Precautions To Be Taken If Machine Failure Occurs - Hitachi ZW 550-6 Operator's Manual

Precautions to be Taken if Machine Failure
Occurs
 Keep alert. While paying attention to the vehicles
following you, slowly reduce the travel speed and park
the machine on the road shoulder away from flow of
traffic.
 Lower the lift arms.
 Set the parking brake.
 Indicate that the machine is disabled. Unless a sign is
used, collision with a following vehicle from behind may
result.
Be sure to indicate that the machine is disabled by one
or more of the following methods.
 Use disabled machine triangles.
 Turn the hazard lights ON.
 Use an emergency signal instrument (emergency
signal light or reflective triangles).
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WARNING: Do not spill oil on the road surface.
Oil spillage may cause another vehicle to slide,
possibly creating a serious accident.
 In case of hydraulic oil leaks, immediately repair the
machine. If oil gets on the road surface, take the highest
priority to notify the following vehicles of this danger.
Then, remove the leaked oil as soon as possible.
 In case the repairing the machine by yourself is
impossible, contact your nearest authorized dealer.
MOVING THE MACHINE
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