OM 803 us – Edition 3.7 * 803b330.fm 3-13
Operation
Before starting the engine:
☞Adjust your seating position – see Seat adjustment on page 3-28
All controls must be within easy reach and you must be able to move them to
the limit!
Operate the machine only on adequately ventilated premises! Ensure suffi-
cient ventilation on enclosed premises!
Machine operation with the rollbar lowered is prohibited – see chapter Opera-
tion with lowered ROPS rollbar on page 2-9.
☞Fasten your seat belt (rollbar option only)
– see Seat belt (option) on page 3-37
☞Check whether all levers and pedals are in neutral position
☞Move the throttle to the center position (between minimum and maximum) if the engine
is cold
Starting the engine: general
• The starter cannot be actuated if the engine is already running (start repeat interlock).
• Do not run the starter for more than 10 seconds.
• Wait about 1 minute so the battery can recover before trying again.
Procedure
Actuating the preheating system too long can damage the glow elements.
• Never preheat the engine more than 10 seconds
After you have completed the starting preparations:
☞Insert the starting key in the preheating start switch
☞Turn the starting key to position 1
1
0
2
3
Fig. 52: Preheating start switch
Operation