iGNiTiON SWITCH MODULE

SYSTEMS INDICATOR MONITOR/HOUR

Tostart theengine,insertthe keyinto the ignitionswitchand turnclockwise to the STARTposition.Releasethe key intothe NORMALMOWINGMODE positiononcethe enginehas fired.

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METER LCD

Whenthe ignitionkeyis

 

rotatedout of the STOP

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positionbut not intothe START

 

position,thesystem'sindicator

 

Tostoptheengine,turnthe ignitionkey counterclockwiseto the STOPposition.

Neverleavea runningmachineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO, setparkingbrake,stopengineand removekeyto preventunintended starting.

Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto bothSafetyInterlockSwitchesand StartingTheEnginein the Operationsectionof thismanualfor detailed instructionsregardingthe IgnitionSwitchModuleandoperatingthe

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DRIVE PEDAL

Thedrivepedalis locatedon the rightsideof the tractor,alongthe runningboard.Pressthe drive

pedalforwardto causethe tractorto travelforward. Groundspeedis alsocontrolledwiththe drivepedal. Thefurtherforwardthat thepedalis pivoted,the fasterthetractorwill travel.The pedalwill returnto itsoriginalpositionwhen it'snot pressed.

REVERSE PEDAL

The reversepedalis locatedonthe right sideof the tractoralongthe runningboard. Groundspeedis alsocontrolledwiththe reversepedal.Thefurther downwardthe pedalis pivoted,the fasterthe tractorwill travel.Thepedalwill returnto itsoriginal positionwhenit'snot pressed.

monitordisplaysthe battery's

 

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output,in volts,on its LCDfor

 

 

approximatelyfiveseconds,

 

 

 

 

 

afterwhichit displaysan hour

 

 

 

glassandthe hoursof tractor

 

 

 

operation.Oncethe tractoris

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(P)

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started,the monitorcontinually

 

 

 

displaysan hourglassandthe

 

 

 

hoursof tractoroperationon itsLCD.

 

 

 

NOTE: Hoursof tractoroperationarerecordedanytimethe ignition keyis rotatedout of the STOPposition,regardlessof whetherthe engineis started.

The IndicatorMonitorwillalso remindthe operatorof maintenance intervalsfor changingthe engineoil. The LCDwill alternatelyflash the recordedhours,"CHG"and"OIL.for" fiveminutes,afterevery50 hoursof recordedoperationelapse.The maintenanceintervallasts for two hours(from50-52, 100-102,150-152,etc.). The LCDwill also flashas describedabovefor fiveminuteseverytimethe tractor's enginehasbeenstartedduringthismaintenanceinterval.Beforethe intervalexpires,changethe engineoilas instructedinthe Serviceand Maintenancesectionof thisOperator'sManual.

Brake

if the Brakelightilluminateswhenattemptingto start the tractor's engine,depressthe brakepedal.

PTO (Blade Engage)

Ifthe PTOlight illuminateswhenattemptingto startthe tractor's engine,movePTOknobinto thedisengaged(OFF)position.

Oil

Itis normalfor the Oillightto illuminatewhile theengineis cranking duringstart-up,but if it illuminatesduringoperation,whilethe engineis running,stopthe tractorimmediatelyandcheckthe engineoil levelas instructedinthis Operator'sManual.

Battery

Itis normalfor the Batterylight to illuminatewhilethe engineis crankingduringstart-up,but if it illuminatesduringoperation,whilethe engineis running,the batteryis inneedof a chargeorthe engine's chargingsystemis notgeneratingsufficientamperage.Chargethe batteryas instructedin the Servicesectionof thismanualor havethe chargingsystemcheckedby aSearsor otherqualifiedservicedealer.

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