. SAFETY SAFETY MACHINE OPERATION SAFETY RULES FOR STARTING ENGINE STARTING ENGINE IN COLD WEATHER 2 - 22 Start an d operate th e machine o nly wh ile seate Do not attemp t to st art the engin e by sh ort-circuiting th e engine startin g circuit. Suc h an act may cause a serious bodily i njury o r fire.
When s tarting the e ngine, soun d the h orn as a warnin Do not allow a nyon e apart from the op erator to ride o n the For machines equipped with a b ack-u p alarm, c heck that t he alarm w orks properl Carry o ut the warming-up operation th oroughly machine is not warmed up before the control levers a re operated , the reactio n of the machin e will b e slow, and this ma y lead to unexpected accidents. If the b attery electrolyte is froze n, do not charg e the battery or start the engine differen There i s a hazard th at this will ig nite th e battery and c ause the batter y to explode.
Before charging or starting the e ngine with a dif ferent power source, melt the battery electrolyte and check that there is no leakage of electrolyt e befor e starting