Toro 74797 - Starting and Driving Procedures

Note:Thebladesshouldremainengaged.
20.PushthePTOswitchtotheoffposition.
Note:Thebladesshouldturnoffandthereverse
warninglightshouldturnoff.
21.EngagetheparkingbrakebypushingSmartParkswitch
totheOnposition.
Note:Thebrakeshouldengageandthebrakelight
shouldbeon.
22.Pushandreleasethetractionpedalineithertheforward
orreversedirection.
Note:Thebrakeshoulddisengageandthebrakelight
shouldturnoff.
23.Raisefromtheseat,andpushthetractionpedalto
eithertheforwardorreversedirection.
Note:Theengineshouldkill.
StartingtheEngine
Important:Donotengagethestarterformorethan
5secondsatatime.Engagingthestartermotorfor
morethan5secondscandamagethestartermotor.If
theenginefailstostart,wait10secondsbeforeoperating
theenginestarteragain.
Sitdownontheseatandensuretheparkingbrakeisset
(Figure11).
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Figure11
OperatingtheParkingBrake
(SmartPark
™
)
Theparkingbrakeisactivatedelectronically.
Engagetheparkingbrakebyoneofthefollowingactions:
•PressingtheSmartPark
™
switchtotheOnposition
(Figure5).
•Theparkingbrakeengagesautomaticallywhenthe
operatorleavestheseatandthetractioncontrolpedalis
intheneutralposition.
•Theparkingbrakeautomaticallyengages5to6seconds
aftertheignitionswitchisturnedtotheOffposition(if
notalreadyengaged).
Disengagetheparkingbrakebyoneofthefollowingactions:
•Tapthetraction-controlpedalforwardorreverse.
•PressingthebrakeswitchtotheOffposition(Figure5).
OperatingtheBlades
Theblade-controlswitch,representedbyapowertake-off
(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengagespowertothemower
blades.Thisswitchcontrolspowertoanyattachmentsthat
drawpowerfromtheengine,includingthemowerdeckand
cuttingblades.
EngagingtheBlades
Important:Donotengagethebladeswhenparkedin
tallgrass.Beltorclutchdamagecanoccur.
Note:Alwaysengagethebladeswiththethrottleinthe
Fastposition.
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