Toro 30607A - Auto Idle; Cruise Control; Cutting Grass with the Machine; Diesel Particulate Filter Regeneration

AutoIdle
Themachineisequippedwithautoidlewhich
automaticallyidlestheenginewhenallofthefollowing
functionsarenotused,forapredeterminedtime,
previouslysetintheInfoCenter.
•Thetractionpedalisreturnedtotheneutral
position
•ThePTOisdisengaged
•Noneoftheliftswitchesareactivated
Whenanyoftheabovefunctionsareinitiated,the
machinewillautomaticallyreturntotheprevious
throttleposition.
CruiseControl
Thecruisecontrolswitchlocksinthepedalpositionto
maintainthedesiredgroundspeed.Pressingtherear
oftheswitchturnsoffthecruisecontrol,themiddle
positionoftheswitchenablesthecruisecontrol
functionandthefrontoftheswitchsetsthedesired
groundspeed.
Note:Pressingeitherbrakepedalormovingthe
tractionpedalintothereverseposition,forone
second,willalsodisengagethepedalposition.
CuttingGrasswiththe
Machine
Note:Cuttinggrassataratethatloadstheengine
promotesDPFregeneration.
1.Movethemachinetothejobsite.
2.Wheneverpossible,settheengine-speedswitch
tohighidle.
3.EngagethePTOswitch.
4.Graduallymovethetractionpedalforwardand
slowlydrivethemachineoverthemowingarea.
5.Oncethefrontofthecuttingunitsareoverthe
mowingarea,lowerthecuttingunits.
6.Cutgrasssothatthebladescancutand
dischargeclippingsatahighratewhile
producingagoodqualityofcut.
Note:Ifthecuttingrateistoohigh,thequality
ofcutmaydeteriorate.Reducetheground
speedofthemachineorreducethewidthofcut
toregainhighidleenginespeed.
7.Whenthecuttingunitsareoverthefaredgeof
themowingarea,liftthecuttingunits.
8.Performatear-shapedturntoquicklylineupfor
yournextpass.
DieselParticulateFilter
Regeneration
Thedieselparticulatelter(DPF)ispartoftheexhaust
system.Thediesel-oxidationcatalystoftheDPF
reducesharmfulgassesandthesootlterremoves
sootfromtheengineexhaust.
TheDPFregenerationprocessusesheatfromthe
engineexhausttoincineratethesootaccumulatedon
thesootlter,convertingthesoottoash,andclears
thechannelsofthesootltersothatlteredengine
exhaustowsouttheDPF .
Theenginecomputermonitorstheaccumulationof
sootbymeasuringthebackpressureintheDPF .If
thebackpressureistoohigh,sootisnotincinerating
inthesootlterthroughnormalengineoperation.T o
keeptheDPFclearofsoot,rememberthefollowing:
•Passiveregenerationoccurscontinuouslywhile
theengineisrunning—runtheengineatfull
enginespeedwhenpossibletopromoteDPF
regeneration.
•Ifthebackpressureistoohigh,theengine
computersignalsyouthroughtheInfoCenter
whenadditionalprocesses(assistandreset
regeneration)arerunning.
•Allowtheassistandresetregenerationprocessto
completebeforeshuttingofftheengine.
Operateandmaintainyourmachinewiththefunction
oftheDPFinmind.Engineloadathighidle
enginespeedgenerallyproduceadequateexhaust
temperatureforDPFregeneration.
Important:Minimizetheamountoftimethatyou
idletheengineoroperatetheengineatlow-engine
speedtohelpreducetheaccumulationofsootin
thesootlter.
CAUTION
Theexhausttemperatureishot(approximately
600°C(1112°F)duringDPFparked
regenerationorrecoveryregeneration.Hot
exhaustgascanharmyouorotherpeople.
•Neveroperatetheengineinanenclosed
area.
•Makesurethattherearenoammable
materialsaroundtheexhaustsystem.
•Nevertouchahotexhaustsystem
component.
•Neverstandnearoraroundtheexhaust
pipeofthemachine.
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