7-MAINTENANCE
DieselParticulateFilter(DPF)regeneration-forced
WARNING
Firehazard!
DuringtheDieselParticularFilter(DPF)forcedregenerationprocesstheexhauststackandxed
hoodareabecomesextremelyhot.Parkthemachineoutsideandawayfromcombustibleorhighly
ammablematerial.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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CAUTION
Burnhazard!
DuringtheDieselParticularFilter(DPF)regenerationprocesstheexhauststackandxedhoodarea
becomesextremelyhot.Allowareatocoolbeforeservicingorworkingneartheexhaustsystemcom-
ponents.
Failuretocomplycouldresultinminorormoderateinjury.
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Onoccasion,themachinewillneedtobesafelyparkedandrunthroughaforcedregenerationtoclearhighlevelsof
ParticulateMatter(PM)intheDPFthatcannotbeclearedthroughnormalmachineoperatingcycles.
TheoperatormayNOTcontinuetooperatethemachinenormallyduringtheforcedregenerationprocess.
Duringtheforcedregenerationprocessanincreaseinenginenoiselevelmaybeobserved.
Duringtheforcedregenerationprocessaburningor“hot”odormaybepresent.
Theforcedregenerationprocesswilllastapproximately20minutesdependingonthePMlevelintheDPF.
Iftheforcedgenerationprocessisnotallowedthemachinewillbegintode-rate
.DamageorshortenedDPFlife
mayoccuriftheforcedregenerationisignoredforanextendedperiodoftime.
DPFregeneration—Forced
1.Operatorwillbenotiedwithoneofthefollowing:
•
Extendedaudiblealert,amberLEDandthe
DPFregenerationPARKsymbolwillappearon
thedisplayscreen.Indicatingahighlevelof
ParticulateMatter(PM)ispresentintheDPF
system.
•
Constantaudiblealert,red
LEDandthe
DPFregenerationPARKsymbolwillappear
onthedisplayscreen.Indicatinganextremely
highlevelofParticulateMatter(PM)ispresent
intheDPFsystem.
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2.Calmlyndalocationoutofthewayonthejobsite
andclearawayfromanycombustiblematerial.Per-
formthefollowing:
A.PutthemachineinNeutral.
B.Engageparkingbrake.
C.Putboththehandandfootthrottlesintheiridle
position.
D.WaitfortheDPFregenerationSTARTsymbol
toappearonthedisplay.
NOTE:Changinganyoftheaboveconditionsduringthe
forcedregenerationprocesswillcausetheprocesstoFAIL.
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