Operator's Manual

ManualsBrandsToro ManualsOutdoorsTimeCutter SW5425 54 in. 24.5 HP V-Twin Zero-Turn Riding Mower with Smart Park

CAUTION

Thismachineproducessoundlevelsin

excessof85dBAattheoperatorsearandcan

causehearinglossthroughextendedperiods

ofexposure.

Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperatingthis

machine.

Useprotectiveequipmentforyoueyes,ears,hands,

andfeet.

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1.Weareyeprotection.2.Wearhearingprotection.

Understandingthe

Safety-InterlockSystem

WARNING

Ifsafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnected

ordamaged,themachinecouldoperate

unexpectedlycausingpersonalinjury.

•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.

•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock

switchesdaily,andreplaceanydamaged

switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.

Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedforthe

following:

•Topreventtheenginefromstartingunlessthe

tractionpedalisintheNEUTRALposition.

•Toautomaticallyensurethattheparkingbrakeis

engagedandthePTOisoffwhenstarting.

•Tostoptheenginewheneverthetractionpedalis

notintheNEUTRALpositionandyourisefromthe

seat.

•Toautomaticallyengagetheparkingbrakeand

disengagethePTO,whenyouriseoutoftheseat

withthetractionpedalintheNEUTRALposition.

•Tostoptheenginewhenevertheparkingbrakeis

notengagedandyourisefromtheseat.

TestingtheSafety-Interlock

System

1.Sitintheseatwiththeengineoffandensure

thatthePTOswitchisintheOFFposition.

2.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition;the

startershouldcrank.Donotstarttheengineor

turntheengineoffpriortostep3.

3.TurnthekeytotheONpositionandpushthe

SmartParkswitchtotheOFFposition.Thebrake

shoulddisengageandthebrakelightshould

turnoff.

4.Withthebrakedisengagedandtractionpedal

intheNEUTRALposition,turntheignitionswitch

totheSTARTposition.Thebrakeshould

automaticallyengage,theengineshouldcrank,

andthebrakelightwillturnon.

5.WiththeengineoffandthekeyintheON

position,engagethePTObypullingupthe

blade-controlswitch,youshouldheartheclutch

engage.

6.Ensurethatthetractionpedalisinneutraland

turntheignitionswitchtotheSTARTposition.The

PTOshoulddisengageandtheengineshould

crankandstartwithoutthebladesmoving.

7.Withtheenginerunning,risefromtheseat.The

engineshouldremainrunningandthebrake

lightwillbeon.

8.Returntotheseatanddisengagetheparking

brakebypushingtheSmartParkswitchtothe

OFFposition.Theengineshouldcontinuetorun.

9.Risefromtheseatagain.Thebrakeshould

automaticallyengageandtheenginewill

continuetorun.

10.Returntotheseatandengagethebladesby

pullingupontheblade-controlswitch.

11.Risefromtheseat.Thebladesshould

disengageandtheenginewillcontinuetorun.

12.Returntotheseatandpulluptheblade-control

switch.Thebladesshouldengage.Disengage

thebladesbypushingdowntheblade-control

switch.

13.Pulluptheblade-controlswitchtoengagethe

blades.MovethetractionpedaltotheREVERSE

position.Thebladesshoulddisengage.Move

thetractionpedaltotheNEUTRALposition.

14.Pulluptheblade-controlswitchtoengagethe

blades.TurntheKeyChoiceswitchtotheON

positionandreleaseit.Theoperating-in-reverse

lightshouldilluminate.

15.MovethetractionpedaltotheREVERSEposition.

Thebladesshouldremainengaged.Pushthe

blade-controlswitchintodisengagetheblades.

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