Toro Pro Force 44552 - Starting the Engine

StartingtheEngine
WARNING
Rotatingpartscancauseseriouspersonal
injury.
•Keepyourhands,feet,hair,andclothing
awayfromallmovingpartstoprevent
injury.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithcovers,
shrouds,orguardsremoved.
1.Ensurethattheblowerisattachedtothetow
vehiclebeforeyoustarttheblower.
2.MovethechokecontroltotheONpositionbefore
startingacoldengine.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.Aftertheenginestarts,movethechoke
controltotheOFFposition.
3.RotatetheengineignitionkeytotheSTART
position(Figure12).
Note:IfthekeywasleftintheRUNposition
foranextendedtime,movethekeytothe
OFFpositionbeforeproceedingtothestarting
procedure.
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Figure12
1.Chokecontrol
3.Ignitionswitch
2.Hourmeter
4.EngineStartonlybecomesenergizedby
pressingtheStartbuttonwhiletheEngineStart
EnableConditionisactive.TheEngineStart
EnableConditionbecomesactiveonlywhen
youhaveperformedthefollowingEngineStart
EnableSequence(Figure13):
•PresstheSTARTbutton.
•Then,presstherotateleftbutton.
•Then,presstherotaterightbutton.
•Then,pressandholdtheSTARTbuttonuntil
theenginestarts.
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Figure13
1.LEDlight5.Rotateright
2.Rotateleft
6.Increaseenginespeed
3.Decreaseenginespeed7.Enginestop
4.Enginestart
Note:Thereisatimelimitof3seconds
betweeneachbuttonpress.Ifthenextbuttonin
thesequenceisnotpressedwithin3secondsof
thelastbuttonpress,thesequenceisaborted
andmustbestartedfromthebeginning.
Note:Ifyoupressanybuttonotherthanthe
nextappropriatebuttoninthesequence,the
sequenceisaborted.
Note:IfyoudonotpresstheSTARTbutton
within10secondsafterpressingtheROTATE
RIGHTbutton,orifyoupressanyotherbutton
duringthisperiod,theEngineStartEnable
Conditionexpires.
Note:EngineStartEnableConditionpersists
for10secondsafterpressingtheROTATERIGHT
buttonallowingmomentaryactivationofEngine
StartbypressingtheSTARTbutton.Pressing
theSTARTbuttondoesnotextendthistime
period—themaximumlengthoftimethatthe
StartRelayControlcanbeactiveis10seconds
frompressingtheROTATERIGHTbutton.After
theEngineStartEnableConditionexpires,
youmustperformtheEngineStartEnable
SequenceagaininordertoenergizetheStart
RelayControlwiththeSTARTbutton.Youcannot
performthissequencefor10secondsafteryou
releasetheSTARTbutton.
Note:Ifthesequenceisabortedorthe
EngineStartEnableConditionexpires,normal
functionalityoftheROTATERIGHTandROTATE
LEFTbuttonsreturntocontroltheChuteMotor.
Important:Donotengagestarterformore
than10secondsatatime.Ifenginefailsto
start,allowa10-secondcool-downperiod
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