Parking-BrakeTab
Tosettheparkingbrake,pressthebrakepedal,then
presstheparking-braketab(Figure18)toengage
thebrakes.Disengagethetabbypressingthebrake
pedal.Engagetheparkingbrakebeforeyouleave
themachine.
ThrottleControl
Thethrottlecontrol(Figure20)allowsyoutocontrol
thespeedoftheengine.Movingthethrottlecontrol
towardtheFASTpositionincreasestheenginespeed;
movingthethrottlecontroltowardSLOWdecreases
theenginerpm.Groundspeedsareasfollows:
•3.2to8km/h(2to5mph)forwardmowingspeed
•14.1km/h(8.8mph)maximumtransportspeed
•4.0km/h(2.5mph)reversespeed
Note:Youcannotshutofftheengineusingthe
throttlecontrol.
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1.Throttlecontrol7.Engine-oilpressurelight
2.Functionalcontrollever8.Batterywarninglight
3.Hourmeter
9.Glowplugindicatorlight
4.Ignitionswitch
10.Raise/Lowermowcontrol
5.Steeringarmlockinglever
11.Hightemperatureoverride
button
6.Watertemperaturelight
FunctionalControlLever
Thefunctionalcontrollever(Figure20)provides2
tractionselectionsplusaNEUTRALposition.Youcan
shiftfrommowtotransportortransporttomow(not
toneutral)whilethemachineisinmotion;nodamage
willresult.
•REARposition—neutralposition;usewhen
backlappingthereels
•MIDDLEposition—usewhencuttinggrass
•FRONTposition—usewhendrivingthemachine
betweenjobsites
HourMeter
Thehourmeter(Figure20)indicatesthetotalhours
themachinehasoperated.Itstartstofunction
wheneveryourotatethekeyswitchtotheONposition.
IgnitionSwitch
Insertthekeyintotheswitch(Figure20)andturnit
clockwisetotheSTARTpositiontostarttheengine.
Releasethekeyassoonastheenginestarts;
thekeymovestotheONposition.Turnthekey
counterclockwisetotheSTOPpositiontoshutoffthe
engine.
SteeringArmLockingLever
Rotatethelever(Figure20)rearwardtoloosenthe
adjustment,raiseorlowerthesteeringarmforyour
comfort,then,rotatetheleverforwardtotightenthe
adjustment.
WaterTemperatureLight
Thelight(Figure20)glowsandtheengine
automaticallyshutsoffwhenevertheenginecoolant
temperatureistoohigh.
Engine-OilPressureLight
Thelight(Figure20)glowsiftheengine-oilpressure
dropsbelowasafelevel.
BatteryWarningLight
Thelight(Figure20)glowsifthebatterychargeislow.
Glow-PlugIndicatorLight
Whentheglow-plugindicatorlight(Figure20)islit,it
indicatestheglowplugsareon.
Note:Theglow-plugindicatorlightmayilluminate
forashorttimeaftertheenginehasstarted;thisis
normal.
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