7. Engine maintenance
7.1 Fuel sys tem
Fuel is ex tre me ly com bus ti ble and un der some
con di tions ex plo si ve.
Only top-up by sta tio na ry en gi ne.
No open fire.
Do not smo ke.
Do not fill-up in clo sed rooms.
Do not in ha le fuel fu mes.
Dan ger of en vi ron men tal da ma ge from spil led fuel.
Do not over fill the fuel tank and do not spill fuel.
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Col lect any lea king fuel and dis po se of it ac cor -
ding to lo cal en vi ron men tal re gu la tions.
7.1.1 Fuel type
Dan ger of en gi ne da ma ge from low qua li ty fuel.
The use of fuel that does not meet the spe ci fi ca -
tions can lead to en gi ne damage.
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The use of fuel that does not meet spe ci fi ca tions
re qui res ap pro val by Mo to ren fab rik HATZ (main
plant).
All ty pes of die sel fuel that meet the mi ni mum re qui re ments of
the fol lo wing spe ci fi ca tions are suit ab le:
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EN 590 or
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BS 2869 A1 / A2 or
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ASTM D 975- 1D / 2D
7.1.2 Winter fuel
When out si de tem pe ra tu res drop be low 0°C, use win ter fuel or
mix in pe tro leum in ad van ce:
Lo west am bient tem pe ra tu re
at start [°C / °K]
0 to -10 / 32 to 14
-10 to -15 / 14 to 5
-15 to -20 / 5 to -5
-20 to -30 / -5 to -22
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Per cen ta ge of pe tro leum [%] for
Sum mer fuel
Win ter fuel
20
–
30
–
50
20
–
50