Control and operation

Access and equipment of the cab

Press the door lock 11 on the door handle 1 and open the door.

If the door is to remain open during operations, swing the door back 180° and secure in the latch 2

Climb in with your face towards the machine and sit in the operator’s seat. Adjust the seat and steering column if necessary.

Getting out

Caution!

Entering or leaving the cab incorrectly could lead to injury.

Proceed with the same attention on exit or entry of the cab, as while climbing the machine.

Ensure that the safety lever is always in its highest position when entering or leaving the cab.

Always use the handholds provided for the purpose when entering or leaving the machine.

Face the machine when getting in or out and always use three-point support, i.e. two hands and one foot or two feet and one hand must always be in contact with the access system at the same time.

Do not hold onto the controls to steady yourself.

Never jump from the machine.

Switch off the machine and push the safety lever up. Push the door handle 3 on the lock down.

Open the door fully and secure it in the latch 2

Climb out with your face towards the machine.

To release the door latch:

The door is secured in latch 2. Move the lever 4 next to the cab frame outwards. The door is now unlocked. Close the door.

3.2.2Safety lever

Fig. 3-39 Safety lever

The safety lever is mounted to the left control console and is designed to block the way to the cab when moved in lower position.

Caution!

The operator must move this safety lever up before leaving the operator’s seat. The operator may only push the lever down when he is again seated in the operator’s seat, ready to work.

Before your leave the operator’s cab, pull the safety lever in upper position so to interrupt the servo control circuit: no working movements are possible if the joysticks or pedals are accidentally actuated while entering or leaving the cab, the swing brake applies automatically (the LED in the touch S17 is lighting), the swing brake can no longer be released using the touch S17

After you are seated again and before you begin operating the machine, push the lever down in lower position: the swing brake recovers the previous state (applied or released) before the lever had been pulled up, the pilot control devices (joysticks and pedals) become active again.

3.2.3Operator seat

Danger!

The adjustment of the operator seat could result in an inadvertent actuation of control elements, moving the machine or the attachment. This can lead to injury to persons or damage to property. Do not adjust the operator seat while driving the machine. Move the safety lever up.

1 Operator seat heating

3 Backrest adjustment

2 Mechanical / pneumatic lumbar support*

4 Armrest height adjustment

5 Armrest adjusting wheel 6 Horizontal suspension*

7

9

11

13

15

8 Display for weight settings*

Adjusting seat to body weight/seat height (in models with manual adjusting mechanism):

Sit down on the seat.

Adjust the seat height/body weight by pulling or pushing the lever 9 to the stop.

Check the display 8

•green = settings correct

•yellow = correction required

If necessary: Adjust the settings by pulling or pushing the lever 9 to the stop.

Adjusting seat to body weight (in models with automatic adjusting mechanism)*:

Before adjusting the body weight settings, set the shock absorber* to "soft".

Sit down on the seat. Pull the lever 9 briefly upwards. The seat is automatically adjusted to suit the body weight of the operator.

Adjusting seat height (in models with automatic adjusting mechanism)*: Before adjusting the height, set the shock absorber to "soft".

Caution! Risk of damage to compressor.

Do not run the compressor continuously for more than 1 minute.

Adjust the seat height by pulling or pushing the lever 9 to the stop.

Adjusting seat depth: Lift the button 12

Sit on the seat and move it horizontally to the desired position.

To adjust the angle of inclination of the seat, press the button 13 Sit on the seat and move it to the desired angle.

Horizontal adjustment: Pull up the lever 11

Adjust the operator seat in horizontal direction. Release the lever. Ensure that the lever engages properly in the desired position (audible click).

Carry out the following check: After locking, it must be impossible to move the operator seat to a different position.

Horizontal adjustment with control consoles: Pull up the lever 7

Adjust the operator seat together with the control consoles in horizontal direction. Release the lever. Ensure that the lever engages properly in the desired position (audible click).

Carry out the following check: After locking, it must be impossible to move the operator seat to a different position.

Adjusting backrest: Pull up the lever 3

Sit on the seat and move the backrest to the desired position. Release the lever. Ensure that the locking lever engages in the desired position. Carry out the following check: After locking, it must be impossible to move the backrest to a different position.

Adjusting lumbar support (in models with mechanical adjusting mechanism): Adjust the height and curve of the lumbar pad by turning the hand wheel 2 at the back of the seat.