TractionNeutralSwitch
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Figure127
1.Neutralswitch
TheneutralswitchsendssignalstotheElectronicControlUnit(ECU)about
thetractionpedalposition.TheECUtakestheinputsfromneutralswitchand
allowstheenginetostart.
Theneutralswitchislocatedundertheoperator’splatform.
TestingtheTractionNeutralSwitch
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecuttingdeck,andshutoff
theengine.
2.Locateanddisconnecttheswitchconnectorfromthemachinewireharness
(Figure127).
3.Connectamultimeter(ohmssetting)acrosstheswitchconnectorterminals
tocheckthecontinuityoftheswitchasfollows:
A.Whentheswitchplungerisextended,thereshouldbecontinuitybetween
theswitchterminals.
B.Whentheswitchplungerispressed,thereshouldnotbecontinuity
betweentheswitchterminals.
4.Replacetheswitchiftestingdeterminesthattheswitchisdamaged.
5.Iftheneutralswitchtestingiscorrectandacircuitproblemstillexists,check
themainwireharness;refertotheElectricalSchematicsandWireHarness
Drawings/DiagramsinAppendixA(pageA–1).
6.Afteryoucompletetheneutralswitchtesting,connecttheswitchconnector
tothemachinewireharness.
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