Toro 31201 - Hour Meter; Ignition Switch; Differential Lock Switch; Throttle Lever

TiltSteeringPedal
Totiltthesteeringwheeltowardsyou,pressthefootpedal
down,andpullthesteeringtowertowardyoutothemost
comfortablepositionandthenreleasethepedal(Figure6).
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhasthreepositions:Off,On/Preheat,
andStart(Figure7).
Figure7
1.Powertake-off(PTO)
Switch
8.Diagnosticlight(4-wheel
driveonly)
2.Oil-pressure-warninglight
9.Ignitionswitch
3.Charge-indicatorlight
10.Powerpoint
4.Hourmeter
11.Optionalswitch
5.Differential-lockswitch
(2-wheeldriveonly)
12.Deck-liftswitch
6.Steering-selectorswitch
(4-wheeldriveonly)
13.Glow-pluglight
7.Throttlelever14.Engine-coolant
temperature-warning
light
ThrottleLever
Thethrottlelever(Figure7)controlsthespeedoftheengine.
MovingthethrottleleverforwardtowardtheFastposition
increasestheenginespeed.Movingitrearwardtowardthe
Slowpositiondecreasestheenginespeed.Thethrottle
controlsthespeedofthebladesand,inconjunctionwiththe
tractionpedal,controlsgroundspeedofthemachine.Always
runthemachinewiththethrottleintheFastpositionwhen
cuttinggrass.
PowerTake-off(PTO)Switch
Thepowertake-off(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthemower
blades(Figure7).
HourMeter
Thehourmeter(Figure7)recordsthenumberofhoursthe
enginehasoperated.Itoperateswhenthekeyswitchisin
theRunposition.Usethesetimesforschedulingregular
maintenance.
DifferentialLockSwitch
(2-wheel-drive-modelsonly)
Pressthefrontoftheswitchandholditdowntoengagethe
differentiallock(Figure7).
GlowPlugLight(OrangeLight)
Theglowplugindicatorlight(Figure7)turnsonwhenthe
ignitionswitchisturnedtotheOnposition.Itremainslit
for6seconds.Whenthelightturnsoff,theengineisready
tobestarted.
Engine-Coolant-Temperature-Warning
Light
Thislightglowsandthecuttingbladesstopiftheengine
coolanttemperatureishigh(Figure7).Ifthemachineisnot
stoppedandthecoolanttemperaturerisesanother-7°C(20°
F),theenginewillstop.
Important:Ifthemowerdeckshutsdownandthe
temperaturewarninglightison,pushPTOknobdown,
drivetoasafeatarea,movethethrottlelevertothe
Slowposition,allowthetractionpedaltomovetothe
neutralposition,andengagetheparkingbrake.Allow
theenginetoidleforseveralminuteswhileitcoolstoa
safelevel.Stoptheengineandcheckthecoolingsystem;
refertoCheckingtheCoolingSystem.
ChargeIndicator
Illuminateswhenthechargingsystemcircuitmalfunctions
(Figure7).
Oil-Pressure-WarningLight
Theoilpressurewarninglight(Figure7)glowswhenthe
oilpressureintheenginedropsbelowasafelevel.Iflow
oilpressureeveroccurs,stoptheengineanddeterminethe
cause.Repairthedamagebeforestartingtheengineagain.
FuelGauge
Thefuelgauge(Figure8)indicatesthefuellevelremaining
inthefueltank.
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