Komatsu D375A-8, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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NOTICE
• Do not turn the starting motor continuously for 20 sec-
onds or longer. If the engine does not start, wait for
approximately 2 minutes, and then repeat the opera-
tion from step 2.
• Before starting, check that the fuel control dial is in
Low idle (MIN) position.
• This machine is equipped with the automatic warm-up
function to heat the coolant more quickly and the tur-
bo protect function to protect the turbocharger. In a
cold weather startup, the engine revolution may not
change for several seconds immediately after the
startup even if the fuel control dial (1) is operated.
• Even if the engine is started with the fuel control dial
is not in Low idle (MIN) position, the engine speed is
set to low idle (MIN).
In this case, you can change the engine speed by turn-
ing the fuel control dial to Low idle (MIN) position and
then turning it to High idle (MAX) position.
When the ambient temperature is low, start the engine according to the following procedure.
1.
Check that the parking brake lever is in LOCK position (L).
If the parking brake lever is not in LOCK position (L), the
engine cannot be started.
2.
Check that the work equipment lock lever is in LOCK posi-
tion (L).
3.
Turn the fuel control dial (1) to Low idle (MIN) position.
When the dial is in High idle (MAX) position, be sure to set
it to Low idle (MIN) position.
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