OPERATING Testing Attachment Engagement Switch or Lever 3. Engage attachment engagement switch or lever to start attachment. c CAUTION: Avoid injury! The mower blades should stop in approximately five seconds when the mower or PTO is disengaged. c CAUTION: Avoid injury! Rotating blades are dangerous. Children or bystanders may be injured by runover and rotating blades. Before backing up, carefully check the area around the machine. If you believe that your blades may not be stopping in that period of time, take your machine to your authorized dealer where they can safely check and service your machine. 4. Look behind the vehicle to be sure there are no bystanders. 1. Park machine safely.
(See Parking Safely in the SAFETY Section.) 5. Begin reverse travel by depressing reverse foot pedal for automatic transmission or moving gear shift lever to R (reverse) position for gear transmission. 2. Sit on seat. 3. Lock the park brake. Result: Attachment and engine should stop operation. If attachment or engine continues to operate as machine begins travel in reverse, do not continue to operate machine. 4. Engage mower: On models with electric attachment engagement switch, pull switch up. Using the Park Brake On models with mechanical attachment engagement lever, push lever forward. c CAUTION: Avoid injury! Children or bystanders may attempt to move or operate an unattended machine. 5.
Try to start engine. Result: Engine must not start. If engine starts, there is a problem with your safety interlock circuit. Always lock the park brake and remove the key before leaving the machine unattended. Testing Seat Switch Locking park brake: 1. Park machine safely. (See Parking Safely in the SAFETY Section.) 1. Push and hold brake pedal down. 2. First test: 2. Pull park brake lever up to lock park brake. a.Start engine. b.Move throttle lever up to maximum engine speed. 3. Release brake pedal. Pedal should stay down and park brake lever should stay locked. c.Unlock park brake. Unlocking park brake: d.Engage mower. 1. Push and hold brake pedal down. 2.
Push park brake lever down to unlock park brake. Result: Engine and mower blades should stop. If engine and mower blades do not stop, there is a problem with your safety interlock circuit. e.Raise up off seat. Do not get off machine. 3. Release brake pedal. Using the Hour Meter and Service Reminder 3. Second test: a.Lock park brake. b.Disengage mower. A c.Start engine. B C d.Unlock park brake. e.Raise up off seat. Do not get off machine. Result: Engine should stop. If engine does not stop, there is a problem with your safety interlock circuit. 4. Third test: a.Disengage mower. b.Start engine. c.Lock park brake. d.Raise up off seat. Do not get off machine. MX38373 Result:
Engine should continue to run. If engine stops, there is a problem with your safety interlock circuit. • The hour meter (A) shows the number of hours the engine has run. The service reminder will indicate that a general lubrication (B) or mower/ engine (C) service interval has been reached. When service is required, the service reminder will flash for one hour. Follow the service timetable on the maintenance schedule located under the seat. For specific service procedures, see the Service section of this manual. Testing Reverse Implement Option (RIO) 1. Park machine safely. (See Parking Safely in the SAFETY section.) 2. Start engine.
• Turn the key to STOP position when not using the machine. Operating - 17