Toro 30487TC - Using the Safety-Interlock System

DANGER
Wheelsdroppingoveredgescancauserollovers,
whichmayresultinseriousinjury,death,or
drowning.
Donotoperatethemachineneardrop-offs.
DANGER
Operatingthemachinewhiletherollbarisdown
mayleadtoseriousinjuryordeathintheeventofa
rollover.
Alwayskeeptherollbarinthefullyraisedand
lockedpositionandusetheseatbelt.
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1.Safezone
3.Water
2.Useawalk-behindmower
and/orhandtrimmernear
drop-offsandwater.
CAUTION
Thismachineproducessoundlevelsinexcessof
85dBAattheoperatorsearandcancausehearing
lossthroughextendedperiodsofexposure.
Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperatingthis
machine.
Useprotectiveequipmentforyoureyes,ears,hands,feet,
andhead.
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1.Weareyeprotection.2.Wearhearingprotection.
UsingtheSafety-Interlock
System
CAUTION
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damaged,themachinecouldoperateunexpectedly,
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafety-Interlock
System
Thesafety-interlocksystempreventstheenginefromstarting
unless:
•Youaresittingontheseatortheparkingbrakeisengaged.
•Thepowertakeoff(PTO)isdisengaged.
•Themotion-controlleversareintheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position.
•Theenginetemperatureisbelowthemaximumoperating
temperature.
Thesafety-interlocksystemalsostopstheenginewhenyou
movethetractioncontrolsfromtheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition
withtheparkingbrakeengaged.Ifyourisefromtheseat
whenthePTOisengaged,thereisa1-seconddelayandthen
theenginestops.
TestingtheSafety-InterlockSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethemachine
eachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnotoperateasdescribed
below,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealerrepairthesafety
systemimmediately.
1.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,andmovethe
PTOtotheONposition.Trystartingtheengine;the
engineshouldnotcrank.
2.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,andmovethe
PTOtotheOFFposition.Moveeithermotion-control
leveroutoftheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition.Trystarting
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