STARTING AND SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE STARTING AND SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE STARTING THE ENGINE 1. Ensure parking brake is engaged. 2. Set the drive direction switch to its neutral position ‘N’. You may only start the engine, if the driving direction switch is set to the neutral position 'N'. Unintentional start-up of the engine may lead to severe accidents! Before starting up the engine, make sure that there are no persons or obstacles near the engine. In addition, sound the horn before you start the engine. 3. Turn the ignition key into the operating position The fuel supply (1) is indicated. The charging current (3) and engine oil-pressure (4) warning lights light up.
The parking brake (2) warning light lights up, if the parking brake is pulled. The air preheater (5) control lamp lights up, if the air preheater is in operation. The running period of the air preheater depends on the ambient temperature. If the ambient temperature is low, the preheating process may take more time. 75_038 2 1 3 5 4 4. Press down slightly the accelerator pedal. 5. If the control lamp of the air preheater has gone out, you can turn the ignition key to the start position in order to start up the engine. Do not operate the starter for longer than 15 seconds. If the engine does not start up, wait at least two minutes be- fore trying a restart.
If the engine does not start up after several tries, find out the cause using the information in- dicated in the chapter "Troubleshooting". P I 0 II 75_209 6. Release the ignition key as soon as the engine started. It au- tomatically returns to the operating position ‘I’. 7. Check whether all warning lights have gone out. For starting up the engine in cold weather, see section: "Instruc- tions for Winter Operation". 5-13 75 023