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Safety precautions
Introduction
This Installation Manual contains the information you
will need to install your Volvo Penta product correctly.
Check that you have the correct Installation Manual.
Read the
Safety precautions
and the
General infor-
mation
in the installation manual carefully before
servicing or operating the engine.
Important
The following special warning symbols are found in
this manual and on the engine.
WARNING! Danger of personal injury, damage to
property or mechanical malfunction if the instruc-
tions are not followed.
IMPORTANT! Possible damage or mechanical
malfunction in products or property.
NOTE! Important information to facilitate work proc-
esses or operation.
Below is a list of the risks that you must always be
aware of and the safety measures you must always
carry out.
Plan in advance so that you have enough room
for safe installation and (future) dismantling.
Plan the engine compartment (and other com-
partments such as the battery compartment) so
that all service points are accessible. Make sure
it is not possible to come into contact with
rotating components, hot surfaces or sharp
edges when servicing and inspecting the engine.
Ensure that all equipment (pump drives, com-
pressors for example) has protective covers.
Make sure the engine is immobilized by not
connecting the electrical system or turning off
the power supply to the engine at the main
switch (breakers), and locking the switch
(breakers) in the OFF position for as long as
work continues. Set up a warning notice at the
engine control point or helm.
As a rule, no work should be done on a running
engine. However, some work e. g. adjustments,
requires a running engine. Approaching an engine
that is running is a safety risk. Loose clothing or
long hair can fasten in rotating parts and cause
serious personal injury. If working in proximity of
a running engine, careless movements or a
dropped tool can result in personal injury. Take
precautions to avoid hot surfaces (exhaust
pipes, turbochargers, charge air manifolds,
starting elements etc.) and hot liquids in supply
lines and hoses in engines that are running or
have just been turned off. Reinstall all protective
parts removed during service operations before
starting work on the engine.
Ensure that the warning or information decals on
the product are always visible. Replace decals
which are damaged or painted over.
Turbocharged engines: Never start the engine
without installing the air cleaner. The rotating
compressor parts in the turbocharger can cause
serious personal injury. Foreign objects entering
the intake ducts can also cause mechanical
damage.
Never use starting spray in the air intake. Use of
such products could result in an explosion in the
air intake pipe. There is a danger of personal in-
jury.
Do not open the filler cap for the engine coolant
(freshwater cooled engines) when the engine is
hot. Steam or hot engine coolant can be ejected
and any pressure in the system will be lost.
Open the filler cap slowly and release coolant
system pressure (freshwater cooled engines), if
the filler cap or drain cock must be opened, or if
a plug or engine coolant line must be removed
on a hot engine. Steam or hot coolant can be
ejected.
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