Operation
Traction-ControlPedal
Locatedtotherightofthesteeringwheelcolumn
base.
Pressingthetopofthetraction-controlpedalmoves
theunitforward.Pressingthebottomofthepedal
movesthemachinerearward.Releasingpressureoff
ofthepedalslowsthemachine.
Note:Thefartherthepedalispressedineither
direction,thefasterthemachinewillmoveinthat
direction.
Removingyourfootandreleasingallpressurefrom
thepedalplacesthetraction-controlpedalinneutral.
SmartPark™Switch
Locatedonthelowerrightcontrolpanel.
Theparkingbrakeisactivatedelectronically.
Engagetheparkingbrakebyoneofthefollowing
actions:
•PressingtheSmartPark
™
switchtothe“ON”
position(seeFigure4).
•Theparkingbrakeengagesautomaticallywhenthe
operatorleavestheseatandthetraction-control
pedalisinneutralposition.
•Theparkingbrakeautomaticallyengages5to6
secondsaftertheignitionswitchisturnedtothe
“OFF”position(ifnotalreadyengaged).
Note:ThelightontheSmartPark
™
switchwill
illuminatewhentheparkingbrakeisengaged.
Disengagetheparkingbrakebyoneofthefollowing
actions:
•PresstheSmartPark
™
switchtothe“OFF”
positionwiththekeyintherunposition.
•Tapthetraction-controlpedalforwardorreverse.
Makesuretheparkingbrakeengageswhenyoustop
themachineorleaveitunattended.Theunitmustbe
tieddownandbrakeengagedwhentransporting.
DeckHeightAdjustmentLever
LocatedonrightsideinfrontoftheSmartPark™
switch(seeFigure4).
Pulltheleverinwardandrearwardtoraisethecutting
deck.Allowthehandletomoveforwardtolowerthe
cuttingdeck.Movethedeckheightadjustmentlever
outwardatthedesiredheight-of-cut.Onlyadjustthe
heightofcutwhilethemachineisnotmoving.
KeyChoice
®
Switch
Thisswitchallowsyoutomowinreversewhenitis
activated.Toactivateit,turntheswitchto“ON”and
releaseitafterthepowertake-off(PTO)isengaged.
Todeactivateit,disengagethePTO.
Figure5
1.Operating–in–Reverse
warninglight
3.Fuelwindow
2.KeyChoice
®
switch(blue
incolor)
Operating–in–ReverseWarningLight
LocatednexttotheKeyChoice
®
switch
TheOperating–in–Reversewarninglightwill
illuminatewhenevertheKeyChoice
®
switchisused
todeactivatetheoperating–in–reverseinterlock.Itis
areminderthattheinterlocksystemisdeactivated.
ThelightgoesoutwheneverthePTOisdisengaged
ortheengineisshutoff.Whenthelightison,look
behindanduseextracautionwhenbacking.
FuelWindow
Locatedontheleftsideofthemachine.
Thefuelwindowcanbeusedtodeterminethe
amountoffuelinthetank.
HourMeter
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhourswhen
theoperatorisintheseatandtheignitionswitchisin
the“ON”position(Figure6).
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