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DRIVING OPERATION
Before driving the new tractor first
get acquainted with the gear shift-
ing pattern and test individual po-
sitions of the shifting lever at the
engine standstill.
Also check whether the technical
condition corresponds to traffic
safety requirements.
Page
Before you start......................................................................................................... 49
If the engine will not start........................................................................................... 49
Prohibited starting methods....................................................................................... 49
Starting the tractor engine......................................................................................... 50
Indication of errors of the glowing system ................................................................. 50
∗Coolant heater......................................................................................................... 51
Starting the engine with the use of the coolant heater............................................... 51
Immediately after starting.......................................................................................... 52
Engine preheating ..................................................................................................... 52
Gear shifting.............................................................................................................. 53
Reversing lever ......................................................................................................... 53
Shifting of road and reduced gear speeds................................................................. 53
Shifting from lower to higher gear speed................................................................... 54
Shifting from higher to lower gear speed................................................................... 54
Three-stage torque multiplier .................................................................................... 54
Indication of the multiplier function ............................................................................ 55
Shifting the stages of the torque multiplier ................................................................ 55
Increasing, reducing the travelling speed by two gears............................................. 55
Setting in motion ....................................................................................................... 56
Driving uphill.............................................................................................................. 57
Driving downhill ......................................................................................................... 57
Foot brakes ............................................................................................................... 57
Front Cardan brake
................................................................................................... 58
Air brakes of trailers and semi-trailers....................................................................... 58
Warning indication of an air pressure drop................................................................ 58
Single-hose and double-hose brakes ........................................................................ 59
Single-hose brakes.................................................................................................... 59
Double-hose brakes .................................................................................................. 59
Hydraulic brakes of trailers........................................................................................ 60
Connecting and disconnecting quick-couplers of hydraulic brakes of the trailer........ 60
Front driving axle control........................................................................................... 61
Driving with the front driving axle engaged................................................................ 61