Toro 74269 - Audible Alarms and Parking Brake; Understanding Audible Alarms; Operating the Parking Brake; Starting the Engine in Normal Weather

CAUTION
Thismachineproducessoundlevelsinexcessof
85dBAattheoperatorsearandcancausehearing
lossthroughextendedperiodsofexposure.
Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperatingthis
machine.
Theuseofprotectiveequipmentforeyes,ears,feetand
headisrecommended.
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1.Warning—wearhearingprotection
UnderstandingtheAudible
Alarms
Thismachinehasanaudiblealarmthatalertstheuser
toturnofftheengineorenginedamagecanoccur.
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ContinuousAudibleAlarm
Thecontinuousaudiblealarmalertstheuserthatthe
engineisoverheating.RefertoServicingtheCooling
System.
PulsingAudibleAlarm
Thepulsingaudiblealarmalertstheusertolowoil
pressureorthealternatorisnotcharging.Referto
CheckingtheEngineOilandcheckthealternatorbelt.
OperatingtheParkingBrake
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthe
machineorleaveitunattended.
SettingtheParkingBrake
1.Movethemotioncontrollevers(Figure19)outto
theneutrallockposition.
2.Pullupandbackontheparkingbrakelevertoset
theparkingbrake(Figure13).Theparkingbrake
levershouldstayrmlyintheengagedposition.
WARNING
Parkingbrakemaynotholdmachineparked
onaslopeandcouldcausepersonalinjuryor
propertydamage.
Donotparkonslopesunlesswheelsare
chockedorblocked
ReleasingtheParkingBrake
Pushforwardanddownontheparkingbrakelever
toreleasetheparkingbrake(Figure13).Theparking
brakeisdisengagedandtheleverwillrestagainstthe
brakestop.
Figure13
1.Parkingbrake-ON3.BrakeStop
2.Parkingbrake-OFF
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngineinNormalWeather
1.RaisetheROPSupandlockintoplace,sitonthe
seatandfastentheseatbelt.
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