Toro 75969TE - Operating the Ignition Switch; Starting and Shutting off the Engine

OperatingtheIgnition
Switch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition
(Figure21).
Note:Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostartallowa15secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Youmayneedmultipleattemptstostart
theenginewhenyoustartitthersttimeafter
thefuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
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Figure21
2.Turntheignitionkeytoshutofftheengine.
StartingandShuttingOff
theEngine
StartingtheEngine
1.Raisetherollbarupandlockitintoplace,siton
theseat,andfastentheseatbelt.
2.MovethemotioncontrolstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake;refertoEngagingthe
ParkingBrake(page22).
4.Movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position(Figure22).
5.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenthe
SLOWandFASTpositions.
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Figure22
6.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition
(Figure23).
Note:Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostartallowa15-secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmaybe
requiredwhenstartingtheenginefortherst
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