. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION engine by short-circuiting the engine may cause fire, serious personal injury or death. 2 - 20 PRECAUTIONS WHEN STARTING Start and operate the machin When starting the engine, sou Do not allow anyone apart fro starting circuit. T PRECAUTIONS IN COLD AREAS ration thoroughly. If the machine is not thoroughly warmed up before the control Carry out the warming-up ope is not control levers are operated, the react ion of the machine will be slow, and this ma y lead to unexpecte d accidents . If the battery electrolyte is fro zen, do not charge the battery or start the engine wi th a different power source. ource.
There is a hazard that this will ignite the battery and cause the batter y to explode. Before charging or starting th e engine with a different power source, melt the batte ry electroly te and che ck that there is no leakage of electrol yte before starting. STARTING WITH BOOSTER CAB LES ethod of connecting the booster If ry to explode, so always do as and rubber gloves when starting . the engine with booster cable When connecting a normal m achine to a problem machine with booster cables, always use a normal machine with the same machine.
er cable, carry out the starting battery voltage as the problem When starting with a boost operation with two workers (o ne worker sitting in the operator's seat and the other working wit h the battery). machine, do not allow the two When starting from another machines to touch. When connecting the booster cables, turn the starting switch to the OFF position for both th e normal machine and problem machine. There is a hazard tha t the machine will move when the power is connected. Be sure to connect the positiv e (+) cable first when installing the booster cables. Disconnect th e negative (-) cable (ground side) first when removing them.
When removing the booster cables, be careful not to let the booster cable clips touch each other or to let the clips touch the machine. For details of the starting proc edure when using booster cables, see "STARTING ENGINE W ITH BOOSTER CABLE (PAGE ection. 3-135)" in the OPERATION s