Use and Care Manual
KeyChoice
®
Switch
Thisswitchallowsyoutomowinreversewhenitisactivated.
Toactivateit,turntheswitchtotheONpositionandrelease
itafterthePTOisengaged.Todeactivateit,disengagethe
powertakeoff(PTO)(Figure7).
Operating-in-ReverseWarningLight
TheOperating-in-Reversewarninglightilluminates
wheneveryouusetheKeyChoicekeytodeactivatethe
operating-in-reverseinterlock.Itisareminderthatthe
interlocksystemisdeactivated.Thelightgoesoutwhenever
youdisengagethePTOorshutofftheengine.Whenthelight
ison,lookbehindyouanduseextracautionwhenbackingup.
SmartPark
™
Switch
Theparkingbrakeisactivatedelectronically.
Engagetheparkingbrakeby1ofthefollowingactions:
•PressingtheSmartPark
™
switchtotheONposition
(Figure6).
•Theparkingbrakeengagesautomaticallywhenyouleave
theseatandthetractioncontrolpedalisintheNEUTRAL
position.
•Theparkingbrakeautomaticallyengages5to6seconds
aftertheignitionswitchisturnedtotheOFFposition(if
itisnotalreadyengaged).
Todisengagetheparkingbrake,presstheSmartParkswitch
totheOFFpositionwiththekeyintheRUNposition.
Attachments/Accessories
AselectionofToroapprovedattachmentsandaccessoriesis
availableforusewiththemachinetoenhanceandexpand
itscapabilities.ContactyourAuthorizedServiceDealeror
Distributororgotowww.Toro.comforalistofallapproved
attachmentsandaccessories.
Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
BeforeOperation
BeforeOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Neverallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopletooperateor
servicethemachine.Localregulationsmayrestrictthe
ageoftheoperator.Theownerisresponsiblefortraining
alloperatorsandmechanics.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationoftheequipment,
operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Knowhowtostopthemachineandshutofftheengine
quickly.
•Checkthatoperator-presencecontrols,safetyswitches,
andshieldsareattachedandfunctioningproperly.Donot
operatethemachineunlesstheyarefunctioningproperly.
•Beforemowing,alwaysinspectthemachinetoensurethat
theblades,bladebolts,andcuttingassembliesareingood
workingcondition.Replacewornordamagedbladesand
boltsinsetstopreservebalance.
•Inspecttheareawhereyouwillusethemachineand
removeallobjectsthatthemachinecouldthrow .
•Evaluatetheterraintodeterminetheappropriate
equipmentandanyattachmentsoraccessoriesrequiredto
operatethemachineproperlyandsafely.
FuelSafety
•Toavoidpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage,useextreme
careinhandlingfuel.Fuelvaporsareammableand
explosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andothersources
ofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporaddfueltothefueltank
whiletheengineisrunningorwhilehot.
•Donotrefuelthemachineindoors.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethere
isanopename,spark,orpilotlight,suchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
•Donotllcontainersinsideavehicleoronatruckor
trailerbedwithaplasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainerson
theground,awayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Removetheequipmentfromthetruckortrailerand
refuelitwhileitisontheground.Ifthisisnotpossible,
thenrefuelfromaportablecontainerratherthana
fuel-dispensernozzle.
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