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Parking Brake Button
Toset the parkingbrake,fully
depressthe brakepedal and
pushthe parkingbrakebutton in,
Holdthe button in whiletaking
yourfoot off thebrakepedal Both"
the parkingbuttonand the brake
pedalwill then staydepressed,
Toreleasethe parkingbrake,
depressthe brakepedal slightly,
Theparkingbrakebuttonwill ther
returnto its originalposition,
NOTE:The parkingbrakemustbe set if theoperator
leavesthe seatwith the engine runningor the enginewill
automatically shut off,
IMPORTANT: A lwaysset the parkingbrakewhen leaving
the tractorunattended,
Cruise
Contro_
Button
Thecruise controlbutton is
locatedon the tractordash
panelto the left of the ignition
switch,Pushthe cruisecontrol
buttonwhiletravelingforwardat a
desiredspeed,While holdingthe
buttonin, releasepressurefrom
the drivepedal This will engage
the cruisecontroland allowthe
tractorto remainat that speed
withoutapplyingpressureto the
drivepedal Depressthe brake
pedalor the drivepedalto deactivate cruise control
Referto Setting the Cruise Control on page 16this
manualfor detailedinstructionsregardingthe cruise
controlfeature,
NOTE:Cruisecontrolcan NOTbe engagedat the
tractor'sfastestgroundspeed,if the operatorshould
attemptto do so, the tractorwill automatically decelerate
to the fastestoptimalmowinggroundspeed,
Shift Lever
Theshift leveris locatedon the
left side of the fenderand has
threepositions,FORWARD,
NEUTRAL and REVERSE, T he
brakepedalmustbe depressed
and the tractormustnot be in
motionwhenmovingthe shift
lever,
IMPORTANT: N everforce the
shift lever,Doingso may resultin
seriousdamageto the tractor's
transmission,
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This tractoris equippedwith a safety interlocksystem
for the protectionof the operator,If the interlocksystem
shouldevermalfunction,do notoperatethe tractor,
Contactan authorized MTDservicedealer,
,
The safetyinterlocksystempreventsthe engine
from crankingor startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis
engaged,and the PTO(Blade Engage)knob is in the
disengaged(OFF)position,
,
The enginewill automatically shut off if the operator
leavesthe seat beforeengagingthe parkingbrake,
• The electricPTO(BladeEngage)clutch willautomati-
cally shut off if the operatorleavesthetractor'sseat
with the PTO(Blade Engage)knob in the engaged
(ON) position,regardless of whetherthe parking
brakeis engaged,
,
With the ignitionkey in the NORMALMOWINGposi-
tion, the electricPTO(Blade Engage)clutchwill not
come on if the PTO(BladeEngage)knobis moved
into theengaged(ON) positionwith the 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
WARNING: Use extreme caution
while operating the tractor in
the REVERSE CAUTION MODE.
Always took 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.
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Tractor
l
=aution
while operating the
tractor in the REVERSE
Always look down and
behind before and
whi!e back!rig, Donot
operate the tractor
when children or oth:
ers are around. Stop
the tractor immediately
if someone enters the
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