EngineSpeedMode
3modesareavailable:LOW,EFFICIENT,andMAXIMUM.
•LOW:Lowtransportspeed/Lowidleforreducing
deckpackinginwetmowingconditions.
•EFFICIENT:Mediumtransportspeedandmaximum
fueleconomyandnormalmowingconditions.
•MAXIMUM:Maximumtransportspeed/Highidlefor
extrememowingconditions.
Thepanelilluminatesshowingthecurrentengine
speedmode(LowisselectedinFigure4).
SafetyInterlockStatusIndicators
Theseilluminatewheneachcontrolisinthestarting
position(i.e.,PTOdisengaged,parkingbrake
engaged,motion-controlleversintheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,andtheoperatorispresent).
•ThePTOmustbedisengaged,brakeengaged,
andmotion-controlleversout(NEUTRAL-LOCK
position)tostarttheengine.(Youdonotneedto
beintheseattostarttheengine.)
Note:ThestartercrankswiththePTOswitchin
theON(pulledup)position;however,thesystem
disengagesthePTOandaPTOreseterroroccurs.
EngagingthePTOrequiresyoutoresetthePTO
switchbyturningitOFF(pusheddown)andON.
•YoumustbeintheseatwhilethePTOisengaged,
theparkingbrakemustbedisengaged,orthe
motion-controlleversmustbemovedinward;
otherwise,theengineshutsoff.
•Theengineshutsoffifeithertheleft,theright,
orbothleversaremovedfromNEUTRAL-LOCK
positionwhiletheparkingbrakeisengaged.
Note:RefertothemachineOperator’sManualto
checkthesafetyinterlocksystem.
EngineTemperature
Abargraphdisplaystheenginetemperature.When
thetemperatureishighandapproachinganoverheat
condition,thebargraphashes.Whentheengine
hasoverheated,thebargraphllscompletely.
EngineSpeed
Displaysthespeedoftheengine.
FuelLevel(iffuelsenderisavailable)
Thefuellevelisshownonabardisplay.Anerror
appearswhenthefuelleveldropstoapproximately
3.8L(1USgallon)remaininginthetank.
RecommendedEngineCooldownTime
Therecommendedtimetoidletheenginebefore
itshutsdownisshownonabardisplay.Thelevel
movestowardthebottomofthedisplayastheengine
coolsandisemptywhenitissafetoshutoffthe
engine.Ifyoushutofftheenginebeforethecooldown
periodhasexpired,afaultisloggedinthehistorical
faultlog.
EngineDieselParticulate
Filter(DPF)Regeneration
Screens
CAUTION
Duringregeneration,thedieselparticulate
lterbecomesextremelyhotandcancause
seriousburns.
Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfromthe
engineduringregeneration.
Thedieselparticulatelter(DPF)removesparticulate
matterfromtheexhaustandpreventsitfrombeing
dischargedintotheair.Astheparticulatescollect
inthelter,theengineperformsaregenerationto
preventclogginganddecreasedengineperformance.
Mostregenerationsareperformedinthebackground
anddonotimpactoperation.Thereare4modes
formaintenance:passiveregeneration,auto
regeneration,stationaryregeneration,andrecovery
regeneration.
1.PassiveRegeneration
Thisistheprimarymoderegenerationthat
occursautomaticallyduringnormaloperation.
Whentheengineisrunningatnormalloads,the
exhausttemperaturekeepstheDPFabovethe
minimumtemperatureforregenerationsothat
normalparticulatematter(PM)accumulationin
theDPFisexpected.
2.AutoRegeneration
IftheengineECUsensesthattheDPF
backpressurehasincreasedpastanacceptable
threshold,anautoregenerationwilloccur.
Duringtheautoregeneration,theintakethrottle
valvelimitstheairowintotheenginewhile
theinjectorsaddadditionalfuel.Thisprocess
increasestheDPFtemperature,whichallows
accumulatedparticulatetoburnoff.Theauto
regenerationiscompletedwhenneeded.The
machinecancontinuetobeusedduringanauto
regeneration.
Thefollowingguresshowthescreensofthe
autoregenerationprocess.
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