Exmark VANTAGE S Series User Manual

Operation
Note:Tostarttheengine,placetheLHmotion
controlleverinneutral,theRHmotioncontrol
inPTOdisengageposition,andthePTOswitch
disengaged.(Itisnotnecessaryfortheoperatorto
beontheplatform.)
HourMeter
LocatedontheLHsideofthefrontcontrolconsole
inthemessagedisplay(seeFigure5andFigure7).
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhoursthat
theenginehasrun.
Figure7
1.LCDIndicators
2.Lowvoltageindicatorlight
3.Hour/Voltagedisplay
Thehourmeterisrecordingwhenthedecimalpoint
isashinginHour/Voltagedisplay.
Hoursaredisplayedwhenthekeyisofforwhenthe
machineisrunning.
Note:Iftheignitionkeyisturnedtothe“ON”
positionforafewsecondsbeforecrankingtheengine,
thebatteryvoltagewilldisplayintheareawherethe
hoursarenormallydisplayed.
Note:TheLCDindicatorsappearwheneach
controlmeetsthe“safetostart”mode.Becausethe
PTOmustbedisengagedtostarttheengine,the
LCDindicatorwillnotilluminateatthistime.
FuelShut-OffValve
LocatedontheRHsideofthecontroltowerbehind
thekneecushion.
Thefuelshut-offvalveisusedtoshutoffthefuel
whenthemachinewillnotbeusedforafewdays,
duringtransporttoandfromthejobsite,andwhen
parkedinsideabuilding.
Alignvalvehandlewiththefuellinetoopen.Rotate
90°toclose.
FuelGauge
Locatedonthetopleftsideofthetank(seeFigure5).
Thefuelgaugemonitorstheamountoffuelinthe
tank.
DriveWheelReleaseValves
Locatedontherightfrontcornerofthehydrostatic
pumps.
Drivewheelreleasevalvesareusedtoreleasethe
hydrostaticdrivesystemtoallowthemachinetobe
movedbyhandwithouttheenginerunning.
Witha5/8wrench,turnbothvalvesoneturn
counterclockwisetoreleasethedrivesystem.
Turnclockwisetoresetthedrivesystem.DoNot
overtighten.DoNottowmachine.
PTOEngagementSwitch
Locatedonfrontcontrolpanel(seeFigure5).
Switchmustbepulledout(up)toengagetheblades.
Switchispushedintodisengagetheblades.
TheLCDindicatorwillappearwhenthePTOswitch
isengaged(seeFigure7).
LowVoltageIndicator
Locatedonthefrontcontrolpanelinthemessage
display(seeFigure5andFigure7).
Alowvoltagecondition(lessthan12.3volts)exists
whenthelowvoltageindicatorlightappearsonthe
messagedisplaywhiletheengineisrunning.
Iftheignitionkeyisturnedtothe“ON”positionfor
afewsecondsbeforecrankingtheengine,thebattery
voltagewilldisplayintheareawherethehoursare
normallydisplayed.
Note:Theindicatornormallyappearswhenthe
engineisoffandthekeyswitchisturnedtothe
“ON”position.
DeckLiftHandle
LocatedontheRHofthefrontcontrolpanel.
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Exmark VANTAGE S Series Specifications

General

Brand	Exmark
Model	VANTAGE S Series
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English