Toro 12004TC - Hour Meter; Light Switch; Ignition Switch; Horn Button

ChokeControl
Thechokecontrolislocatedbelowandtotherightof
theoperator’sseat.Tostartacoldengine,pullthechoke
controloutward(Figure16).Aftertheenginestarts,
regulatethechoketokeeptheenginerunningsmoothly.
Assoonaspossible,pushthecontrolintotheOff
position.Awarmenginerequireslittleornochoking.
Figure16
1.Choke2.Gearshiftselector
GearShiftSelector
Thegearshiftselectorhasthreepositions:Forward,
Reverse,andNeutral(Figure16).Thegearshiftselector
mustbeinNeutraltostarttheengine.
Note:IfthegearshiftselectorisinReversewhenthe
ignitionisturnedon,abuzzerwillsoundtowarnthe
operator.
Important:Alwaysstopthevehiclebefore
changinggears.
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitch(Figure17),usedtostartandstop
theengine,hasthreepositions:On,Off,andStart.
RotatethekeyclockwisetotheStartpositiontostartthe
engine.Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.When
thevehicleisstopped,rotatethekeycounterclockwise
totheOffpositiontostoptheengine.Removethekey
fromtheignition.
Figure17
1.Ignitionswitch
4.Oillight
2.Hourmeter5.PowerPoint
3.Lightswitch6.HornButton
HourMeter
Thehourmeter(Figure17)indicatesthetotalnumber
ofhourstheenginehasrun.
OilLight
Theoillightwarnstheoperatoriftheengineoillevel
dropsbelowasafelevel(Figure17).Ifthelightcomes
onandremainslit,theoillevelshouldbecheckedand
oiladdedifnecessary;refertoCheckingtheEngineOil
inOperation,page20.
Note:Theoillightmayicker.Thisisnormalandno
actionneedstobetaken.
LightSwitch
Toggletheswitchtoactivatetheheadlights.Pushto
turnthelightson(Figure17).
PowerPoint
Usethepowerpointtopower12voltoptionalelectrical
accessories(Figure17).
HornButton
Pressthehornbuttontosoundthehorn(Figure17).
FuelGauge
Thefuelgauge(Figure18)showstheamountoffuel
inthetank.
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