Komatsu — STARTING ENGINE

. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION 2 - 25 STARTING WITH BOOSTER CABLES If any mistake is made in the method of con necting the booster If any mistake is made in cables, it may follows. Always wear cause the battery to explode, so always do as safety goggles and rubber gloves when starting ith booster cable. the engine w ith booster When conne cting a normal machine to a pr oblem machine with booster cabl es, always use a normal mac hine with the same rry out the starting battery volta ge as the problem machine.

When startin g with a booster cable, ca operation wit h two workers (one worker sit ting in the operator's seat and the other working with the battery When startin machines to When conne cting the booster cables, turn t he starting switch to the OFF po sition for both the normal ma chine and problem machine. Th ere is a hazard that the machine will move when connected. the power is connected. Be sure to co nnect the positive (+) cable fir st when installing the booster cabl es. Disconnect the negative (-) cable (ground side) first when re moving them. ing the booster cables, be c areful not to let the When remov booster cabl e clips touc h each other or to l et the clips touch the machine.

For details of the starting procedure when u sing booster cables, see "START ING ENGINE WITH BOOST ER CABLE (PAGE 3-167)" in th e OPERATION section. STARTING WITH STARTING AID CONNECTOR (IF EQUIPPED) When using the starting aid connector (if e quipped) to start the engine, see "HANDLING STARTING AID CONNECTOR (PAGE 6-32) " in the ATTACHMENT AND OPTION Section.