Komatsu — SWITCHES

. OPERATION EXPLANATION OF COMPONENTS match with on with AUTO up. ground, 3 - 41 POWER MODE SEL This switch (2) can the purpose of the When the P mode i s selected, the power mo de pilot lamp (P on the machine mo Position (a): E mo de (engine output lo w); operations empha level g sis on fuel economy, s round where a maximum uch as operatio output is not n Position (b): P mo empha de (engine output hi sis on productivity gh); operations REMARK rations with effective fuel consumption, normally set to the E mode.

To carry out ope rations with effective fue l consumption, normally set to the E mod The maximum e digging of rock, pressing the acc ngine speed is set lower than in the P m ode, but except for hard op erations suc h as heavy-duty it can display ample p ower and can a lso display goo d fuel con sumption.

F urthermor elerator pedal lightly, it i s possible to re duce the fuel consumption Set to the P mo de when carrying out he avy-duty diggin g operations of erations where required, or whe n traveling at high spee d on flat ground or on slopes TRANSMISSION SHIFT MODE SELECTOR S WITCH point when the This switch (3) is u sed to change the shift SHIFT/MANUAL se lector switch has been switched to auto At each of the L, H positions, the system swi tches to auto sh the auto shift pilo t lamp on the machine monitor ligh to shift. Normally, set to au MANUAL position: System is set to manual shift and speed L position:

Travel s is a position selected by gearshift lever peed when shifting up is low (flat g ravel) peed when shifting up is high (traveling g at high speed) normal t H position: Travel s peed when shifting up is travelin If it is set to the L po sition when the work is m ainly operations on flat ground, i t is possib le to shift up when the en gine speed is low. This is effective in reducing f uel consumption . REMARK For details of the m anual shift, see "MANU AL SHIFT (PAG For details of the a uto-shift, see "AUTOMA TIC SHIFT (PA