Gear Shift Lever; Hours; Engineoil - Craftsman Professional 247.88998 Operator's Manual

GEAR SHIFT LEVER
Use this leverto selectanyof four forwardgroundspeeds,neutral,or
reverse.
Forward
Fourforwardspeedsare available.Positionone (1) is the slowestand
positionfour(4) is thefastest.
Reverse
Toselectreverse,putthe leverin the Reverse(R) position.
SYSTEMS INDICATOR MONITOR/HOUR METER
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Lookbehindthe mowerbeforeand during reverseoperation.Stopthe
mowerbladesbeforeoperatingin reverse.
Neutral
Placethe leverin neutral(N) beforestartingthe mowerand whenthe
moweris not in use. In addition,the mowercan be manuallypushed
or pulled by placingthe gear shiftleverinto N (neutral)positionand
pressingthe drivecontrolagainstthe handlebargrip.
Alwaysreleasethe drivecontrolbeforechangingspeeds.Failureto
do so may resultin seriousdamageto yourtransmission.
LCD
Whenthe ignition key is rotatedout of the STOPpositionbut not
intothe STARTposition,the systemsindicatormonitordisplaysthe
battery'soutput,in volts, on its LCD for approximately five seconds,
after which it displaysan hourglass and the hoursof moweroperation.
Oncethe engine is started,the monitorcontinuallydisplaysan hour
glass and the hoursof moweroperationon its LCD.See Figure10.
NOTE:Hoursof moweroperationare recordedanytime the ignition
keyis rotatedout of the STOP_i _ position,regardless of whetherthe
engine is started.
The IndicatorMonitorwill also remindthe operatorof maintenance
intervalsfor changingthe engineoil. The LCDwill alternatelyflash the
recordedhours,"CHG"and "OIL' forfive minutes,after every50 hours
of recordedoperationelapse.The maintenance intervallastsfor two
hours(from 50-52, 100-102, 1 50-152, e tc.). The LeD willalso flash
as describedabovefor five minuteseverytime the mower'sengine
hasbeen startedduring this maintenance interval.Beforethe interval
expires,changetheengine oil as instructedin the Maintenancesection
of this Operator'sManual.
Battery
It is normalfor the Batterylightto illuminatewhilethe engineis
crankingduringstart-up,but if it illuminates during operation,whilethe
engine is running,the batteryis in needof a chargeor the engine's
chargingsystemis not generatingsufficientamperage.Chargethe
batteryas instructedin the Servicesectionof this manualor havethe
chargingsystemcheckedby Searsor anotherqualifiedservicedealer.
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