Toro Z Master Professional 3000 Series - Engine Starting and Control; Throttle and Ignition Operation; Starting and Shutting Off Engine

OperatingtheThrottle
YoucanmovethethrottlecontrolbetweentheFAST
andSLOWpositions(Figure19).
AlwaysusetheFASTpositionwhenturningonthe
mowerdeckwiththeblade-controlswitch(PTO).
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Figure19
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Iftheengineiscold,usethechoketostartthe
engine.
2.Pulluponthechokeknobtoengagethechoke
beforeusingtheignitionswitch(Figure20).
3.Pushdownonthechoketodisengagethechoke
aftertheenginehasstarted(Figure20).
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Figure20
1.Onposition2.Offposition
OperatingtheIgnition
Switch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition
(Figure21).
Note:Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostartallowa15secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Youmayneedmultipleattemptstostart
theenginewhenyoustartitthersttimeafter
thefuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
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Figure21
2.Turntheignitionkeytoshutofftheengine.
StartingandShuttingOff
theEngine
StartingtheEngine
1.RaisetheROPSupandlockintoplace,siton
theseat,andfastentheseatbelt.
2.MovethemotioncontrolstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake;refertoEngagingthe
ParkingBrake(page20).
4.Movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position(Figure22).
5.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenthe
SLOWandFASTpositions.
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