Starting
Make it a habit of giving the engine and engine room a visual check before starting. This will help you to discover
quickly if anything abnormal has happened, or is about to happen.
Also check that instruments and warning displays show normal values after you have started the engine.
WARNING!
Never use start spray or similar agents to start an engine. This may cause an explosion in the inlet manifold. Risk
of personal injury.
Before Starting
•
Engine and engine room. General inspection
•
Checking Engine Oil Level.
•
Check the coolant level.
•
Fuel Tank (sludge trap), Drain.
•
Fuel Filters, Drain.
•
Fuel pre-filter, draining water / contamination.
Starting the Engine
1 In the main menu, browse to start mode
(AUX/EME/HBR) (
A
) using the Mode button
2 Check that engine status is "Ready" (
B
).
3 Depress the Start button; engine status will
change to "Running" (
C
).
If the engine is not ready to start (Not Ready), check
the following:
• Check the alarm list. Acknowledge any alarms.
• Check the ECU alarm list. Acknowledge any
alarms.
• Check the wiring between the MCC cabinet and
the engine.
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