Exmark LAZER Z DS-SERIES - Maintenance; Check Engine Coolant Level; Change Engine Coolant

Maintenance
6.Raisetherearofmachineupandsupportwith
jackstands(orequivalentsupport)justhigh
enoughtoallowdrivewheelstoturnfreely.
7.Startengineandmovethrottlecontrolaheadto
fullthrottleposition.Movethespeedcontrol
leverstothefullspeedandrunforseveral
minutes.Shutdownmachineandrecheckoil
level.
Note:DoNotchangehydraulicsystemoil(except
forwhatcanbedrainedwhenchanginglter),unless
itisfelttheoilhasbeencontaminatedorbeen
extremelyhot.
Changingoilunnecessarilycoulddamagehydraulic
systembyintroducingcontaminatesintothesystem.
CheckEngineCoolantLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Iftheenginecoolantlevelisbelowthe
indicatorlineontheoverowbottlewhenthe
engineiscold,thecoolanttemperaturegaugemay
notregistercorrectlyduringoperationand/or
thewarningbuzzermaynotsoundiftheengine
overheats.
1.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
Makesureunitisonalevelsurface.
2.Checkwithenginecold.
3.Viewcoolantlevelinoverowbottleontheleft
sideoftheenginecompartment.Coolantlevel
shouldbeattheindicatorlineontheoverow
bottle.
4.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,openhoodorraise
radiator,removethecaptotheoverowbottle
andlltotheindicatorline.Unitsshouldonlybe
lledwitha50/50mixofDex-Cool©extended
lifecoolantandwater.Dex-Cool©canbe
identiedbyitsorangecolor.
WARNING
Enginecoolantishotandpressurizedand
radiatorandsurroundingpartsarehot.Sprayor
steamfromhot,pressurizedliquidintheengine
coolingsystemandtouchingahotradiatormay
causesevereburns.
Allowtheenginetocoolcompletelybefore
removingtheradiatorcaporservicingany
componentofthecoolingsystem.
CAUTION
Enginecoolantistoxic.Swallowingcoolantcan
causepoisoning.
•DoNotswallow.
•Keepoutofreachofchildrenandpets.
ChangeEngineCoolant
ServiceInterval:Every4,000hours/Every4
years(whichevercomes
rst)Dex-Cool© ©
©
extended
lifecoolant(orangecolor)
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.Machinemust
bepositionedonlevelsurface.
2.Unhookseatlatch,tiltseatupandtilthood
forwardtogainaccesstothecoolingarea.Do
Notraiseradiator,asitmaynotfullydraininthat
position.
WARNING
Enginecoolantishotandpressurizedand
radiatorandsurroundingpartsarehot.Spray
orsteamfromhot,pressurizedliquidinthe
enginecoolingsystemandtouchingahot
radiatormaycausesevereburns.
Allowtheenginetocoolcompletelybefore
removingtheradiatorcaporservicingany
componentofthecoolingsystem.
CAUTION
Enginecoolantistoxic.Swallowingcoolant
cancausepoisoning.
•DoNotswallow.
•Keepoutofreachofchildrenandpets.
3.Draincoolantwhenengineiscool.Coolantmay
bedrainedfromtheradiatorbyremovingthe
drainplugintherightrearcorner.Theengine
blockmaybedrainedbyremovingtherear
radiatorhoseand/orbyopeningthedraincock
ontheright-handsideoftheengineblock(see
Figure17).
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