3. Select positions of the light switches.
See 3. Head light switch on page 45, 4. Hazard light
switch on page 45, and 5. Turn signal light switch
on page 45.
(1) Head light switch
(2) Hazard light switch
(3) Turn signal light switch
(A) On (head light)
(B) Off (head light)
(C) Push on-off (hazard light)
(D) Right turn
(E) Left turn
4. Check the brake pedal.
a. Depress the brake pedal.
b. Depress the parking brake lock pedal.
c. Release the brake pedal.
Make sure to latch the brake pedal with the parking
brake lock pedal. Use both right and left feet for the
procedure.
See 3. Brake pedal and parking brake lock pedal on
page 48 and “To set the parking brake” in 3.1 How
to use the parking brake on page 48.
(1) Brake pedal
(2) Parking brake lock pedal
(A) Depress
(B) Push down parking brake
lock pedal while depressing
brake pedal
5. Start the engine.
See STARTING THE ENGINE on page 57.
WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Read and understand “Safe operation” in
this manual.
• Read and understand the safety labels
located on the tractor.
• To avoid the danger of exhaust-fume-
poisoning, do not operate the engine in a
closed building without proper ventilation.
• Never start the engine while standing on
ground. Start the engine only from the
operator's seat.
• Follow the rule to set all shift levers to the
neutral positions and to place the PTO lever
in the off position before starting the engine.
See 2. Precautions for operating the tractor on page
8, 3. Precautions for parking the tractor on page 10,
and 6. Precautions for servicing the tractor on page
11.
6. Raise the Implement.
Move the hydraulic control lever rearward (the
raised (up)
position).
See 1. Hydraulic control on page 84.
(1) Hydraulic control lever
(A) Lowered
(B) Neutral position
(C) Raised
OPERATING THE TRACTOR
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