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Pre-operation checks

255XE: If you choose to have two fire extin-
guishers, the other fire extinguisher is to be
mounted in the enclosed head compartment.
There is a location label outside the compart-
ment. This fire extinguisher located near the
engine compartment should be a “clean
agent” type designed to displace oxygen, 1
with an inert gas, such as CO , or FE-36™,
2
and have a capacity of five pounds or more.
Except for 255XE
1 FIRE-PORT™

255XE

A FIRE-PORT™ is mounted below the engine
hood. Use this port to spray the contents of a
fire extinguisher into the engine compartment
if a fire breaks out in the engine area.
WARNING! If there is a fire in the engine
compartment, opening the hatch will add
more oxygen to the fire, increasing the risk
of a larger fire or an explosion.
If you see smoke or otherwise suspect a fire,
you can look through the transparent flaps of
Operating the fire extinguisher
the FIRE-PORT™ to look for signs of flames.
A chemical-type fire extinguisher may not
If there is a fire, push the nozzle of the fire ex-
help when sprayed into the engine compart-
tinguisher through the FIRE-PORT™ and fol-
ment through the FIRE-PORT™ because that
low the manufacturer’s instructions to empty
type needs to be aimed directly at the base of
the contents of the fire extinguisher into the
the flames to be effective. See below for
engine compartment.
FIRE-PORT™ information.
A “clean agent” type fire extinguisher is rec-
ommended; a chemical-type fire extinguisher
may not be adequate in this application.
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