Operator's Manual

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Figure67
1.Diagnosticlight
CheckingtheInterlock
Switches
Thepurposeoftheinterlockswitchesistopreventthe
enginefromcrankingorstartingunlessthetraction
pedalisintheNEUTRALposition,theEnable/Disable
switchisintheDISABLEposition,andtheLower
Mow/RaisecontrolisintheNEUTRALposition.In
addition,theengineshouldshutoffwhenyoupress
thetractionpedalwhileyouareofftheseatorifthe
parkingbrakeisengaged.
CAUTION
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesare
disconnectedordamaged,themachinecould
operateunexpectedly,causingpersonal
injury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
VerifyingtheInterlock-Switch
Function
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,shutofftheengine,engagethe
parkingbrake,andremovethekey.
2.TurnthekeytotheONposition,butdonotstart
themachine.
3.Locatetheappropriateswitchfunctioninthe
diagnosticsmenuontheInfoCenter.
4.Individually,changeeachoftheswitchesfrom
opentoclosed(i.e.,sitonseat,engagetraction
pedal,etc.),andnotethattheappropriatestate
oftheswitchchanges.
Note:Repeatthisforallswitchesthatyoucan
changebyhand.
5.Ifaswitchisclosedandtheappropriate
indicatordoesnotchange,checkallwiringand
connectionstotheswitchand/orcheckthe
switcheswithanohmmeter.
Note:Replaceanydamagedswitchesand
repairanydamagedwiring.
Note:TheInfoCenterdisplayalsohastheabilityto
detectwhichoutputsolenoidsorrelaysareturned
on.Thisisaquickwaytodetermineifamachine
malfunctioniselectricalorhydraulic.
VerifyingtheOutputFunction
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,shutofftheengine,engagethe
parkingbrake,andremovethekey.
2.TurnthekeytotheONpositionandstartthe
machine.
3.Locatetheappropriateoutputfunctioninthe
diagnosticsmenuontheInfoCenter.
4.Sitontheseatandattempttooperatethe
desiredfunctionofthemachine.
Note:Theappropriateoutputsshouldchangestate
toindicatethattheECMisturningonthatfunction.
Ifthecorrectoutputsdonotilluminate,verifythatthe
requiredinputswitchesareinthenecessarypositions
toallowthatfunctiontooccur.Verifythecorrectswitch
function.
Iftheoutputdisplaysareonasspecied,butthe
machinedoesnotfunctionproperly,thisindicates
anon-electricalproblem.Repairthemachineas
necessary.
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