Toro 04019 - Checking the Interlock Switch Operation; Traction Interlock Switch; Brake Interlock Switch

Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areor
explosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupany
gasolinethatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
gasolinetothefueltankuntilthelevelis1
inch(25mm)belowthebottomoftheller
neck.Thisemptyspaceinthetankallows
gasolinetoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlinggasoline,and
stayawayfromanopenameorwhere
gasolinefumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedcontainerand
keepitoutofthereachofchildren.Never
buymorethana30-daysupplyofgasoline.
•Alwaysplacegasolinecontainersonthe
groundawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllgasolinecontainersinsidea
vehicleoronatruckortrailerbedbecause
interiorcarpetsorplastictruckbedliners
mayinsulatethecontainerandslowtheloss
ofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removegas-powered
equipmentfromthetruckortrailerand
refueltheequipmentwithitswheelsonthe
ground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfroma
portablecontainer,ratherthanfroma
gasolinedispensernozzle.
•Ifagasolinedispensernozzlemustbeused,
keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimof
thefueltankorcontaineropeningatall
timesuntilfuelingiscomplete.
1.Cleanaroundfueltankcapandremovecapfrom
tank(Figure21).Usingunleadedgasoline,llfuel
tanknohigherthantobottomoflterscreen.Do
notoverll.
2.Installfueltankcapandwipeupanyspilledgasoline.
CheckingtheInterlockSwitch
Operation
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnected
ordamagedthemachinecouldoperate
unexpectedlycausingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
TractionInterlockSwitch
1.Pushkickstanddownwithfootandpullupon
handlesupportuntilkickstandhasrotatedforward,
overcenter(Figure22).
Figure22
1.Kickstand
2.PlacetractionleverintoEngagepositionandengine
controlsinstartingposition.
3.Attempttostartengine.Engineshouldnotstart.
Ifenginestarts,theinterlockswitchneedsservice.
Correcttheproblembeforeoperating.Referto
ServicingInterlockSwitch.
4.Carefullyliftuponhandletoreleasekickstand.
BrakeInterlockSwitch
1.Pushkickstanddownwithfootandpullupon
handlesupportuntilkickstandhasrotatedforward,
overcenter(Figure22).
2.Starttheengine.
3.MovethebrakelevertotheEngageposition.
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