Exmark VANTAGE - Driving and Maneuvering Instructions

Operation
DrivingtheMachine
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidlybypositioningone
levertoomuchaheadoftheother.Operatormay
losecontrolofthemachine,whichmaycause
damagetothemachineorinjury.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
Important:Tobeginmovement(forwardor
backward),thebrakelevermustbedisengaged
(pushedforward)beforethemotioncontrol
leverscanbemovedortheenginewillstop.
WhentheRHmotioncontrolleverispositioned
fullyoutward(apart),thedrivesystemisinthePTO
disengageposition(
Figure8).
Note:The“N”LCDindicatorappearswhenthe
RHleverisinthePTOdisengageposition.
WhentheRHmotioncontrolleverismoveddirectly
inward(together)thedrivesystemisintheneutral
operateposition.
Figure8
1.LHMotioncontrollever6.Neutral
2.RHMotioncontrollever7.Forward
3.RHMotioncontrol
leverinPTOdisengage
position
8.Frontreference/Speed
controlbar
4.Reverse
9.Frontofunit
5.Rearreferencebar
DrivingForward
1.Makesurethemotioncontrolleversareinthe
neutralposition.
2.Releasetheparkingbrake.
3.Tomoveforwardinastraightline,moveboth
leversforwardwithequalpressure.
Figure9
Toturnleftorright,pullthemotioncontrollever
backtowardneutralinthedesiredturndirection.
Themachinewillmovefasterthefartherthe
motioncontrolleversaremovedfromtheneutral
position.
4.Tostop,positionbothmotioncontrolleversin
theneutraloperateposition.
DrivinginReverse
1.Movethemotioncontrolleverstotheneutral
operateposition.
2.Tomoverearwardinastraightline,slowlymove
bothleversrearwardwithequalpressure.
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