Toro DH 220 - Engine Oil and Parking Brake Procedures; Seat Adjustment and Headlight Operation; Blade Engagement and PTO Control

2.Cleanaroundthefueltankcapandremoveit.
3.Addtheunleadedregulargasolinetothefuel
tankuntilthelevelis1/4to1/2inch(6to13mm)
belowthebottomofthellerneck.Donotll
thefueltankcompletelyfull.Donotllthefuel
tankcompletelyfull.
Note:Thisspaceinthetankallowsfuelto
expand.
4.Installthefueltankcapsecurely.
5.Wipeupanyfuelthatmayhavespilled.
6.Donotstarttheengineiftherearefuelspills,
opencontainersoffuel,orotherammableliquid
orammablegasesintheimmediatevicinityof
themachine.
CheckingtheEngineOil
Level
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,
checktheoillevelintheenginecrankcase;referto
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel(page23).
UsingtheParkingBrake
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewheneveryoustopthe
machineorleaveitunattended.
SettingtheParkingBrake
1.Pushthebrakepedal(Figure4)downandhold
it.
2.Movetheparkingbrakelevertotheright(Figure
5).
Graduallytakeyourfootoffthebrakepedal.
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Figure5
1.Parkingbrakelever
Note:Theclutch/brakepedalshouldstayinthe
depressed(locked)position.
ReleasingtheParkingBrake
1.Pushdownonthebrakepedalandholdit
(Figure4).
2.Movetheparkingbrakelevertotheleft(Figure
5).
3.Graduallyreleasethebrakepedal.
PositioningtheSeat
Theseatcanmoveforwardandbackward.Position
theseatwhereyouhavethebestcontrolofthe
machineandaremostcomfortable.
1.Raisetheseatandloosentheadjustmentknobs
(Figure6).
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Figure6
1.Adjustmentknobs
2.Movetheseattothedesiredpositionandtighten
theknobs.
OperatingtheHeadlights
Theheadlightsareanintegralfunctionoftheignition
switch.TurntheignitionkeyclockwisetotheLights
position.
HourMeter
Thehourmeterislocatedontheinstrumentpanel
(Figure4)andshowsthetotaloperatinghoursofthe
machine.
UsingtheBladeControl
(PTO)
Thebladecontrol(PTO)knobengagesand
disengagespowertotheblades.
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