Exmark QUEST S Series Operator's Manual page 18

Operation
the machine to prevent someone from accidentally
starting the engine.
Blade Control Switch (Power
Take-Off)
Located on control panel.
The blade control switch, represented by a power
take-off (PTO) symbol, engages and disengages
power to the mower blades (see Figure 4).
Pull up on the blade control switch to "ON" to
engage the blades.
Push down on the blade control switch to "OFF"
to disengage the blades.
Throttle Lever
Located on control panel.
The throttle is used to control engine speed. Moving
throttle lever forward will increase engine speed and
moving throttle lever to the rear will decrease engine
speed. Moving the throttle forward until it stops is
full throttle.
Choke Control
The choke is used to aid in starting a cold engine. Do
Not run a warm engine with the choke in the "ON"
position. Moving the choke lever forward will put the
choke in the "ON" position and moving the choke
lever to the rear will put the choke in the "OFF"
position.
Motion Control Levers
The motion control levers located on each side of
the seat (Figure 5).
The motion control levers are speed sensitive controls
of independent wheel motors. Moving a lever
forward or backward turns the wheel on the same side
forward or in reverse; wheel speed is proportional to
the amount the lever is moved.
Moving the control levers outward from the center
into the T-slots:
• engages the parking brake on the drive wheels for
E- and S-Series Models.
• locks them in the neutral position for X-Series
Models.
1. Motion control levers–outward position:
E and S-Series–Parking brake
X-Series–Neutral lock position
2. Motion control levers–inward/center position:
Neutral operate position
3. Front of machine
4. Forward
5. Neutral (operate)
6. Reverse
Park Brake
For E- and S-Series Models, moving the control levers
outward from the center into the T-slots engages an
electric parking brake on the drive wheels.
For X-Series Models, the brake lever is located on
the right side of the machine, just to the front of the
RH motion control lever. The brake lever engages a
parking brake on the drive wheels.
• Pull the lever up and rearward to engage the brake.
• Push the lever forward and down to disengage
the brake.
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