Komatsu — 12.9 STOPPING THE MACHINE

12. OPERATION 12.9.2 STOPPING IN EMERGENCY WARNING When the machine stops, put blocks under the tires immedi- ately. Immediately after making an emergency stop, the parking brake disc will be at high temperature, so wait for it to cool before carrying out repair or adjustment. If there should be a failure in the foot brake, stop the machine as follows. 1. Pull retarder control lever 1 fully to apply the retarder. 2. If operating the retarder control lever dose not give enough braking force, set emergency brake lever 2 to the actuation position to apply the emergency brake. When emergency brake lever 2 is placed at the actuation position, the parking brake is automatically applied. 3.

Move parking brake lever 3 to the right to the PARKING posi- tion. PARKING 4. When the machine stops, put blocks under the tires immediately, then try to find the cause, and repair it. 5. If an emergency stop has been made, adjust the parking brake again. AE61705B 2-87