11
OPERATING THE ENGINE
ENGLISH
OPERATING THE ENGINE
To avoid serious injury or death:
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Read and understand "SAFE OPERATION" in
the front of this manual.
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Read and understand the danger and warning
labels located on the machine.
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To avoid danger of exhaust fume poisoning, do
not operate the engine in a closed building
without proper ventilation.
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Never start the engine while standing on the
ground. Start the engine only from operator's
seat.
GET ON AND GET OFF MACHINE SAFELY
DO NOT step on either side of the mower deck when
getting on and getting off the machine. When getting on
the machine from either side, step over the mower deck.
STARTING THE ENGINE
To apply the parking brake:
Depress the parking brake pedal firmly with your right
foot and the parking brake lock pedal simultaneously
with your left foot. Then release the parking brake
pedal while holding the parking brake lock pedal down.
To release the parking brake:
Depress the brake pedal and release slowly with your
right foot without pressing the parking brake lock
pedal.
1. Sit on the operator's seat.
Put on the seat belt.
2. Apply the parking brake.
(1) Parking brake lock pedal
(2) Parking brake pedal
(A) "DEPRESS"
