downontherightbrakepedalwhileengagingthetoe
pedal.Toreleasetheparkingbrake,press1ofthe
brakepedalsuntiltheparkingbrakelatchretracts.
Tilt-SteeringPedal
Pressthetilt-steeringpedaltotiltthesteeringwheel
tothedesiredposition,thenreleasethepedaltolock
theadjustment(Figure9).
KeySwitch
Thekeyswitch(Figure10)has3positions:OFF,
ON/PREHEAT,andSTART.
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Figure10
1.Liftswitches
(Groundsmaster4700
machineonly)
5.InfoCenter
2.Liftswitch(Groundsmaster
4500and4700machines)
6.Hi-Lospeedcontrol
3.PTOswitch
7.Engine-speedswitch
4.Keyswitch8.Lightswitch
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Figure11
1.Power-pointswitch
2.Cruise-controlswitch
Engine-SpeedSwitch
Theengine-speedswitch(Figure10)has2modesto
changetheenginespeed.Taptheswitchtoincrease
ordecreasetheenginespeedin100rpmincrements.
HolddowntheswitchtoautomaticallymovetoHigh
orLowidle,dependingonwhichendoftheswitch
youpress.
PTOSwitch
ThePTOswitchhas2positions:OUT(START)and
IN(STOP).PullthePTObuttonouttoengagethe
cutting-unitblades.Pushthebuttonintodisengage
thecutting-unitblades(Figure10).
High-LowSpeedControl
Theswitch(Figure10)allowsthespeedrangeto
increasefortransportingthemachine.Toswitch
betweentheHighandLowspeedranges,raisethe
decks,disengagethePTOandthecruisecontrol,
putthetractionpedalintotheNEUTRALposition,and
movethemachineataslowspeed.
Note:Thecuttingdecksdonotoperateand/or
cannotbeloweredfromthetransportpositionwhen
theswitchisinthehighrange.
LiftSwitches
Theliftswitchesraiseandlowerthemowerdecks
().Presstheswitchesforwardtolowerthemower
decksandrearwardtoraisethemowerdecks.When
startingthemachine,withthemowerdecksinthe
downposition,presstheliftswitchdowntoallowthe
mowerdeckstooatandmow.
Note:Thedecksdonotlowerwhileinthehigh-speed
rangeandtheydonotraiseorlowerifyouareoutof
theseatwhiletheengineisrunning.Also,thedecks
lowerwiththekeyintheONpositionandyouarein
theseat.
Cruise-ControlSwitch
Thecruise-controlswitchlocksinthepedalposition
tomaintainthedesiredgroundspeed(Figure10).
Pressingtherearoftheswitchturnsoffthecruise
control,themiddlepositionoftheswitchenablesthe
cruise-controlfunction,andthefrontoftheswitchsets
thedesiredgroundspeed.
Note:Pressingeitherbrakepedalormovingthe
tractionpedalintothereverseposition,for1second,
alsodisengagesthepedalposition.
LightSwitch
Presstheloweredgeoftheswitch(Figure10)toturn
onthelights.Presstheupperedgeoftheswitchto
turnoffthelights.
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