Toro RT600 - Controls; Parking Brake Switch; Key Switch; Throttle Knob

anhour.Usethehourmetertomeasuretheoperating
hoursbetweenmachineserviceintervals.
•Fuel-levelgauge—Thisgaugeindicatestheamountof
fuelinthefueltank.
•Hydraulic-uidtemperature—Thisgaugeindicatesthe
temperatureofthehydraulicuidinthesystem.
ParkingBrakeSwitch
Parkingbrakeswitch—Pushtheswitchuptoapplythe
parkingbrake(Figure9);pushtheswitchdowntorelease
theparkingbrakepedal.
Figure9
1.Parkingbrakeswitch
Note:Theparkingbrakeautomaticallyengageswhenthe
enginestops.
KeySwitch
Thekeyswitch(Figure10)hasthefollowing3positions:
Figure10
1.Keyswitch
•EngineStop—Turnthekeytothispositiontothe
stoptheengine,de-energizetheelectricalsystem,andto
removethekey.
•EngineRun—Turnthekeytothispositiontoenergize
theelectricalsystem.Thekeyreturnstothisposition
afteryoureleasethekeyfromtheStartposition.
•EngineStart—Turnthekeytothispositiontostartthe
engine.
ThrottleKnob
Usethethrottleknob(Figure11)tochangetheenginespeed
asfollows:
Figure11
1.Throttlebutton3.Throttlelock
2.Throttleknob4.Electricalsocket
•Pushthebuttonatthecenteroftheknobwhilepulling
theknobuptoincreasetheenginespeed.
•Pushthebuttonatthecenteroftheknobwhilepushing
theknobdowntodecreasetheenginespeed.
•Rotatetheknobcounterclockwisetomakeasmall
increaseintheenginespeed.
•Rotatetheknobclockwisetomakeasmalldecrease
intheenginespeed.
ThrottleLock
Usethethrottlelock(Figure11)asfollowstoholdthethrottle
inpositionwhileyouareoperatingthemachine:
•Rotatethethrottlelockclockwisetolockthethrottlein
position.
•Rotatethelockcounterclockwisetoreleasethethrottle.
•Tightenthelocktopreventmoisturefromenteringthe
cableandtopreventthecablefromfreezingincold
weather.
12-voltElectricalSocket
Usethe12-voltelectricalsocket(Figure11)topowerpersonal
electronicequipment,suchasacellphone,aradio,oraGPS
device.
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