the compaction roller ................................................................................... 60 12.1 Safety instructions referring to the towing process .................................................................. 60 12.2 Measures to be taken prior to towing ..........................................................................................
60 12.2.2 Releasing the parking brake and the HP valves ...................................................................... 61 12.2.3 Deactivating (releasing) the parking brake .............................................................................. 61 4