Kubota ZD326, Operator'S Manual

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11 OPERATING THE ENGINE
ENGLISH
OPERATING THE ENGINE
To avoid serious injury or death:
A
Read "SAFE OPERATION" in the front of this
manual.
A Understand the pictorial safety labels located
on the machine.
A
To avoid danger of exhaust fume poisoning, do
not operate the engine in a closed building
without proper ventilation.
A
Never start the engine while standing on the
ground. Start the engine only from operator's
seat.
MOUNT AND DISMOUNT MACHINE
SAFELY
DO NOT step on either side of the mower deck when
mounting and dismounting the machine. When mounting
the machine from either side, step over the mower deck.
STARTING THE ENGINE
A
If the hood is opened, the engine does not start.
A
If the hood has been opened while the engine is
running, the engine stalls.
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. Make sure that the hood is closed.
2. Sit on the operator's seat.
3. Apply the parking brake.
(1) Parking brake pedal
(2) Parking brake lock pedal (A) "DEPRESS"