PRECAUTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE SAFETY WARNING: For reasons of safety, always follow these safety precautions.. RADIATOR WATER LEVEL When inspecting the radiator water level, stop the engine, and wait for the engine and radiator to cool down. Check the water level in the sub-tank. Under normal conditions, do not open the radiator cap. If there is no sub-tank, or the auxiliary cap must be removed, always do as follows. Wait for the radiator water temperature to go down before checking the water level. A0055050 (When checking if the water temperature has gone down, put your hand near the engine or radiator and check the air tem- perature.
Be careful not to touch the radiator or engine.) Loosen the auxiliary cap slowly to release the pressure inside the radiator. STOP ENGINE BEFORE CARRYING OUT INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE When carrying out inspection and maintenance, park the machine on level ground where there is no danger of falling rocks or land slides, or of flooding if the land is low, then lower the work equipment to the ground and stop the engine. Operate the right work equipment control lever several times to the RAISE and LOWER positions to release the remaining pressure in the hydraulic circuit, then set safety lock lever (1) to the LOCK position. Put blocks (2) under the track to prevent the machine from moving.
OFF The worker carrying out the maintenance should be extremely careful not to touch or get caught in the moving parts. ON START AW34987C Lock Free AB30576C 42 A00673 80 2 AA307019C