KAMAZ 5490, Operation Manual

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1. Introduction
The present User Manual gives information on
set-up, operation and servicing of 14
ТС-10 diesel engine
pre-heater (further on – pre-heater), which is used for
start heating and warming – up of diesel engines of any
trucks with liquid-cooling system at ambient temperature
as low as minus 45
° С.
The functions of the pre-heater are the following:
1. Fail-safe starting engine operation under low
ambient temperature conditions.
2. Additional heating of engine and passenger
compartment with the engine running under hard frost
conditions.
3. Warming up passenger’s compartment and
windscreen (to remove icing) with engine running idle.
4. Possibility to start the pre-heater manually for 3
or 8 hours with simultaneous selection of «economic» or
«standard» operating mode.
Pre-heaters are manufactured in different
assemblies.
Minor structural modifications, introduced by the
Manufacturer into the design after publication of the
Manual, may be missing in the User Manual.