Starting And Stopping The Engine - Toro 74258 Operator's Manual

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1. Parking brake—ON
2. Parking brake—OFF
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting the Engine
Note: This machine does not have a manual choke. This
machine is equipped with a electronic fuel injection (EFI)
system.
1. Sit on the seat and move the motion controls to neutral
locked position.
2. Set the parking brake; refer to Setting the Parking
Brake, page 22.
3. Move the PTO (power take off) switch to off (Fig. 15).
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Figure 15
1. PTO—Off
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3. Brake stop
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2. PTO—On
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4. Move the throttle control midway between the slow
and fast positions (Fig. 16).
Figure 16
1. Throttle–Fast
5. Turn ignition key to the start position. When engines
starts, release key (Fig. 17).
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Figure 17
1. Off
2. Run
Important Do not engage starter for more than 10
seconds at a time. If engine fails to start allow 60 second
cool-down period between attempts. Failure to follow
these instructions can burn out starter motor.
Stopping the Engine
1. Push the PTO to off (Fig. 15).
2. Move the throttle lever midway between the slow and
fast positions (Fig. 16).
3. Let the engine idle for 60 seconds.
4. Turn the ignition key to off (Fig. 17).
5. Pull wire off spark plug(s) to prevent possibility of
someone accidentally starting the machine before
transporting or storing machine.
6. Close fuel shut off valve, on front panel before
transporting or storing machine.
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2. Throttle–Slow
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3. Start