Operator's Manual

Important:Makesuretoremovethekey,as
thefuelpumporaccessoriesmayrunand
causethebatterytolosecharge.
DrivingtheMachine
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Place
thethrottlecontrolintheFASTpositionforbest
performance.AlwaysoperatethethrottleintheFAST
positionwhenmowing.
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,releasethetractionpedaltothe
NEUTRALposition.
Settheparkingbrakewheneveryouleavethe
machine.Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
TheSafety-Interlock
System
CAUTION
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesare
disconnectedordamaged,themachinecould
operateunexpectedly,causingpersonal
injury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
enginefromstartingunlessthefollowingoccurs:
•Youaresittingontheseatortheparkingbrake
isengaged.
•Thepowertakeoff(PTO)isdisengaged.
•ThetractionpedalisintheNEUTRALposition
•Theenginetemperatureisbelowthemaximum
operatingtemperature.
Thesafety-interlocksystemisalsodesignedtoshut
offtheenginewhenyoumovethetractionpedalfrom
theNEUTRALpositionwiththeparkingbrakeengaged.
IfyourisefromtheseatwhenthePTOisengaged
thereisa1-seconddelayandthentheengineshuts
off.
TestingtheSafety-Interlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Ifthesafetysystemdoesnotoperateasdescribed
below,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealerrepairthe
systemimmediately.
1.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,and
movethePTOtotheONposition.Trystarting
theengine:Theengineshouldnotstart.
2.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,move
thePTOtotheOFFposition,andengagethe
tractionpedal.Trystartingtheengine:The
engineshouldnotstart.
3.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movethePTOswitchtotheOFFposition,and
allowthetractionpedaltoreturntotheNEUTRAL
position.Starttheengine.Whiletheengineis
running,releasetheparkingbrake,engagethe
PTOandriseslightlyfromtheseat:Theengine
shouldstopwithin2seconds.
4.Withanemptyseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movethePTOswitchtotheOFFpositionand
movethetractionpedaltotheNEUTRALposition.
Starttheengine.Whiletheengineisrunning,
engagethetractionpedal;theengineshould
stopwithin2seconds.
5.Withanemptyseat,disengagetheparking
brake,movethePTOswitchtotheOFFposition,
andallowthetractionpedaltoreturntothe
NEUTRALposition.Trystartingtheengine:The
engineshouldnotstart.
Understandingthe
DiagnosticLight
Themachinecomeswithadiagnosticlightthat
indicatesiftheelectroniccontrollersensesan
electronicmalfunction.Thediagnosticlightislocated
onthecontrolpanel(Figure19).Whentheelectronic
controllerisfunctioningcorrectlyandthekeyswitch
ismovedtotheONposition,thecontrollerdiagnostic
lightwillturnonfor3secondsandturnofftoindicate
thatthelightisworkingproperly.Iftheengineshuts
off,thelightwillturnonsteadyuntilyouchangethe
keyposition.Thelightblinksifthecontrollerdetectsa
malfunctionintheelectricalsystem.Thelightstops
blinkingandautomaticallyresetswhenyouturnthe
keyswitchtotheOFFpositionwhenthefaulthas
beenresolved.
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