¤ WARNING: For reasons of safety, always follow these safety precautions. 8. PRECAUTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE 1-38 CHECKS AFTER INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE If inspection and maintenance items are forgotten or the function of the maintenance locations is not checked properly, unexpected problems may occur and this may lead to serious personal injury. Always do as follows. ‡ Checks after stopping engine • Has any inspection or maintenance location been forgotten? • Have any tools or parts been dropped? This is particularly dangerous if they get caught in the link mechanism for the levers. • Is there any leakage of water or oil? Have all the bolts been tightened properly?
‡ Checks when engine is running • For details of the checks when the engine is running: see “TWO WORKERS FOR MAINTENANCE WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING”, and pay full attention to safety. • Is the actuation of the inspection and maintenance locations correct? • Is there any oil leakage when the engine speed is raised and load is applied to the hydraulic system? WASTE MATERIALS To prevent pollution of the environment, always do as follows. ‡ Never dump waste oil in a sewer system, rivers, etc. ‡ Always put oil drained from your machine in containers. Never drain oil directly onto the ground.
‡ Obey appropriate laws and regulations when disposing of harmful materials such as oil, fuel, solvent, filters, and batteries. INCORRECT A0055220 MAINTENANCE OF AIR CONDITIONER If the air conditioner refrigerant gets into your eyes or touches your skin, it may cause blindness or frostbite. ‡ When handling the refrigerant, follow the precautions given on the container. ‡ To prevent the refrigerant from leaking into the atmosphere, use a recovery recycling system. ‡ Never touch the refrigerant.