Komatsu HM400-5, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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PERMISSIBLE WATER DEPTH
Do not go into water or swampy ground where the water is
deeper than the permissible water depth (up to the bottom sur-
face of differential case (1)).
After completing operations, wash the machine and lubricate
the parts where water has entered.
METHOD FOR PARKING MACHINE
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WARNING
• Avoid a sudden stop. Stop the machine gradually.
• Place the machine on a firm, level ground.
Do not park the machine on a slope.
If it is unavoidably necessary to park the machine on a
slope, set the parking brake switch to “PARKING” po-
sition, and chock the wheels to prevent the machine
from moving.
• If the gear shift lever is touched by mistake, the ma-
chine may move suddenly, and this may lead to a seri-
ous injury or death.
Before standing up from the operator's seat, always
set the parking brake switch securely to “PARKING”
position.
• The retarder must not be used as a parking brake.
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CAUTION
To prevent damage to the parking brake, apply the parking
brake only when parking the machine or performing dump-
ing operations.
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Release accelerator pedal (1), then depress brake pedal
(2) to stop the machine.
MACHINE OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS OPERATION
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