Parking Brake Lever; Throttle/Choke Control Lever; Auto-Drive Pedal; Deck Lift Lever - Craftsman 247.288842 Operator's Manual

PARKING BRAKE
LEVER
To set the parkingbrake: Fullydepressthe brakepedal.Movethe
parkingbrakeleverintothe parkingbrakeposition.Releasethe brake
pedalto allowthe parkingbraketo engage.
To releasethe parking brake: Depressthe brakepedaland the park-
ing brakeleverwill moveoutof the parkingbrakepositionon its own.
The parkingbrakewill then be released.Releasethe brakepedal.
NOTE: The parkingbrakemustbe set if the operatorleavesthe seat
with theengine runningor the enginewill automaticallyshutoff.
THROTTLE/CHOKE CONTROL LEVER
Thethrottle/chokecontrolleveris
locatedon the rightside of the trac-
tor'sdash panel.This levercontrols
the speedof theengineand when
pushedall the wayforward,the
chokecontrolalso. Whenset in
a given position,the throttlewill
maintaina uniformenginespeed.
iMPORTANT: Whenoperating
thetractorwith the cuttingdeck
engaged,the throttle/chokecontrol
levermustalwaysbe in the FAST
(rabbit)position.
IGNITION SWITCH
The keyswitch moduleis usedto
startand stopthe engine.Insert
key intothe key switchmodule
and turnclockwiseto the START
position.Releasethekey into the
normalmowingpositiononceen-
gine has started.The headlights
will be activatedautomatically.
Tostop theengine,turnthe
ignitionkeycounterclockwise to
the STOPposition.
CHOKE
FAST
SLOW
-tell
IMPORTANT:Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto boththe "Safety
InterlockSystem"and "StartingThe Engine"laterin this sectionof this
manualfor detailedinstructionsregardingthe IgnitionSwitchModule.
Neverleavea runningmachineunattended. A lwaysdisengagePTO
(BladeEngageLever),moveshiftleverinto neutral p osition,set park-
ing brake,stopengineand remove key topreventunintended starting.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER
Theseat adjustmentleveris locatedbelowthe front!leftof the seat.The
leverallowsfor adjustment o f the foreand aft positionof the seat.Refer
to the Assembly sectionof the manual formoredetailedinstructionsfor
adjustingthe seatposition.
AUTO-DRIVE PEDAL
The drivepedal is locatedon the right sideof the tractor,along the
runningboard.Depressthe drivepedalforwardand the tractorwill
move in the directionthat the shiftleveris engagedin. Tocausethe
tractorto travelforward,whileat a completestop,movethe shift lever
into the Forwardposition.Graduallystep on the drivepedal and the
tractorwill beginto moveforward.To movein Reverse,followthe same
procedureonly movethe shiftleverintothe reverseposition.
The groundspeedis controlledwith the drivepedal.Thefurther
forwardthat the pedal is pivoted,the fasterthe tractorwill travel.
The pedalwill returnto its original positionwhen it's notdepressed.
Referto the Operationsectionof this manualfor detailedinstructions
regarding the drive pedal.
IMPORTANT: Alwaysset the parkingbrakewhenleavingthe tractor
unattended.
DECK LIFT LEVER
Foundon yourtractor'srightfender,the deck lift leveris used
to changethe heightof thecuttingdeck.To use, movethe
leverto the left, thenplace in the notchbest suitedfor your
application.
PTO (BLADE ENGAGE) LEVER
Foundon the tractor'srightfender,the PTO(blade engage)
leveris usedto engagepowerto the cuttingdeck or other
(separatelyavailable)attachments.Tooperate,move the
leverall theway forward.Movingthe leverall the way
rearwardinto the PTOOFFpositiondisengagespowerto the
cuttingdeck/attachment.
NOTE: The PTO(blade engage)levermustbe in the
disengaged(PTOOFF)positionwhenstartingtheengine.
CUP HOLDER
The tractor'scup holderis locatedon the fenderto the left of
the seat.
SHIFT LEVER _"
The shift leveris locatedon the left
side of the fenderand hasthree
positions,FORWARD, N EUTRAL
and REVERSE. T he brakepedal
must be depressedand the tractor
must notbe in motionwhenthe
movingshift lever.
IMPORTANT: Neverforcethe
shift lever.Doingso may resultin
seriousdamageto thetractor's
transmission.
BRAKE PEDAL
The brakepedalis locatedon the left sideof the lawntractor,along the
runningboard.Depressthe brakepedalto engagethe disc brakeand
bring the tractorto a completestop.
NOTE: Thepedal mustbe depressedto startthe engine.Referto
SafetyInterlockSwitcheslaterin this sectionof this manual.
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