Exmark TURF TRACER X-SERIES - Operation; Ignition, Fuel Valve, and PTO Controls; Pre-Start Procedures

Operation
Thebrakeleverengagestheparkbrakeonthedrive
wheels.
Pulltheleverupandrearwardtoengagethebrake.
Pushtheleverforwardanddowntodisengagethe
brake.
Whenparkingonasteepslope,thewheelsmustbe
chockedorblockedinadditiontothebrakebeing
engaged.Theunitmustbetieddownandbrake
engagedwhentransporting.
Parkbrakemustbedisengagedtomovespeedcontrol
outofneutralorenginewillkill.
IgnitionSwitch
Locatedontheleftsideofthecontrolconsole.
Theignitionswitchisusedtostartandstopthe
engine.Theignitionswitchhasthreepositions,
“Off”,“On”and“Start”.Insertkeyintoswitch
androtateclockwisetothe“On”position.Rotate
clockwisetothenextpositiontoengagethestarter
(keymustbeheldagainstspringpressureinthis
position).Operatormusthavespeedcontrolleverin
neutral,OPCleversdepressedandPTOdisengaged
tostartengine.Whenenginestarts,releasekey.
HourMeter
Locatedonthefrontlefthandsideofconsolejust
abovethePTOswitch.
Thehourmeterisconnectedtoapressureswitch
installedintheengineblockanditrecordsthe
numberofhoursthattheenginehasrun.Ifignition
switchisleftonwithoutenginerunning,hourmeter
willnotrun.
Note:Thisswitchisnotalowoilsensorandwillnot
alerttheoperatoriftheengineoilislow .
FuelShut-OffValve
Locatedinthefuellinemidwaybetweenthetank
andengine.
Thefuelshut-offvalveisusedtoshutoffthe
owoffuelwhenparkinginsideabuilding,during
transportationtoandfromthejobsites,andwhen
themachinewillnotbeusedforafewdays.
Rotatevalve1/4turnclockwisetoshutfueloff.
Rotatevalve1/4turncounterclockwisetoturnfuel
on.
DriveWheelReleaseValves
Locatedontheleftrearcornerofthehydrostatic
pumps.
Drivewheelreleasevalvesareusedtoreleasethe
hydrostaticdrivesystemtoallowthemachinetobe
movedbyhandwithouttheenginerunning.
Witha5/8wrench,turnbothvalvesoneturn
counterclockwisetoreleasethedrivesystem.
Turnclockwisetoresetthedrivesystem.DoNot
overtighten.
TrackingAdjustmentKnob
Locatedontheright-handsideoftherearofthefuel
tanksupport.
Theknobcanbeadjustedsothatmachinewill
“track”straightaheadwiththedriveleversreleased.
PTOEngagementSwitch
Switchislocatedonleftsideofcontrolconsole.
Theswitchmustbepulledouttothe“Rotate”
positiontoengagetheblades.Theswitchispushed
intothe“Stop”positiontostoptheblades.Operator
musthaveoperatorpresencecontrolleversdepressed
whenPTOisengagedorenginewillstop.
ElectronicControlUnitMalfunction
Indicator
KohlerEFIUnitsOnly:
Theelectroniccontrolunit(ECU)continuously
monitorsoperationoftheEFIsystem.Ifaproblem
orfaultwithinthesystemisdetected,themalfunction
indicatorlight(MIL)isilluminated.TheMIListhe
lightlocatedintherightconsolepaneltotherightof
thethrottlecontrol.Followthetroubleshootingsteps
outlinedintheKohlerengineoperator’smanualifthe
MILisilluminated.
Pre-Start
Fillfueltankonlevelground.Forbestresultsuse
onlyclean,freshregulargradeunleadedgasolinewith
anoctaneratingof87orhigher.
Important:Neverusemethanol,gasoline
containingmethanol,gasoholcontainingmore
17