Safety; Important Provisions For All Products - MTU 12V4000M73 series Operating Instructions Manual

1 Safety

1.1 Important provisions for all products

General
This product may pose a risk of injury or damage in the following cases:
• Incorrect use
• Operation, maintenance and repair by unqualified personnel
• Changes or modifications which are neither made nor authorized by the manufacturer
• Noncompliance with the safety instructions and warning notices
Nameplates
The product is identified by nameplate, model designation or serial number. This data must match the speci-
fications in these instructions.
Nameplates, model designation or serial number can be found on the product.
All EU-certified engines delivered by MTU come with a second nameplate. This second nameplate is deliv-
ered "loosely" with the engine. If the nameplate secured to the engine after installation in the vehicle/system
is not visible without the removal of components, the system integrator must install the second nameplate in
a clearly visible area on the vehicle/system.
Emission specifications and emission label
Responsibility for compliance with emission regulations
Modification or removal of any mechanical/electronic components or the installation of additional compo-
nents including the execution of calibration processes that might affect the emission characteristics of the
product are prohibited by emission regulations. Emission-related components must only be serviced, ex-
changed or repaired if the components used for this purpose are approved by the manufacturer.
Noncompliance with these specifications will invalidate the design type approval or certification issued by
the emissions regulation authorities. The manufacturer does not accept any liability for violations of the
emission regulations.
The product must be operated over its entire life cycle according to the conditions defined as "Intended use"
(→ Page 8).
Emission certification applicable to engines with EPA Nonroad Tier 4 emission
certification in accordance with 40 CFR 1039
Extract from the standard:
Failing to follow these instructions when installing a certified engine in a piece of nonroad equipment violates
federal law (40 CFR 1068.105(b)), subject to fines or other penalties as described in the Clean Air Act.
Extract from the standard:
If you install the engine in a way that makes the engine's emission control information label hard to read
during normal engine maintenance, you must place a duplicate label on the equipment, as described in 40
CFR 1068.105.
When fitting the second label, the requirements of 40 CFR 1068.105(c) must be followed and observed. This
paragraph describes the process for requesting and fitting the label, the documentation obligations and stor-
age obligations for the required documents.
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