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Figure4
ControlPanel
1.Throttle3.Blade-controlswitch
(powertake-off)
2.Ignitionswitch
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhas3positions:Off,Run,and
Start.ThekeywillturntoStartandmovebacktoRun
uponrelease.TurningthekeytotheOffpositionwill
stoptheengine;however,alwaysremovethekey
whenleavingthemachinetopreventsomeonefrom
accidentallystartingtheengine(Figure4).
ThrottleControl
Thethrottlecontrolstheenginespeed,andithasa
continuous-variablesettingfromSlowtoFast(Figure
4).
Blade-ControlSwitch(Power
Take-off)
Theblade-controlswitch,representedbyapower
take-off(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengages
powertothemowerblades(Figure4).
Motion-ControlLeversandPark
Position
Themotion-controlleversarespeed-sensitivecontrols
ofindependent-wheelmotors.Movingaleverforward
orbackwardturnsthewheelonthesamesideforward
orinreverse;wheelspeedisproportionaltothe
amounttheleverismoved.Movethecontrollevers
outwardfromthecentertotheparkposition,and
exitthemachine(Figure13).Alwayspositionthe
motion-controlleversintotheparkpositionwhenyou
stopthemachineorleaveitunattended.
SmartSpeed™ControlSystem
Lever
TheSmartSpeed™Control-Systemlever,located
belowtheoperatingposition,givestheoperatora
choicetodrivethemachineat3speedranges—trim,
tow,andmow(Figure5).
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Figure5
1.Smart-speedlever
Fuel-PresenceWindow
Thefuelwindowlocatedontheleft-handsideof
themachinecanbeusedtoverifythepresenceof
gasolineinthetank(Figure6).
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