Manual

Parking Brake Button
Tosetthe parkingbrake,fully
depressthe brakepedaland
pushthe parkingbrakebuttonin,
Holdthe buttoninwhiletaking
yourfootoff thebrakepedal Both"
the parkingbuttonandthe brake
pedalwill then staydepressed,
Toreleasethe parkingbrake,
depressthe brakepedalslightly,
Theparkingbrakebuttonwill ther
returnto itsoriginalposition,
NOTE:The parkingbrakemustbesetif theoperator
leavesthe seatwiththe enginerunningor the enginewill
automaticallyshutoff,
IMPORTANT:Alwayssetthe parkingbrakewhen leaving
the tractorunattended,
Cruise Contro_ Button
Thecruisecontrolbuttonis
locatedonthe tractordash
panelto the leftof the ignition
switch,Pushthe cruisecontrol
buttonwhiletravelingforwardat a
desiredspeed,While holdingthe
buttonin, releasepressurefrom
the drivepedal Thiswill engage
the cruisecontrolandallowthe
tractorto remainat thatspeed
withoutapplyingpressureto the
drivepedal Depressthe brake
pedalor the drivepedalto deactivatecruisecontrol
Referto Setting the Cruise Control on page16this
manualfor detailedinstructionsregardingthe cruise
controlfeature,
NOTE:Cruisecontrolcan NOTbe engagedat the
tractor'sfastestgroundspeed,if the operatorshould
attemptto doso,the tractorwill automaticallydecelerate
to the fastestoptimalmowinggroundspeed,
Shift Lever
Theshift leveris locatedon the
leftside of the fenderand has
threepositions,FORWARD,
NEUTRALand REVERSE,The
brakepedalmustbe depressed
andthe tractormustnot bein
motionwhenmovingthe shift
lever,
IMPORTANT:Neverforcethe
shift lever,Doingso mayresultin
seriousdamageto the tractor's
transmission,
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Thistractoris equippedwith asafetyinterlocksystem
for the protectionof the operator,Ifthe interlocksystem
shouldevermalfunction,do notoperatethe tractor,
Contactan authorizedMTDservicedealer,
, The safetyinterlocksystempreventsthe engine
fromcrankingor startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis
engaged,andthe PTO(BladeEngage)knob is inthe
disengaged(OFF)position,
, The enginewill automaticallyshutoff if the operator
leavesthe seatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake,
• The electricPTO(BladeEngage)clutch willautomati-
callyshutoff if the operatorleavesthetractor'sseat
withthe PTO(BladeEngage)knob inthe engaged
(ON) position,regardlessof whetherthe parking
brakeis engaged,
, Withthe ignitionkeyinthe NORMALMOWINGposi-
tion,the electricPTO(BladeEngage)clutchwill not
comeonif the PTO(BladeEngage)knobis moved
into theengaged(ON) positionwiththe shift leverin
Reverse,
WARNING: Do not operate the
tractor if the interlock system
is malfunctioning. This system
was designed for your safety and
protection.
Reverse Caution Mode
WARNING: Use extreme caution
while operating the tractor in
the REVERSECAUTION MODE.
Always took down and behind
before and while backing. Do not
operate the tractor when children
or others are around. Stop the
tractor immediately if someone
enters the area.
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=aution
while operating the
tractor in the REVERSE
Always look down and
behind before and
whi!e back!rig, Donot
operate the tractor
when children or oth:
ers are around. Stop
the tractor immediately
if someone enters the
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