SAFETY
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Operating instructions • Load Carrier • 505410638-02 • 07/2019
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Safety
This manual contains instructions for your
safety and for safe operation.
The basic safety instructions include in-
structions that apply fundamentally to safe
use or maintenance of the safe condition of
the trailer.
The action-related warnings warn you
about residual hazards and are found be-
fore a dangerous action.
► Follow all the instructions to prevent
personal injury, environmental or prop-
erty damage.
2.1
Warnings
Design and structure
The action-related warnings are structured
as follows:
!
WARNING
Type and source of the danger!
Explanation of the type and source of the
danger.
► Measures to avert the danger.
Hazard level
The warnings are classified according to
the severity of the danger. The following
explains the danger levels with their asso-
ciated signal words and warning symbols.
!
DANGER
Direct danger to life or serious injuries
!
WARNING
Possible danger to life or serious injuries
CAUTION
Possible slight injuries, environmental
damage or property damage
WARNING
Possible serious injury caused by crushing
CAUTION
Possible slight injury caused by crushing
NOTE
Possible environmental damage or prop-
erty damage
2.2
Intended use
Intended use includes the observance of
all operating and maintenance instructions
supplied with the vehicle as well as the ob-
servance of the maintenance intervals and
conditions prescribed therein.
The KRONE trailer and its superstructures
are intended exclusively for legal transport-
ation purposes in compliance with applic-
able laws, rules and regulations.
Operational reliability of the vehicle is guar-
anteed only if all applicable instructions,
settings, laws, rules, regulations, and limit-
ations are fully complied with.
The trailer is produced with state-of-the-art
manufacturing systems in compliance with
all applicable safety-related laws, rules,
and regulations. Nevertheless, operation of
the trailer incorporates dangers for life and
limb of the operator and other personnel,
or danger of equipment damage, or opera-
tional problems.
► The trailer is to be operated only if in
technically adequate state, and in ac-
cordance with safety and danger-re-
lated laws, rules, and regulations, un-
der strict compliance with the opera-
tion instructions.
► Have any faults that could impair
safety immediately repaired by an au-
thorised specialist workshop.
The following also applies for trailers with
hydraulic rear width expansion
:
The hydraulic rear width expansion is de-
signed and built to increase the loading
width of a KRONE trailer. The rear is ex-
panded via a manual hydraulic pump. In
the widened condition, approx. 500 mm of
additional loading width per side is avail-
able. This means a maximum total loading
