Exmark QSS708GEM42200 - Brake, Blade, and Engine Stopping

Operation
Important:DoNotengagethestarterfor
morethan5secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,allowa60secondcool-down
periodbetweenattempts.Failuretofollow
theseinstructionscanburnoutthestarter
motor.
5.Oncetheenginestarts,graduallypushdownthe
chokecontrol(ifapplicable)astheenginewarms.
Iftheenginestallsorhesitates,slightlypullthe
controlupforafewseconds.
OperatingtheParkingBrake
(SmartPark
™
)
Theparkingbrakeisactivatedelectronically.
Engagetheparkingbrakebyoneofthefollowing
actions:
•PressingtheSmartPark
™
switchtothe“ON”
position(Figure4).
•Theparkingbrakeengagesautomaticallywhen
theoperatorleavestheseatandthetraction
controlpedalisintheneutralposition.
•Theparkingbrakeautomaticallyengages5to6
secondsaftertheignitionswitchisturnedtothe
“OFF”position(ifnotalreadyengaged).
Disengagetheparkingbrakebyoneofthefollowing
actions:
•Tapthetraction-controlpedalforwardorreverse.
•Pressingthebrakeswitchtothe“OFF”position
(Figure4).
OperatingtheBlades
Thebladecontrolswitch,representedbyapower
take-off(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengages
powertothemowerblades.Thisswitchcontrols
powertoanyattachmentsthatdrawpowerfromthe
engine,includingthemowerdeckandcuttingblades.
EngagingtheBlades
1.Releasethetraction-controlpedaltoplacethe
machineinneutral.
2.Movethethrottlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”
and“FAST”positions.
Note:Alwaysengagethebladeswiththethrottle
inthemidwayposition.
3.Pulloutonthebladecontrolswitch,tothe“ON”
position,toengagetheblades.
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ExmarkEnginewith50InchDeckShown
1.Throttle–Midwayposition2.Bladecontrol
switch—Onposition
4.Movethrottletofullforwardpositionbefore
mowing.
DisengagingtheBlades
Setthethrottletothemidwayposition.Pushthe
bladecontrolswitchto“OFF”todisengagethe
blades(Figure10).
StoppingtheEngine
1.Bringtheunittoafullstop.
2.Disengagetheblades.
3.Releasethetraction-controlpedaltoplacethe
machineinneutralandengagetheparkingbrake.
4.Adjustthethrottle.
•ForAllEnginesexceptExmark:Placethe
throttlemidwaybetweenthe“SLOW”and
“FAST”positions.
•ForExmarkEngines:Placethethrottleinthe
“FAST”position.
5.Allowtheenginetorunforaminimumof15
seconds,thenturntheignitionswitchtothe
“OFF”positiontostoptheengine.
6.Removethekeytopreventchildrenorother
unauthorizedpersonsfromstartingengine.
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