Toro Z Master 74925TE - The Safety Interlock System

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Important:Makesurethatthefuelshutoffvalveis
closedbeforetransportingorstoringthemachine,
asfuelleakagemayoccur.Settheparkingbrake
beforetransporting.Makesuretoremovethekey
asthefuelpumpmayrunandcausethebattery
tolosecharge.
TheSafetyInterlockSystem
CAUTION
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damagedthemachinecouldoperateunexpectedly
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
enginefromstartingunless:
•Theparkingbrakeisengaged.
•Thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)isdisengaged.
•Themotioncontrolleversareintheneutrallocked
position
Thesafetyinterlocksystemalsoisdesignedtostopthe
enginewhenthetractioncontrolsaremovedfromthe
lockedpositionwiththeparkingbrakeengagedorif
yourisefromtheseatwhenthePTOisengaged.
Thehourmeterhassymbolstonotifytheuserwhenthe
interlockcomponentisinthecorrectposition.When
thecomponentisinthecorrectposition,atrianglewill
lightupinthecorrespondingsquare.
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1.Triangleslightupwhentheinterlockcomponentsareinthe
correctposition
TestingtheSafetyInterlockSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Testthesafetyinterlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnot
operateasdescribedbelow,haveanAuthorizedService
Dealerrepairthesafetysystemimmediately.
1.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrakeand
movethebladecontrolswitch(PTO)toon.Try
startingtheengine;theengineshouldnotcrank.
2.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrakeand
movethebladecontrolswitch(PTO)tooff.Move
eithermotioncontrollever(outofneutrallocked
position).Trystartingtheengine;theengineshould
notcrank.Repeatforothercontrollever.
3.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,move
thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)tooffandmove
themotioncontrolleverstoneutrallockposition.
Nowstarttheengine.Whiletheengineisrunning,
releasetheparkingbrake,engagethebladecontrol
switch(PTO)andriseslightlyfromtheseat;the
engineshouldstop.
4.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,move
thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)tooffandmove
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