Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................................... 8

General symbols ..................................................................................................................................... 9

GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 11

Foreword ................................................................................................................................................ 11

EC Declaration of Conformity .............................................................................................................. 11

Date of issue of the operating instructions ........................................................................................ 12

Operating personnel ............................................................................................................................. 12

Location of the operating instructions................................................................................................ 12

Spare parts............................................................................................................................................. 13

SAFETY RULES ............................................................................................................................. 14

Basic safety instructions...................................................................................................................... 14

Duties, liability and warranty................................................................................................................ 14

Safety symbols ...................................................................................................................................... 15

Approved use ........................................................................................................................................ 16

Unapproved use .................................................................................................................................... 16

Special duties of the owner.................................................................................................................. 17

Noise emission and vibration .............................................................................................................. 18

Safety instructions on the excavator .................................................................................................. 19

Safety devices ....................................................................................................................................... 25

Locking the controls ........................................................................................................................... 25

Engine stop knob ............................................................................................................................... 25

Protective structure of canopy............................................................................................................ 27

Hazards coming from the hydraulic system....................................................................................... 27

Fire protection ....................................................................................................................................... 28

RECOVERY, LOADING AND TRANSPORT ................................................................................. 29

Safety rules for recovery ...................................................................................................................... 29

Safety rules while loading with a crane .............................................................................................. 29

Safety rules for transport ..................................................................................................................... 30

Recovery ................................................................................................................................................ 31

Hoisting the excavator with a crane .................................................................................................... 31

Transport on a flat bed trailer .............................................................................................................. 33

DESCRIPTION OF THE EXCAVATOR .......................................................................................... 35

Dimensions ............................................................................................................................................ 35

Specifications ........................................................................................................................................ 37

Identification of the excavator ............................................................................................................. 38

Serial # of the machine ...................................................................................................................... 38

Engine number ................................................................................................................................... 38

Standard equipment.............................................................................................................................. 39

ASSEMBLY AND FUNCTIONS...................................................................................................... 40

Component overview ............................................................................................................................ 40

Operator's place .................................................................................................................................... 41

Left control console ............................................................................................................................ 41

Drive levers and control pedals .......................................................................................................... 42

Right control console.......................................................................................................................... 42

Display and control unit ...................................................................................................................... 44

Other equipment at the operator's place ............................................................................................ 46

Cup holder.......................................................................................................................................... 46

12-V socket ........................................................................................................................................ 46

Dozer/extendable track width selector lever ...................................................................................... 46

W9232-8135-6

12/2015