Use and Care Manual

Motion-ControlLeversandPark
Position
Themotion-controlleversarespeed-sensitivecontrolsof
independentwheelmotors.Movingaleverforwardor
backwardturnsthewheelonthesamesideforwardorin
reverse;thewheelspeedisproportionaltotheamountyou
movethelever.Movethemotion-controlleversoutward
fromthecentertothePARKpositionwhenexitingthe
machine(Figure14).Alwayspositionthemotion-control
leversintothePARKpositionwhenyoustopthemachine
orleaveitunattended.
SmartSpeed™ControlSystemLever
TheSmartSpeed™Control-Systemlever,locatedbelowthe
operatingposition,givesyouachoicetodrivethemachineat
3speedranges—trim,tow ,andmow(Figure17).
Fuel-PresenceWindow
Youcanusethefuelwindow,locatedontheleftsideofthe
machine,toverifythepresenceofgasolineinthetank(Figure
6).
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Figure6
1.Fuel-presencewindow
Height-of-CutLever
Usetheheight-of-cutlevertolowerandraisethedeckfrom
theseatedposition.Movingtheleverup(towardyou)raises
thedeckfromthegroundandmovingtheleverdown(away
fromyou)lowersthedecktowardtheground.Adjustthe
height-of-cutonlywhilethemachineisnotmoving(Figure
18).
HourMeter(MXModelsOnly)
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhourswhenyou
areintheseatandtheignitionswitchisintheONposition
(Figure7).
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Figure7
1.Hourmeterlocationbehindtheseat
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