Prevention Of Injury - Vetus M4.55 Operation Manual

1 Safety measures
• The moving parts of the engine are dan-
gerous. Never touch moving parts of
the engine while it is running, to prevent
cuts and other injuries.
• Stop the engine before carrying out
maintenance!
• Always stop the engine before topping
up or replacing fuel, oil or coolant.
• Before carrying out inspection or
maintenance, the ignition key must be
removed and the main battery switch
turned off.
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• Satisfy yourself that everything is in
order before the engine is started
again!
Make sure that no-one is working on or
close to the engine before you start it.
Remove all foreign objects from around
the engine, such as litter, oil, tools and
other components that are not part of
the engine.
• Install all protective covers!
To prevent injury, make sure that all
protective covers and cover plates are
replaced over moving parts.

Prevention of injury

• Remove any tool used to turn the engine
over. If you leave this in position, seri-
ous injury or damage to the equipment
can result.
• NEVER open the cap of the expansion
tank when the engine is at working tem-
perature.
• Only check the coolant level after the
engine has been stopped and the
filler cap on the heat exchanger is
cool enough to be removed with bare
hands.
• Never attempt to adjust the fan belt on a
running engine.