HourMeter
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhoursthatyouoperate
themachinewiththekeyswitchintheRUNposition.Use
thesetimesforschedulingregularmaintenance.
Glow-PlugLight(OrangeLight)
Theglow-plugindicatorlightilluminateswhenyouturn
theignitionswitchtotheONposition.Itremainslitfor6
seconds.Whenthelightturnsoff,theengineisreadytostart.
Engine-Coolant-TemperatureWarning
Light
Thislightilluminatesandthecuttingbladesstopifthe
engine-coolanttemperatureishigh.Ifyoudonotstopthe
machineandthecoolanttemperaturerisesanother11°C
(20°F),theenginestops.
Important:Ifthemowerdeckshutsdownandthe
temperaturewarninglightison,pushthePTOknob
down,drivetoasafe,atarea,movethethrottleleverto
theSLOWposition,movethemotion-controlleversinto
theNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,andengagetheparking
brake.Idletheengineforseveralminuteswhileitcools
toasafelevel.Stoptheengineandcheckthecooling
system;refertoCheckingtheHydraulicSystem(page
34).
Charge-IndicatorLight
Thecharge-indicatorlightilluminateswhenthesystem
chargingcircuitmalfunctions.
Oil-Pressure-WarningLight
Theoil-pressure-warninglightilluminateswhentheoil
pressureinenginedropsbelowasafelevel.Iftheoilpressure
islow ,stoptheengineanddeterminethecause.Repairthe
damagebeforestartingtheengineagain.
Parking-BrakeLever
Wheneveryoushutofftheengine,engagetheparkingbrake
topreventaccidentalmovementofthemachine.Toengage
theparkingbrake,pulltheparking-brakeleverrearward
andup(Figure6).Toreleasetheparkingbrake,pushthe
parking-brakeleverforwardanddown.
Figure6
1.Parking-brakelever
FuelGauge
Thefuelgaugeindicatesthequantityoffuelremainingin
thefueltanks(Figure7).
Figure7
1.Fuelgauge
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