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Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtostopthe
mowerif:
•YoushiftintoReversewiththeblades(PTO)
engaged.
•Youremovethebagordumpthegrass.
SettingtheKeyChoice
®
Switchto
OperateinReverse
Theinterlockfeatureonthemachinepreventsthe
powertake-off(PTO)fromoperatingwhenyouback
upthemachine.Ifyouoperatethemachineinreverse
withtheblades(PTO)engaged(i.e.,withthemower
bladesorotherattachmentrunning),thebladeswill
stop.Donotmowinreverseunlessitisabsolutely
necessary.
Ifyouneedtousetheblades(PTO)whilebacking
up,turnofftheinterlockfeatureusingtheKeyChoice
switchlocatedneartheseatbracket(Figure11).
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Figure11
1.KeyChoiceswitch
DANGER
Youcouldbackoverachildorbystander
whilethemowerbladesorotherattachment
isengagedandcauseseriousinjuryordeath.
•Donotmowinreverseunlessitis
absolutelynecessary.
•DonotinserttheKeyChoicekeyunlessit
isabsolutelynecessary.
•Alwayslookbackwardanddownbefore
backingupthemachine.
•UsetheKeyChoiceswitchonlyifyouare
certainthatnochildrenorotherbystanders
willenterthemowingarea.
•Beveryobservantafterdeactivatingthe
interlockbecausethesoundoftheengine
maypreventyoufromnoticingthatachild
orbystanderhasenteredtheworkarea.
•Alwaysremoveboththeignitionand
KeyChoicekeysandputtheminasafe
placeoutofthereachofchildrenor
unauthorizeduserswhenyouleavethe
machineunattended.
1.Engagetheblades(PTO).
2.InserttheKeyChoicekeyintotheswitch(Figure
11).
3.TurntheKeyChoicekey.
Note:Aredlightonthefrontconsole(Figure
12)turnson,indicatingthattheinterlockis
disabled.
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Figure12
1.Operating-in-reverselight
4.Operatethemachineinreverseandcomplete
yourtask.
5.Disengagetheblades(PTO)toactivatethe
interlock.
6.RemovetheKeyChoicekeyandputitinasafe
placeoutofthereachofchildren.
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