. OPERATION MACHINE OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS AFTER STARTING ENGINE WARNING Breaking-in the New Machine CAUTION 3 - 58 Emergency If ther e has been any abnormal actu ation or trouble, turn the starting switch key to t he O FF position If the work e quipmen t is operated w ithout warming the machine up sufficiently, the response of th e work equipment to the movement o f the con trol lever will be slow, and t he work e quipment m ay not mov e as the operator de sires, so always carry out the wa rming-up oper ation. Particula rly in cold ar eas, be sure to carr y out th e warming-u p operation fully. Your Komatsu machine has been thorou ghly adjust ed and te sted before shipment.
H owever, operating t he machine under severe condition s at th e begin ning can advers ely affect th e performance a nd s horten the machine life Be sure t o break-in the machine for the initial 100 h ours (as indicated b y the servic e meter) During br eak-in operati ons, follow the p recautions describe d in thi s manual. Idle th e engine for 5 minutes aft er starting i t up Avoid operation wi th heavy load s or at high speed Immediate ly after s tarting the en gine, avoid sudden starts, sudden acceleration, unnecessary sudden stops, and sudde n changes i