Toro 74268CP - Operating the Parking Brake; Starting and Stopping the Engine

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ContinuousAudibleAlarm
Thecontinuousaudiblealarmalertstheuserthatthe
engineisoverheating.RefertoServicingtheCooling
System.
PulsingAudibleAlarm
Thepulsingaudiblealarmalertstheusertolowoil
pressureorthealternatorisnotcharging.Referto
CheckingtheEngineOilandcheckthealternatorbelt.
OperatingtheParkingBrake
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthe
machineorleaveitunattended.
SettingtheParkingBrake
1.Movethemotioncontrollevers(Figure16)outto
theneutrallockposition.
2.Pullupandbackontheparkingbrakelevertoset
theparkingbrake(Figure11).Theparkingbrake
levershouldstayrmlyintheengagedposition.
Parkingbrakemaynotholdmachineparked
onaslopeandcouldcausepersonalinjuryor
propertydamage.
Donotparkonslopesunlesswheelsare
chockedorblocked
ReleasingtheParkingBrake
Pushforwardanddownontheparkingbrakelever
toreleasetheparkingbrake(Figure11).Theparking
brakeisdisengagedandtheleverwillrestagainstthe
brakestop.
Figure11
1.Parkingbrake-ON3.BrakeStop
2.Parkingbrake-OFF
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngineinNormalWeather
1.RaisetheROPSupandlockintoplace,sitonthe
seatandfastentheseatbelt.
2.Movethemotioncontrolstotheneutrallocked
position.
3.Settheparkingbrake;refertoSettingtheParking
Brake.
4.MovethePTO(powertakeoff)switchtotheoff
position(Figure12).
5.Movethethrottlelevertothemiddleposition
(Figure12).
6.Turntheignitionkeyclockwisetotherunposition
(Figure12).Theglowpluglightwillturnon.
7.Aftertheglowplugindicatorlightgoesout,turn
thekeytothestartposition.whentheenginesstarts
releasethekey.
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