pipe joints for leak.
于 Check braking system: Depress
the brake pedal and pull the parking
brake control lever to check whether
the braking system works well
盂 Transmission system: Check the
transmission system for its reliability.
榆 Check the steering mechanism:
Free turn angle of steering wheel,
whether the windage is normal and
whether the bolts are loose.
虞 Check electric system: Check
whether electric apparatus and light鄄
ing instrument work normally.
愚Check whether transmission gears
are right, operation parts work nor鄄
mally, gear indication is right and
shifting is easy.
舆Check whether the tire pressure is
according to specification.
余Check whether elasticity of the fan
belt is normal
俞 Check whether all tools and ac鄄
cessories with the vehicle are pre鄄
pared.
逾 Check whether the windshield
glass is clean and transparent
2) Start of engine
After doing preparation for engine
start, put the shifting lever in neutral
position, turn on the ignition switch,
check whether horn and instruments
on instrument panel work normally,
turn lights and brake lights are com鄄
plete, position and angle of the re鄄
view mirror are proper.
淤 Routine start
Turn the key to 野START冶 (as
shown at right) and the engine can
start. After engine starting, release
accelerator pedal immediately and
keep the engine running at a low
speed. It is forbidden to depress the
accelerator pedal violently.
于 Start in winter
starting switch
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When the temperature is very low,
the engine can be started with fol鄄
lowing measures:
a. Use hot water as cooling water.
When fill hot water, turn on the wa鄄
ter-draining switch. Turn off the
draining switch after hot water flow鄄
ing out and the engine is warmed
up.
b. Heat up the oil to about 80益 耀
90益, and then add it to oil pan cas鄄
ing.
After starting the engine, Check
working condition of engine and in鄄
strument at different rotate speeds,
especially oil pressure. Check the ve鄄
hicle for water leak, oil leak and air
leak; Check whether the oil level is
normal, whether there are abnormal
noises in engine; whether color of
exhausted air is normal.
盂 After starting the engine, do not
depress the accelerator pedal vio鄄
lently; release the pedal to keep the
engine idling for some time. After the
temperature of the engine rises and
the engine runs stably, uplift the
clutch pedal slowly. (You should
keep the engine idling for some time
until it reaches normal working tem鄄
perature before driving)
榆 You should start the vehicle after
temperature of the engine rising to
above 60益 when running and instru鄄
ment reading of every part of the en鄄
gine are normal. Never start the ve鄄
hicle in low temperature in case of
increasing abrading of engine
3) Start and shifting of vehicle
After the engine running normally,
depress the clutch pedal; shift into
low gear; release the parking brake;
press the horn once. Making sure
that it爷s possible to drive safely, re鄄
lease the clutch pedal slowly and de鄄
press the accelerator pedal to start
the vehicle gradually. After the vehi鄄
cle starting, your foot should get
away from the clutch pedal, and
never keep your foot on it in case of
clutch friction disc burning out.
Notes: 1st gear and 2nd gear should
not be used for a too long time in
case of wearing and oil consuming
increasing. Your foot should be kept
away from the clutch pedal in case
of primary wearing of clutch friction
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