Exmark VANTAGE - Pre-Start; Operating Instructions; Drive Wheel Release Valves; PTO Engagement Switch

Operation
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.
Pullthehandlerearwardtoraisethecuttingdeck.
Allowthehandletomoveforwardtolowerthe
cuttingdecktothecutheightthathasbeenset.
Pullthehandlerearwardandtotherighttolatch
thecuttingdeckintotheraisedtransportposition
(Figure6).
ElectronicControlUnitMalfunction
Indicator
KohlerEFIUnitsOnly:
Theelectroniccontrolunit(ECU)continuously
monitorsoperationoftheEFIsystem.Ifaproblem
orfaultwithinthesystemisdetected,themalfunction
indicatorlight(MIL)isilluminated.TheMILis
thelightlocatedintheconsolepaneltotheleftof
thePTOswitch.Followthetroubleshootingsteps
outlinedintheKohlerengineoperator’smanualifthe
MILisilluminated.
Pre-Start
Fillfueltankonlevelground.Forbestresultsuse
onlyclean,freshregulargradeunleadedgasolinewith
anoctaneratingof87orhigher.
Important:Neverusemethanol,gasoline
containingmethanol,gasoholcontainingmore
than10%ethanol,premiumgasoline,orwhite
gasbecausethefuelsystemcouldbedamaged.
DoNotaddoiltogasoline.
DoNotoverllfueltank.Fillthefueltanktothe
bottomofthellerneck.Theemptyspaceinthe
tankallowsgasolinetoexpand.Overllingmayresult
infuelleakageordamagetotheengineoremission
system.
Makesureyouunderstandthecontrols,their
locations,theirfunctions,andtheirsafety
requirements.
RefertotheMaintenancesectionandperformallthe
necessaryinspectionandmaintenancesteps.
OperatingInstructions
OpentheFuelShut-OffValve
Rotatethevalveandalignwiththefuellinetoopen.
StartingtheEngine
1.LeavetheLHmotioncontrolleverinneutraland
theRHleverinthePTOdisengageposition(see
Figure4).
2.Pulltheparkingbrakerearwardandovertothe
righttoengagetheparkingbrake.
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