Prior To Maintenance And Cleaning; Maintenance And Cleaning Position - AS MOTOR AS 940 Sherpa 4WD XL Operator's Manual

Maintenance and cleaning

Prior to maintenance and cleaning

For maintenance and cleaning work, always wear safety
gloves and safety glasses.
Warning
Risk of injury during maintenance and cleaning work when
the engine is running.
► Perform maintenance tasks only then with a running en-
gine if this is required in the Maintenance table.
Warning
Fire hazard
Parts of the device can become extremely hot during oper-
ation and this may cause fire.
► Please observe the safety instruction regarding the fire
risk.
Warning
Danger of poisoning due to poisonous exhaust gases
► Do not operate the engine in closed or insufficiently
ventilated rooms.
► Please observe the safety instruction regarding the
poisoning risk.
Prior to all maintenance and cleaning work when the engine
is not running:
1. Let the device cool down for at least 20 minutes.
2. Close the fuel valve.
3. Pull off the ignition key.
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Maintenance and cleaning position

Warning
Risk of injury due to the heavy weight of the device. The
device can fall over and fall down and cause severe injur-
ies.
► Observe the following notices.
To perform maintenance, repair or cleaning tasks at the bot-
tom of the device, you can lift the device on both or one side.
– Lift the device only when on level and firm terrain.
– Use only lifting gear or ramps that are suitable for the
weight of the device.
– Attach the lifting gear only to the main frame because only
the main frame can carry the weight.
– Secure the device always against tilting, falling down or
slipping.
– Do not stay in the tilting area of the device.
– Lift the device on one side only so far that is stands se-
curely. Otherwise the device can tilt and the device can be
damaged or contaminations can occur due to leaking fluid.
– Do not carry out tasks that can result in tilting, falling down
or slipping of the device.