Komatsu PC400LC-5 Operation & Maintenance Manual page 89

122.2 STARTING IN COLD WEATHER
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Check that there are no persons or obstacles in the surround-
Ing area, then sound the horn and start the engine.
l Never use starting aid fluids as they may cause explosions.
NOTICE
than 20 seconds.
If the engine fails
for about 2 minutes.
to start, repeat from step 2 and after waiting
When starting in low temperatures, do as follows.
Do not keep the starting motor rotating continuously for more
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1. Set fuel control dial (iJ at the low idling (MINI position.
2. Hold the key in starting switch @ at the HEAT position, and check
that preheating monitor @ lights up.
After about 30 seconds, preheating monitor lamp @will flash for
about 10 seconds to indicate that preheating is finished.
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The monitor and gauge also light up when the key is at the HEAT
position, but this does not indicate any abnormality.
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