General Rules For The Safety Of The Operator; When Operating On Engines Or Other Parts Of The Vehicle It Is Necessary - Tecnotest STARGAS 898 LIGHT Manual Operativo

STARGAS _______________________________________________________________________________

GENERAL RULES FOR THE SAFETY OF THE OPERATOR

Read carefully the instructions for the installation, use and maintenance contained in
the operative manual.
Do not allow unskilled personnel to use this equipment, in order to avoid accidents to
the people or damages to the equipment.
The work place must be dry, sufficiently bright and well aired.
Particularly, vehicle diagnosis operations involving engine ignition must be carried out in
a room provided with an exhaust fan.
We remind you that inhalation of carbon oxide (which is odourless) causes serious
health damages.

When operating on engines or other parts of the vehicle it is necessary:

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To wear suitable clothes and to keep a proper attitude in order to prevent
accidents.
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Before going on with the test, to make sure that the car gear is in neutral position
(or in parking position if the vehicle is an automatic transmission one), to put on
the emergency or parking brake in the vehicle which is going to be tested and to
verify if the wheels are locked.
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To protect face, hands and feet and avoid any contact with hot surfaces such as
sparking plugs, exhaust pipes, radiators, cooling system connections.
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Not to smoke and not to light flames when working on the vehicle.
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To check that all electrical connections are insulated and firm.
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Not to look directly and at a close distance into the carburettor suction pipe when
the engine is on.
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To keep one's hands and hair off the moving parts. Never to wear ties, large
clothes, wrist pieces of jewellery and watches when working on a vehicle,
especially if the engine is on.
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To keep off the fan; the cooling fan is controlled by a thermal switch which is
linked to the coolant temperature: thus disconnect the fan cable when working on
a still hot engine, in order to prevent the fan from starting to work suddenly even
if the engine is off.
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Not to pour fuel directly in to the carburettor in order to ease the engine starting.
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Not to unscrew the radiator plug before the engine temperature and consequently
the cooling system pressure have lowered.
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Not to touch the high voltage cables when the engine is on.
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