Toro 30487TC - Ignition Switch; Fuel Gauge; Throttle Lever; Hour Meter

Parking-BrakeLever
Wheneveryoushutofftheengine,engagetheparkingbrake
topreventaccidentalmovementofthemachine.Toengage
theparkingbrake,pulltheparking-brakeleverrearward
andup(Figure7).Toreleasetheparkingbrake,pushthe
parking-brakeleverforwardanddown.
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Figure7
1.Parking-brakelever
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhas3positions:OFF,ON/PREHEAT,and
START.
ThrottleLever
Thethrottlelevercontrolsthespeedoftheengine,thespeed
oftheblades,and,inconjunctionwithmotion-controllevers,
thegroundspeedofthemachine..Movingthethrottlelever
forwardtowardtheFASTpositionincreasestheenginespeed.
MovingitrearwardtowardtheSLOWpositiondecreasesthe
enginespeed.Alwaysrunthemachinewiththethrottleinthe
FASTpositionwhencuttinggrass.
Power-Takeoff(PTO)Switch
Thepower-takeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthemower
blades.
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;refertoCheckingtheCoolingSystem(page42).
Charge-IndicatorLight
Thecharge-indicatorlightilluminateswhenthesystem
chargingcircuitmalfunctions.
Oil-Pressure-WarningLight
Theoil-pressurewarninglightilluminateswhentheoil
pressureinenginedropsbelowasafelevel.Iftheoilpressure
islow ,stoptheengineanddeterminethecause.Repairthe
damagebeforestartingtheengineagain.
FuelGauge
Thefuelgauge(Figure8)indicatesthequantityoffuel
remaininginthefueltanks.
Figure8
1.Fuelgauge
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