Case IH PUMA 140 - Page 11

1-GENERALINFORMATION
thismanual,inassemblyinstructionsorinotherCom-
panyliterature,inordertotthetractortoaspecic
conguration.
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Repairmeansactivitiesthatmustbedonebyprofes-
sionalservicepersonnelonlywhoarefamiliarwiththe
tractorcharacteristicsandcomplyingwiththeinforma-
tionforrepair,asspeciedbythemanufacturerinthe
CASEIHdealer’sServiceManual,inordertorestore
theproperfunctionofthetractorafterafailureorre-
ductioninperformance.
CLEANINGTHETRACTOR
Yourtractorisastate-of-the-artmachinewithsophisti-
cated,electroniccontrols.Thisshouldbetakenintocon-
siderationwhencleaningthetractor,particularlyifusing
ahighpressurewasher.Eventhougheveryprecaution
hasbeentakentopreserveelectroniccomponentsand
connections,thepressuregeneratedbysomeofthese
machinesissuchthatcompleteprotectionagainstwater
ingresscannotbeguaranteed.
Whenusingahighpressurewasher,donotstandtoo
closetothetractorandavoiddirectingthejetatelectronic
components,electricalconnections,breathers,seals,
llercaps,etc.Neverdirectacoldwaterjetatahot
engineorexhaust.
Failuretocomplywiththeseruleswillrenderthewarranty
nullandvoid.
Safety
ThepagesinSection2listtheprecautionstobeobserved
toensureyoursafetyandthesafetyofothers.Readthe
safetyprecautionsandfollowtheadviceofferedbefore
operatingthetractor.
SERVICEPARTS
Itshouldbepointedoutthatgenuinepartshavebeenex-
aminedandapprovedbytheCompany.Theinstallation
and/orusageof'non-genuine'productscouldhavenega-
tiveeffectsuponthedesigncharacteristicsofyourtractor
andtherebyaffectitssafety.TheCompanyisnotliable
foranydamagecausedbytheuseof'non-genuine'parts
andaccessories.Onlygenuinereplacementpartsshould
beused.Theuseofnon-genuinepartsmayinvalidatele-
galapprovalsassociatedwiththisproduct.
Itisprohibitedtocarryoutanymodicationstothetrac-
torunlessspecicallyauthorised,inwriting,bytheAfter
SalesServicedepartmentoftheCompany.
WARRANTY
Yourtractoriswarrantedaccordingtolegalrightsinyour
countryandthecontractualagreementwiththeselling
dealer.Nowarrantyshall,however,applyifthetractor
hasnotbeenused,adjustedandmaintainedaccording
totheinstructionsgivenintheOperator’sManual.
Checkthemandatoryservicesforyourmachineinthe
WarrantyBooklet.TheWarrantyBookletisissuedwith
themachine.
USEOFBIODIESELFUELS
NOTICE:BeforeusingBiodieselfuelsinyourtractor,refer
totheinformationonpage7-4regardingthestorageand
useofBiodieselfuels.
EMISSIONCONTROLS
Thedesignandconstructionoftheengineandfuelsys-
temonyourmachinemeetsgovernmentemissionsstan-
dards.tamperingbydealers,customers,operatorsand
usersisstrictlyprohibitedbylaw.Failuretocomplycould
resultingovernmentnes,reworkcharges,invalidwar-
ranty,legalactionandpossibleconscationofthema-
chineuntilreworktooriginalconditioniscompleted.En-
gineserviceand/orrepairsmustbedonebyacertied
technicianonly!
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