CASE CONSTRUCTION 1150M - Page 18

1-GENERALINFORMATION
1.Performacompleteafter-runprocedure.
2.DraintheDEF/ADBLUE®tank.
3.Flushthetankwithdeionizedwater.
4.Drainthedeionizedwater
NOTICE:Donotdisconnectanyelectricalconnectionsfromthe
DEF/ADBLUE®system.
Machinestart-upafterextendedshutdown:
1.Fillthe
DEF/ADBLUE®tank.
2.Replacethemainlterinthesupplymodule.
3.Startthemachine.
Thawing
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YourCASECONSTRUCTIONmachineisequippedwithaninternaltankheatertothawfrozenDEF/ADBLUE®.
YourmachinewillstillfunctionuntiltheDEF/ADBLUE®beginstoow.TheSCRsystemwillthenfunctionnormally.
NOTE:YoumaynoticeaslightreductioninenginetorqueinhighdemandsituationsuntiltheDEF/ADBLUE®isfully
thawed.
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DonotheatDEF/ADBLUE®forlongperiodsoftimeattemperaturesabove30°C(86°F).Thiscausesthesolution
todecompose,whichveryslowlydecreasestheexpectedshelflife.
NOTICE:Donotuseananti-gellingorfreezepointimproverinyourDEF/ADBLUE®.The32.5%solutionisspecically
designedtoprovidetheoptimumNO
x
reductionproperties.Anyfurtherblendingoradjustingofthe
DEF/ADBLUE®
mixturewilllessenitsabilitytoperformcorrectlyandmaycausedamagetotheSCRcomponents.
Handlingandsupplyofadditives,ifany.
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PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)isnotrequiredundernormalconditions.Ifsplashingislikely,weareyepro-
tection.Forprolongedorrepeatedcontact,imperviousglovesarerecommended.Followtheprecautionslistedin
theSAFETYINFORMATIONchapterwhenhandlinganyserviceuid.
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Noadditivesarerequired.
NOTICE:Contaminated
DEF/ADBLUE®canaffecttheperformanceofyourmachine.Followallinstructionsinthis
manualwhenhandlingDEF/ADBLUE®.
Shelflife
ConstantambientstoragetemperatureMinimumshelflife
Lessthanorequalto10°C(50°F)
36months
Lessthanorequalto25°C(77°F)¹
18months
Lessthanorequalto30°C(86°F)
12months
Lessthanorequalto35°C(95°F)
6months
Greaterthan35°C(95°F)-²
¹TopreventdecompositionofDEF/ADBLUE®,prolongedtransportationorstorageabove25°C(77°F)should
beavoided.
²Signicantlossofshelflife:checkeverybatchbeforeuse.SeeyourCASECONSTRUCTIONdealerformore
informationontesting.
NOTE:Themainfactorstakenintoaccounttodenetheshelflifeinthetableabovearetheambientstoragetem-
peratureandtheinitialalkalinityofDEF/ADBLUE®.Thedifferenceinevaporationbetweenventedandnon-vented
storagecontainersisanadditionalfactor.
NOTE:TheinformationinthistableisforreferenceonlyandhasbeenprovidedbytheInternationalOrganizationfor
Standardization,DocumentnumberISO22241-3Dieselengines-NO
x
reductionagentAUS32-Part3:Handling,
transportationandstorage.
NOTE:
DEF/ADBLUE®thatremainsinthetankofthemachineaftertheseasondoesnotrequireanyspecialprecau-
tionsunlessstorageexceedstheshelflifetableabove.
Disposal
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DisposeofDEF/ADBLUE®andanylteraccumulationsinaccordancewithallapplicableFederal,State,andlocal
lawsgoverningwastedisposal.
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