UsingtheSafety-Interlock
System
DANGER
Ifsafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnected
ordamaged,themachinecouldoperate
unexpectedly,whichwillresultinserious
injuryordeath.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdaily,andreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Understandingthe
Safety-InterlockSystem
Thesafety-interlocksystempreventsthePTOfrom
engagingunlessyoudothefollowing:
•Sitontheseat.
•PresstheONpositiononthePTOswitch.
SymbolsdisplayontheInfoCentertonotifytheuser
wheneachinterlockcomponentisinthecorrect
position.
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1.Theoperatorisofftheseat.
2.Oneorbothcontrolleversaredowninthecenter,unlocked
position.
3.ThePTOswitchisintheONpositionandthemowerblades
areengaged.
4.Theparkingbrakeisengaged.
5.Motion-controlleversareintheNEUTRALposition.
6.ThePTOswitchisintheONpositionbutthemowerblades
arenotengaged.
TestingtheSafety-Interlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.
Note:Ifthesafetysystemdoesnotoperateas
described,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealerrepair
thesafety-interlocksystemimmediately.
1.Sitontheseatandstartthemachine.
2.Verifythateachsafety-interlockiconinFigure
21displaysontheInfoCenterwhentheinterlock
isactiveanddisappearswhenitisinactive.
3.PresstheONpositiononthePTOswitch.
Note:Themowerbladesshouldengage.
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4.Riseslightlyfromtheseat.
Note:Thebladesshouldstop.
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Figure23
5.PresstheOFFpositiononthePTOswitchand
shutoffthemachine.
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