Zetor PROXIMA PLUS 8541 - Tractor Operation

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TRACTOR OPERATION
Be familiar with shifting pattern
and test all positions of shifting
lever with the stopped engine
before driving a new tractor.
Before driving under normal
operation, first make sure that the
operating condition of the tractor
corresponds to regulations of the
safe traffic operation.
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Before engine starting...............................................................................................52
Engine starting ..........................................................................................................52
If the engine does not start........................................................................................ 53
Signalling of glowing system failures......................................................................... 53
Starter motor handling............................................................................................... 53
Immediately after start...............................................................................................54
Engine preheating.....................................................................................................54
∗Coolant heater.........................................................................................................55
Starting the engine using the coolant heater............................................................. 55
Gear-shifting..............................................................................................................56
Reversing shift lever.................................................................................................. 56
Road and reduced gear shifting ................................................................................56
Shifting from lower to higher gear speeds.................................................................57
Shifting from higher to lower gear speeds.................................................................57
Torque multiplier .......................................................................................................58
Multiplier function indication ......................................................................................58
Setting in motion .......................................................................................................59
Driving uphill
..............................................................................................................60
Driving downhill.........................................................................................................
60
Differential lock..........................................................................................................61
Front driving axle control...........................................................................................61
Driving with the front driving axle engaged ...............................................................61
Service brakes ..........................................................................................................62
Air brakes of trailers and semi-trailers.......................................................................62
Air pressure drop warning light..................................................................................62
Single and double-hose brakes................................................................................. 63
Single-hose brakes ...................................................................................................63
Double-hose brakes..................................................................................................63
Hydraulic trailer brakes .............................................................................................64
Connecting and disconnecting the trailer hydraulic brake quick couplings ...........................64
Stopping the tractor - parking brake..........................................................................65
Stopping the engine ..................................................................................................65
Leaving the tractor ....................................................................................................65
Hydrostatic steering malfunction warning light.......................................................... 66
Important notification.................................................................................................66