Toro 74770 - Operating the Ignition Switch; Starting the Engine; Shutting off the Engine

OperatingtheIgnition
Switch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition
(Figure17).
Note:Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterfor
morethan5secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,wait15secondsbetween
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseinstructions
canburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Youmayneedmultipleattemptstostart
theenginewhenyoustartitthersttimeafter
thefuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
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Figure17
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTOPpositiontoshut
offtheengine.
StartingtheEngine
Important:Donotengagethestarterformore
than10secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailsto
start,wait60secondsbetweenattempts.Failure
tofollowtheseinstructionscandamagethe
startermotor.
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ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.Disengagethebladesbymovingthe
blade-controlswitchtotheOFFposition(Figure
15).
2.Engagetheparkingbrake;refertoUsingthe
Motion-ControlLevers(page19).
3.Movethethrottlelevertobetweenthehalfand
fullthrottleposition.
4.TurnthekeytotheOFFpositionandremove
thekey.
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