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Personal injury or death can occur if steering is lost completely during operation. Do not continue to operate the machine using the secondary steering. If the secondary steering activates during operation, immediately park the machine in a safe location. Inspect the machine and correct the condition which made the use of the secondary steering necessary. |
The test for the secondary steering verifies that the supplemental steering pump is functioning.
Note: Before the test for the secondary steering is performed, the machine must meet the following conditions:
- The engine must be operating.
- The parking brake must be engaged.
- The area around the front wheels must be clear of obstacles and of personnel.
- Push the top of switch (1) and hold. This is the TEST position.
Verify that alert indicator (2) is on and amber in color throughout the test. Verifying that the alert indicator is on ensures that the test is actually being activated. If the alert indicator (2) does not illuminate amber, verify that the initial conditions have been met and that the switch is operating properly.
Note: To protect the secondary steering pump, the secondary steering test will shut off if switch (1) is held in the TEST position for more than 10 seconds. If the secondary steering test shuts off, alert indicator (2) will not be amber in color.
- While switch (1) is held in the TEST position and alert indicator (2) is on and amber in color, provide the following steering inputs with the steering wheel:
- Steer left
- Steer center
- Steer right
Verify that the movement of the front wheels aligns with each steering input.
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Illustration 2 g03549577 - If the alert indicator is not illuminated after the test, the test was successful and the steering performance was normal.
Note: If the alert indicator is red in color, the test has failed. The warning level that is issued will provide instructions that must be followed.
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Refer to the troubleshooting section in Specifications, Systems Operation, Troubleshooting, Testing and Adjusting, RENR8472 for further information.