MTU 4R 1000 SERIES, Operating Instructions Manual

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The vapours may cause a burning sensation in
the eyes, nose and throat as well as irritation
of the throat and watering eyes.
Avoid inhaling ammonia vapours. Only fill the
AdBlue
®
/DEF tank in well-ventilated areas.
AdBlue
®
/DEF should not come into contact
with skin, eyes or clothing, and should not be
swallowed. Keep AdBlue
®
out of the reach of
children.
If you come into contact with AdBlue
®
/DEF,
observe the following:
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immediately wash AdBlue
®
/DEF from your
skin with water and soap.
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if AdBlue
®
/DEF comes into contact with
your eyes, rinse your eyes with clean water
immediately. Seek medical attention
immediately.
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if you have swallowed AdBlue
®
/DEF,
immediately rinse your mouth with water
and drink plenty of water. Seek medical
attention immediately.
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change clothing that has come into contact
with AdBlue
®
/DEF immediately.
High outside temperatures
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WARNING
If the AdBlue
®
/DEF tank cap is opened at high
temperatures, ammonia vapours may escape.
Ammonia vapours have a pungent odour and
particularly irritate:
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skin
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mucous membranes
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eyes
The vapours may cause a burning sensation in
the eyes, nose and throat as well as irritation
of the throat and watering eyes.
Avoid inhaling ammonia vapours.
The chemical composition of AdBlue
®
/DEF
can break down if it heats up to 50 † over a
long period (e.g. as a result of direct sunlight
on the tank). This creates ammonia vapour.
Low outside temperatures
AdBlue
®
/DEF freezes at a temperature of
approximately −11 † .
Depending on equipment and country, the
AdBlue
®
/DEF supply system of the vehicle
may be heated; see the vehicle's Operating
Instructions. Winter operation is thus guar-
anteed at temperatures below −11 † .
Additives, tap water
!
Do not mix additives to AdBlue
®
/DEF. Do
not dilute AdBlue
®
/DEF with tap water.
This could destroy the exhaust gas after-
treatment system.
Storage
!
Containers made of the following materi-
als are not suitable for the storage of
AdBlue
®
/DEF:
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aluminium
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copper
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copper alloys
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unalloyed steel
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galvanised steel
If AdBlue ® is stored in these types of con-
tainer, constituents of these metals may
dissolve and damage the exhaust gas after-
treatment beyond repair.
Only use containers made of the following
materials to store AdBlue
®
:
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Cr ‑ Ni steel in accordance with
DIN EN 10 088-1/2/3
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Mo-Cr ‑ Ni steel in accordance with
DIN EN 10 088-1/2/3
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Polypropylene
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Polyethylene
Disposal
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Environmental note
Dispose of AdBlue
®
/DEF in an environmen-
tally responsible manner.
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