. OPERATION MACHINE OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS AFTER STARTING ENGINE WARNING Breaking-in the New Machine CAUTION 3 - 79 Emergency If ther e has been any abnormal acti on or trouble, tu rn the starting switch ke y to the OFF position. If the work e quipmen t is operated w ithout warming the machine u p sufficiently, the response of the w ork equipment to the movement o f the con trol lever will b e slow, and the w ork equipment may n ot mov e as the operator d esires, so always carry out the wa rming-up oper ation, Particula rly in cold areas , be sure to ca rry out the warming-u p operatio n fully.
For op eratio n pattern s other than th e standard one ( ISO pattern), re fer to the chapter of A TTACHMENTS AND OPTIONS in this manua Your Komatsu machine has been thoro ughly adjusted a nd tested befo re shipment. H owever, operating the machine under severe condition s at th e begin ning can advers ely affect the pe rformance and shorten t he machine life. Be sure t o break-in the machine for the initial 100 hour s (as indicated by the servic e meter) During br eak-in operati ons, follow the precautions des cribed in this m anual Idle t he engine for 5 minutes aft er starting it up . eeds.
Avoid operation wi th heavy load s or at high sp Immediatel y after s tarting the en gine, avoid su dden starts, s udden acceleration, unnecessar y sudden stops, and sudd en changes in direction.