. OPERATION OPERATION STARTING IN COLD WEATHER WARNING is completed. ° C) 3 - 119 Sit dow n in the operat or's seat before s tarting the engin e. Do not attempt to start the engine by short-circuiting t he engin e starting circuit. Such an act ma y cause serious bodily i njury or f ire. Check t hat there are n o persons or obstacles in the surrounding a rea, the n sound the horn a nd start the engine. Exhaus t gas is toxic. When starting th e engine in confined sp aces , be particularly careful to e nsure good ventilation.
NOTI CE Do not s uddenly accele rate the engine b efore th e warming-up operation Whe n starting the engi ne after the machine h as been left f or more than half a day in tempera tures near -20°C, it wil take time for the engin e to achieve complete combustion, so operate the starting switch as follows. 1. T urn the key in sta rting switch (1) to ON position the ambient temp erature is low, the pre heating pilot lamp (2) ghts up and autom atic preheating is carr ied out. Keep the key n starting switch (1 ) at the ON position un til the preheating pilot amp (2) goes out.
The lighting-up time of the preheating p ilot l am p (2 ) varies according to the ambie nt temperature as sho wn in th e tabl e on the right. (X): Preheating time (s (Y): Start-up temperatu