Komatsu — STARTING ENGINE

. OPERATION OPERATION STARTING ENGINE NORMAL STARTING WARNING 3 - 106 Sit down in the oper ator's seat before starting the e ngine. Do not attempt to sta rt the engine by short-circuiting the engine starting circuit. Such an act may cause serious bodily injur y or fire. Check that there are no persons or obstacles in th e surrounding a rea, then sound the horn and start the engine. Exhaust gas is toxic . When starting the engine in c onfined spaces , be particularly careful t o ensure good ventilation. Do not accelerate warming-up operati the engine suddenly before completing the on. Do not keep the sta seconds.

If the engine does n rting motor rotating continuously for more than 20 ot start, wait for at least 2 minutes before trying to start the engine aga in. 1. Turn the key i n starting switch (1) to t he ON p osition. Preheating will a will light up. utomatically start and prehea ting pilot l amp (2) er temperature is above 7°C (44.6°F), ther e is out preheating, so the engi ne can be started g pilot lamp (2) does not go out. REMARK Normally, it is enoug h to carry out only the automatic preheating operation. If it is desi red to extend the preheating time, turn the key in starting switch (1) to the MANUAL position to m ake it possibl e to carry out preheating manually.

preheating time, keep it to a maximum of 45 When extending the preheating time, keep it to a maximum of 45 seconds.