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5. Engine start up and shut down
5.1 Procedures for engine start up
Activate parking brake.
Place the gear box lever in neutral. Start up is not possible in gear position.
Turn the ignition key into gear position.
Start up without stepping on the accelerator. If the engine does not work after about 20 seconds, interrupt the
start up process and wait at least 15 seconds before activating start again. To repeat start up, it is necessary to
turn the key back to the off position.
Let the ignition key loose as soon as the engine starts running.
The motor rotation adjusts itself automatically in function of the coolant temperature.
Indication: tart up process is automatically interrupted after 90 seconds of continuous activation. In this case,
in order to repeat the start up activation, turn ignition key back to the off position and wait at least 2 minutes.
After engine start up, the vehicle can be put immediately into operation.
Note:
a. The engine should be running at low middle speed for 3-5 minutes on every day's first starting before the
driving.
b. Never race the engine without warming up. During cold start, increase engine speed slowly and do not make
engine run at maximum speed until water temperature of engine reaches to 70°C. At any time, do not make engine
run at high speed under no load.
c. Never make engine run at idle speed for more than 10 minutes.
d. The oil pressure should be displayed on the dashboard in 15 seconds after the engine is started, otherwise, stop
engine to check..
e. If parking brake indicator lights, indicating that parking brake has not be released.
Attention: If on starting up the engine, the engine oil pressure indicator continues indicating low pressure, this
means that the engine running order is in danger. Immediately shut down engine, find and correct the failure.
5.2 Engine shut down
Loosen accelerator pedal.
Place the gear box lever in neutral position and apply the parking brake.
Turn the ignition key to the off position, without accelerating.
Note:
After engine runs at heavy loading, temperature of cooling water is higher than 90ºC, so do not stop engine at
once. The stalling should be made only after the engine has been running for a period of time and the water
temperature lowed to the normal range. The parking brake is achieved by setting the hand brake handle on the
control position after the stalling. The shift should be switched to the neutral position and power supply shut down.
Please make necessary inspection of engine and then troubleshoot.
Cautions
Cautions during the winter operation
①
Please add long life coolant to cooling system.
②
After parking, please exhaust water in air tank in time.
③
Before winter comes, please check level of battery electrolyte, specific gravity and voltage.
Water used in the radiator must be soften.
Never make engine start without preheating or run with trouble. In the cold climate, do not start engine until
preheat it with hot water or vapor to more than 30-40ºC.
During driving downhill, do not place gearshift lever in neutral position to slip. Please apply exhaust brake or
retarder.
Do not start vehicle until parking brake has been released.
