Operator's Manual

Motion-ControlLevers
Themotion-controlleverscontroltheforwardand
rearwardmotionsaswellastheturningofthe
machine.RefertoDrivingtheMachine(page23).
Parking-BrakeLever
Wheneveryoushutofftheengine,engagetheparking
braketopreventaccidentalmovementofthemachine.
Toengagetheparkingbrake,pulltheparking-brake
leverrearwardandup(Figure5).Toreleasethe
parkingbrake,pushtheparking-brakeleverforward
anddown.
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Figure5
1.Parking-brakelever
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhas3positions:OFF,ON/PREHEAT,
andSTART.
ThrottleLever
Thethrottlelevercontrolsthespeedoftheengine,
thespeedoftheblades,and,inconjunctionwith
motion-controllevers,thegroundspeedofthe
machine.Movingthethrottleleverforwardtowardthe
FASTpositionincreasestheenginespeed.Moving
itrearwardtowardtheSLOWpositiondecreasesthe
enginespeed.Alwaysrunthemachinewiththe
throttleintheFASTpositionwhencuttinggrass.
Power-Takeoff(PTO)Switch
Thepower-takeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthe
mowerblades.
UsingtheInfoCenterLCDDisplay
TheInfoCenterLCDdisplayshowsinformationabout
yourmachinesuchastheoperatingstatus,various
diagnosticsandotherinformationaboutthemachine
(Figure6).Thereisasplashscreenandmain
informationscreenoftheInfoCenter.Youcanswitch
betweenthesplashscreenandmaininformation
screen,atanytime,bypressinganyoftheInfoCenter
buttonsandthenselectingtheappropriatedirectional
arrow.
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Figure6
1.Indicatorlight3.Middlebutton
2.Rightbutton
4.Leftbutton
•LeftButton,MenuAccess/BackButton—pressthis
buttontoaccesstheInfoCentermenus.Youcan
useittobackoutofanymenuyouarecurrently
using.
•MiddleButton—usethisbuttontoscrolldown
menus.
•RightButton—usethisbuttontoopenamenu
wherearightarrowindicatesadditionalcontent.
Note:Thepurposeofeachbuttonmaychange
dependingonwhatisrequiredatthetime.Each
buttonislabeledwithanicondisplayingitscurrent
function.
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