Toro 74946 - Operating the Ignition Switch; Using the Fuel-Shutoff Valve; Starting and Stopping the Engine

OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition(Figure16).
Note:Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailsto
start,wait15secondsbetweenattempts.Failureto
followtheseinstructionscanburnoutthestarter
motor.
Note:Youmayneedmultipleattemptstostartthe
enginewhenyoustartitthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
START
RUN
ST OP
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Figure16
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTOPpositiontostopthe
engine.
UsingtheFuel-ShutoffValve
Thefuel-shutoffvalveislocatedundertheseat.Movethe
seatforwardtoaccessit.
Closethefuel-shutoffvalvefortransport,maintenance,and
storage.
Ensurethatthefuel-shutoffvalveisopenwhenstartingthe
engine.
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2
Figure17
1.On2.Off
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.RaisetheROPSup,lockitintoplace,sitontheseat,
andfastentheseatbelt.
2.Movethemotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position.
3.Settheparkingbrake;refertoSettingtheParking
Brake(page19).
4.Movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position(Figure18).
5.Movethethrottleswitchtothemiddleposition
betweenthefrontandrearpositions.
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B
C
D
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