Komatsu — Control Levers, Pedals

CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 6. MULTIFUNCTIONAL LEVER FOR THE WORK HYDRAULIC SYSTEM The work unit is operated with the multifunctional lever. The mul- tifunctional lever has 6 positions which control the work unit as follows: SW Floating position The multifunctional lever is locked in this position. The float- ing position is provided for plan- ing operations (removing subsoil). In this switch position, the work unit is lowered by its own weight, and can be freely operated by external parties. 75_016 S Lowering The boom is lowered in this po- sition. If the engine is switched off, you can lower the boom in this position. 0 Paused The boom is held in position.

H Lifting If you draw the multifunctional lever further in the direction of (lifting), the lever is locked in thisposition until the boom has reached the top limit stop. Then, the multifunctional lever auto- matically returns to the posi- tion (Paused). E Bucket curl If you draw the multifunctional lever to position (Bucket curl), it is locked in this position until the bucket has reached the limit stop. Then, the multifunc- tional lever automatically re- turns to position ‘0’ (paused). A Dumping In this position, the bucket is dumped. 4-25