Recommendations; Transportation And Storage; Warranty - KAMAZ 5490 Operation Manual

10. Recommendations

10.1 In case the device is not used, to guarantee
safe performance of the pre-heater it is recommended to
switch it on once per month for 5-10 min (even during
the warm period of the year). This procedure is necessary
to remove sticky film deposited on moving parts of the
fuel pump and other units (the mentioned deposit may
occur due to low-quality fuel and moving parts and units
contacting with it for a long time). Ignoring this
operation may cause the pre-heater failure.
10.2 The safe performance of the pre-heater
depends on the type of fuel. The fuel shall correspond to
the ambient temperature. Regularly monitor the level of
battery charge.
10.3 While long storage of the vehicle it is
recommended to switch off the heater from the vehicle
battery to avoid its discharging (current consumption in
non operation mode 30-40 mA)

11. Transportation and storage

11.1 The pre-heaters are safe for transportation and
may be transported with any vehicles, including air and
rail transport, provided that the packaged products are
protected from atmospheric precipitation and climatic
factors in conformity with requirements 5 GOST 15150-
69, and from mechanical effects in conformity with
category C requirements GOST 23216 -78.
11.2 As concerns
transportation and storage conditions of the pre-heaters
shall correspond to those specified in 5 GOST 15150-69.
the climatic factors,
12.1 The pre-heater warranty life is 18 months
from the date of sale, i.e. 500 h or 50000 km mileage,
provided that the User followed the operating rules,
transportation rules and storage rules, foreseen by the
present Manual.
12.2 In case the vendor stamp and date of sale is
missing, the warranty life starts from the pre-heater date
of manufacture.
12.3 Production malfunctions that may occur
during the warranty life are handled by authorized
specialists, spare parts are provided by the manufacturer
at his expense.
12.4 The manufacturer acts on no complaints
regarding incompleteness or mechanical damage of the
pre-heater.
12.5 The present warranty does not cover defects
occurred as a result of:
- force majeure – lightning stroke, fire, flood,
inadmissible voltage oscillation, traffic accident;
- violation
transportation and storage rules foreseen by the present
Manual;
- installation, repair or setup of the pre-heater
performed by personne or company, not authorized by
the manufacturer;
- pre-heater non-dedicated usage.
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12. Warranty

of installation, operational,