Komatsu — SHIFTING GEAR

. OPERATION OPERATION SHIFTING GEAR WARNING 3 - 102 Do n ot move the gear shift lever to the N position when the machine i s travelin g or when it is traveli ng down a slope. Alw ays place the t ransmission in gear before tr aveling. If the transmission is in Neutra l, the engine cannot provide any b raking effect and the steering wheel will become heavier. In a w ddition, there will be lack of co oling oil for the retarder, so there i s danger t hat it will overheat or that the actuation o f the brake ill be poor. T here may also be damage to t he transmission or other parts of t he power train, and there is da nger of unexpected accidents.

NOTICE Whe n shifting gear, if a sudden loa d is applied to the transmission, t he service life of the machine w ill be reduced. Do n ot operate the g ear shift lever with the accele rator pedal depressed. hift gear and provide the desired is machine is automatic, so if gear esired position, the machine travel sired The shift gear ravel speed is automatically controlled by operating accelerator pedal (2). Regardless of the position of the gear shift lever, if the dump body is raised, the speed range is set to 1st. Always lower the dump body when traveling.

When changing the direction of travel between forward and reverse, stop the machine completely, run the engine at low idle, bod Whe reverse, stop the machine co mpletely, run the engine at low then shift direction. When shif ting the gear shift lever from N to R, and when shifting from D to 6, p ress lock button (3) on the gea r shift leve r before operating the leve r. SHIFTING UP 1. Depress accelerator peda the lock-up clutch is enga 2. Depress accelerator ped transmission is automatica l (2). The machine accelerates and ged to set to direct drive. al (2) further to accelerate. The lly shifted up. 1. 2. 1. the lock-up clutch is enga 2. Depress accelerator ped transmission is automatica