Toro RT1200 - Driving and Stopping Procedures; Using the Traction-Control Pedal; Operating the Parking Brake

4.Checkthecoolantmixturebeforeyouoperatethe
machineincoldweather.Useonlya50%ethylene
glycoland50%watermixtureinthecoolingsystem
yearround.
5.Beforeoperatingthemachine,moveitatlowspeed
andactuateeachhydrauliccontrolseveraltimesto
warmtheoil.
Important:Theengineandthehydraulicsystem
temperatureindicatorsmustbeintheirrespective,
normaloperatingtemperaturerangesbeforeyou
performanyworkwiththemachine.
OperatingtheParkingBrake
1.Toggletheparking-brakeswitch(Figure39)uptoapply
theparkingbrake.
Figure39
1.Parking-brakeswitch
2.Toggletheparking-brakeswitchdowntoreleasethe
parkingbrake.
Note:Theparkingbrakeautomaticallyengageswhen
youstoptheengine.
DrivingandStoppingthe
Machine
UsingtheTraction-ControlPedal
Thetraction-controlpedalcontrolsthedirectionandthe
speedofthemachine.Thespeedofthemachinedependson
thepositionofthegear-selectorswitch.
Note:Formaximumspeedineitherdirection,pushthe
pedalcompletelydown.
•Pushdownonthetopofthepedaltomovethemachine
forward(Figure40).
•Pushdownonthebottomofthepedaltomovethe
machinerearward(Figure40).
•Toreducespeedortostopthemachine,movethepedal
uptowardtheNeutralposition(Figure40).
Note:Thefootpedaloverridestheutility-tractioncontrol
whenyouincreaseordecreasethegroundspeedwhileyou
areoperatingrear-mountedattachments.
Figure40
1.Heelpedal(reverse)2.Toepedal(forward)
Note:Toincreasethespeed,pushdownfartheronthe
pedal;todecreasethespeed,allowthepedaltomoveup
towardtheNeutralposition.
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