Toro 74939 - Operating the Throttle; Operating the Ignition Switch; Using the Fuel Shut-Off Valve

OperatingtheThrottle
ThethrottlecontrolcanbemovedbetweentheFastand
Slowpositions(Figure15).
AlwaysusetheFastpositionwhenturningonthemower
deckwiththebladecontrolswitch(PTO).
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Figure15
OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure16).
Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5
secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostartallow
a15secondcool-downperiodbetweenattempts.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanburnout
thestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
START
RUN
ST OP
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Figure16
2.Turntheignitionkeytothestoppositiontostopthe
engine.
UsingtheFuelShut-offValve
Thefuelshut-offvalveislocatedundertheseat.Movethe
seatforwardtoaccessit.
Note:Closethefuelshut-offvalvefortransport,
maintenance,andstorage.
Note:Ensurethatthefuelshut-offvalveisopenwhen
startingtheengine.
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