Toro 74585 - Stopping the Engine; Using the Safety Interlock System

4.Settheparkingbrake;refertoSettingthe
ParkingBrakeSettingtheParkingBrake(page
12).
5.Disengagetheblades(PTO);refertoFigure4.
Note:Theenginewillnotstartiftheblades
(PTO)areengaged.
6.Whenstartingacoldengine,pushthethrottle
controlleverfullyforwardtothechokeposition
(Figure9).
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Figure9
1.Throttlecontrollever
Note:T ostartawarmengine,pullthethrottle
controlleverbacktothefastposition.
7.Turntheignitionkeyclockwiseandholditinthe
Startposition(Figure10).
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Figure10
1.Ignitionkey4.Lights
2.Start5.Off
3.On
Note:Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.
Important:Iftheenginedoesnotstartafter
15secondsofcontinuouscranking,turnthe
ignitionkeytoOffandletthestartermotor
coolfor2minutes;refertoTroubleshooting
(page36).
8.Aftertheenginestarts,slowlyshiftthethrottle
controllevertotheFastposition(Figure9).
StoppingtheEngine
1.MovethethrottlecontrollevertotheSlow
position(Figure9).
Note:Iftheenginebackres,shiftthethrottle
controllevertotheFastpositionbeforestopping
theengine.
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheOffposition(Figure
9).
Note:Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardor
ishot,letitidleforaminutebeforeturningthe
ignitionkeytotheOffposition.Thisallowsthe
enginetocooltheenginebeforeyoustopit.You
maystoptheengineinanemergencybyturning
theignitionkeytotheOffposition.
UsingtheSafetyInterlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
CAUTION
Ifthesafetyinterlockswitchesare
disconnectedordamaged,themachinecould
operateunexpectedly,causingpersonal
injury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
•Replaceswitchesevery2yearsregardless
ofwhethertheyareoperatingproperlyor
not.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
enginefromstartingunless:
•Youaresittingontheseat.
•Thebrakepedalisdepressed.
•Thebladecontrol(PTO)knobisintheDisengaged
position.
•ThetractioncontrolpedalisintheNeutralposition.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemstopstheengineifyou
risefromtheseatandthetractioncontrolpedalisnot
intheNeutralposition,theparkingbrakeisnotset,
orthebladecontrol(PTO)knobisintheEngaged
position.
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