MTD 769-01645A warranty Parking Brake Button, Cruise Control Button, Safety Interlock Switches

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Parking Brake Button

Tosetthe parkingbrake,fully depressthe brakepedaland pushthe parkingbrakebuttonin. Holdthe buttoninwhiletaking yourfootoffthe brakepedal.Both the parkingbuttonandthe brake pedalwill then staydepressed. To releasethe parkingbrake, depressthe brakepedalslightly. The parkingbrakebuttonwill then returnto itsoriginalposition.

NOTE:Theparkingbrakemust besetif the operator leavesthe seatwiththe enginerunningor theenginewill automaticallyshutoff.

IMPORTANT:Alwayssetthe parkingbrakewhen leaving thetractor unattended.

Cruise Control Button

Thecruisecontrolbuttonis locatedonthe tractordash

panelto the left of the ignition switch.Pushthe cruisecontrol

buttonwhiletravelingforwardat a desiredspeed.Whileholdingthe buttonin, releasepressurefrom

thedrive pedal.Thiswill engage thecruisecontrolandallowthe

tractorto remainat thatspeed withoutapplyingpressureto the drivepedal.Depressthe brake

pedalor the drivepedalto deactivatecruisecontrol. Referto Setting the Cruise Control laterinthis section

the manualfor detailedinstructionsregardingthecruise controlfeature.

NOTE:Cruisecontrolcan NOTbeengagedat the tractor'sfastestgroundspeed. Ifthe operatorshould attemptto doso,the tractorwill automaticallydecelerate to the fastestoptimalmowinggroundspeed.

Safety Interlock Switches

Thistractorisequippedwitha safetyinterlocksystem for the protectionof the operator.Ifthe interlocksystem

shouldevermalfunction,do notoperatethe tractor. Contactan authorizedMTDservicedealer.

•The safetyinterlocksystempreventsthe engine fromcrankingorstartingunlessthe parkingbrake isengaged,andthe PTO(BladeEngage)knob (or lever)is in the disengaged(OFF)position.

•The enginewill automaticallyshutoff if the operator leavesthe seatbeforeengagingtheparkingbrake.

Models with Manual PTO (Blade Engage)

•The enginewill automaticallyshutoff if the operator leavesthe tractor'sseatwiththe PTO(BladeEngage) leverin the engaged(ON) position,regardlessof whetherthe parkingbrakeis engaged.

•Withthe ignitionkeyinthe NORMALMOWING position,the enginewill automaticallyshutoff if the PTO(BladeEngage)leveris movedinto theengaged (ON)positionwiththe shift leverinReverse.

Models with Electric PTO (Blade Engage)

•The electricPTO(BladeEngage)clutchwillautomati- callyshutoff if the operatorleavesthetractor'sseat withthe PTO(BladeEngage)knob inthe engaged (ON)position,regardlessof whetherthe parking brakeis engaged.

•Withthe ignitionkeyinthe NORMALMOWING position,the electricPTO(BladeEngage)clutchwill automaticallyshutoffif the PTO(BladeEngage)knob

is movedintothe engaged(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

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WARNING

Do not operate the tractor if the interlock system is malfunction- ing. This system was designed for your safety and protection.

Use extreme caution

while operating the tractor in the REVERSE CAUTION MODE.

Always look down and behind before and

while backing. Do not operate the tractor when children or oth-

Shift Lever

The shiftleverislocatedonthe leftside of the fenderand has threepositions,FORWARD, NEUTRALand REVERSEThe. brakepedalmust bedepressed andthe tractormustnot bein motionwhenthe movingshift lever.

IMPORTANT:Neverforcethe shift lever.Doingso mayresultin seriousdamageto the tractor's transmission.

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WARNING: Use extreme caution

while operating the tractor in the REVERSECAUTION MODE.

Always look 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.

ers are around. Stop the tractor immediately f someone enters the area.

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