Komatsu — PRECAUTIONS FOR INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE

. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE PRECAUTIONS WITH COMPRESSED AIR or particles. and other protective equipment. MAINTENANCE OF AIR CONDITIONER harmful objects such as oil, fuel, coolant, solvent, filters, and batteries.

2 - 35 When ca rrying out cleaning with compres sed air, there is a hazard of serio us personal inju ry caused by flyi ng dust When us ing compressed air to clean the filter element or radiator, wear s afety glasses, anti-dust mask, gloves, If air con ditioner refrigerant gets into you r eyes, it may cause loss of sigh t; if it contacts your skin, it may cause Never loosen any parts of the c DISPOSING OF WASTE MATERIALS To prevent pollution, pay careful attention t o the method of disposing of wa Always p ut oil drained from your machin drain oil system, r directly onto the ground or d ivers, the sea, or lakes.

Obey ap METHOD OF SELECTING WINDOW WASHE Use an eth yl alcohol base washer liquid. Methyl alco hol base washer liquid may irrita PERIODIC REPLACEMENT OF SAFETY CRIT ICAL PARTS To enabl e this machine to be used safely for a long period, always carry ou t periodic repla cement of safety critical parts tha For detai PARTS ( t have a particularly close relatio n to safety, such as hoses and the seatbelt. ls of the replacement of safety c ritical parts, see "PERIODIC RE PLACEMENT OF SAFETY CR ITICAL PAGE 4-16)". The mate rial of these components natural ly changes over time, and repeat ed use causes deterioration,we ar, and fatigue.

It is diffi operating As a result, there is a hazard that these components may fail and cause serious p ersonal injury or death. cult to judge the remaining life , so always replace them at the Replace replacem