Komatsu PC118MR-8 Operation And Maintenance Manual page 238

USE OF THE MACHINE AND RELATED CONTROLS
q Bucket control
Move the right lever left or right to operate the bucket.
q Boom swing control
Use the rotation control pedal to rotate the first boom.
q Blade control
Move the lever on the right of the operator's seat forward or
backward to operate the blade.
q Two-piece boom control (if installed)
Press the control pedal to operate the two-piece boom.
If, when the machine is stopped, the control levers of the working tools are in neutral and the fuel grip is at MAX,
the autodeceleration mechanism intervenes to reduce engine speed to an average speed.
REMARK
q The control circuit of this machine is fitted with an accumulator. Even if the engine stops, if the starter key is
take to ON within the 15 seconds after the engine stopped and the locking lever is in FREE, the lever can be
operated in order to lower the working tool to the ground.
This procedure can also be used to release the pressure that remains inside the circuits of the hydraulic
cylinders or to lower the boom after the machine has been loaded onto a trailer.
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