Prevention Of Injury - Vetus M Series Operation Manual

1 Safety measures
• The moving parts of the engine are danger-
ous. Never touch moving parts of the en-
gine while it is running, to prevent cuts and
other injuries.
• Stop the engine before carrying out main-
tenance!
• Always stop the engine before topping up
or replacing fuel, oil or coolant.
• Before carrying out inspection or mainte-
nance, the ignition key must be removed
and the main battery switch turned off.
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• Satisfy yourself that everything is in order
before the engine is started again!
Make sure that no-one is working on or
close to the engine before you start it. Re-
move all foreign objects from around the
engine, such as litter, oil, tools and other
components that are not part of the engine.
• Install all protective covers!
To prevent injury, make sure that all protec-
tive covers and cover plates are replaced
over moving parts.

Prevention of injury

• Remove any tool used to turn the engine
over. If you leave this in position, serious
injury or damage to the equipment can re-
sult.
• NEVER open the cap of the expansion tank
when the engine is at working temperature.
• Only check the coolant level after the en-
gine has been stopped and the filler cap
on the heat exchanger is cool enough to be
removed with bare hands.
• Never attempt to adjust the fan belt on a
running engine.