Testing The Safety Interlock System - Toro 30381 Operator's Manual

Testing the Safety Interlock System

Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Test the safety interlock system before you use the machine
each time. If the safety system does not operate as described
below, have an Authorized Service Dealer repair the safety
system immediately.
1. Sitting on the seat, engage the parking brake and move
the PTO to on. Try starting the engine; the engine
should not crank.
2. Sitting on the seat, engage the parking brake and move
the PTO to off. Move either motion control lever (out
of neutral locked position). Try starting the engine; the
engine should not crank. Repeat for other control lever.
3. Sitting on the seat, engage the parking brake, move the
PTO switch to off and move the motion control levers
to the neutral locked position. Now start the engine.
While the engine is running, release the parking brake,
engage the PTO and rise slightly from the seat; the
engine should stop within 2 seconds.
4. Without an operator on the seat, engage the parking
brake, move the PTO switch to off and move the
motion control levers to the neutral locked position.
Now start the engine. While the engine is running,
center either motion control; the engine should stop
within 2 seconds. Repeat for the other motion control.
5. Without an operator on the seat, disengage the parking
brake, move the PTO switch to off, and move the
motion control levers to the neutral locked position.
Try starting the engine; the engine should not crank.
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