Equipment And Instrument; Starter Switch; Preheat Indicator - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries L-Series Operation & Maintenance Manual

Chapter 2 NAME OF PARTS

Equipment and instrument

The installed equipment and shapes differ on the engine type.

Starter switch

The starter switch is used to start the engine.
OFF
HEAT
ON
HEAT
When the key is turned to this position, the glow plugs
START
become hot and allow easy startup of a cold engine.
OFF
When the key is turned to this position, power supply
to the electric circuits is cut off, and the key can be
removed and inserted at this position. To sotp engine,
turn the key to this position.
ON
Fig. 2-5 Starter switch
When the key is at this position, power is supplied to
the electric circuits. After the engine starts, the key is
set to this position.
START
When the key is turned to this position, the starter
cranks the engine and the engine starts. When the
key is released, ti automatically returns to the "ON"
position.

Preheat indicator

The preheat indicator shows the condition of the glow
plugs.
Automatic glow type
The preheat lamp is on during the set periods of the
glow timer, and off when the preheating is completed.
Manual glow type
Auto glow type
The glow signal turns red to indicate the preheating
(Glow lamp)
condition as the glow plug is heated.
Manual glow type
(Glow signal)
Fig. 2-6 Preheat indicator
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