Your Mower At A Glance - MTD 13BA26JC600 Manual

Your mower at a glance

Caution
Risk of fire, explosion and corrosion
caused by battery acid and gases emitted
by battery acid
Immediately clean parts of the mower splashed
by battery acid. Battery acid is corrosive. Do not
smoke, keep burning and hot objects away.
Possible short-circuit when working on the
battery
Do not place any tools or metal objects on the
battery.
Disconnect and connect the battery in the correct
sequence.
Only operate the battery with the battery-terminal
cover fitted (depending on the model, as a cover flap
on the positive terminal or as a complete protective
battery cover) .
Disconnection
First disconnect the black cable (–), then the red
■
cable (+).
Connection
First connect the red cable (+), then the black
■
cable (–).
The battery is filled with battery acid and sealed at
the factory. But even a "maintenance-free" battery
needs servicing to ensure it has a certain service
life.
Keep the battery clean.
■
Avoid tipping the battery over Electrolyte liquid will
■
run out of even a "sealed" battery if it is tilted.
Charge the battery with a 12 Volt battery charger
■
(maximum charging current 1 amps) for one to two
hours before using for the first time. After charging
the battery, first pull out the battery charger plug,
then disconnect the battery (see also operating
instructions for the battery charger).
Your mower at a glance
Caution! Damage to the device.
This first describes the functions of the controls
and display elements. Do not execute any of these
functions yet!
Fig. 1
1 Ignition lock (depending on model)
Ignition lock
Fig. 4a
Starting: Turn key to the right
running, then release. Key is turned to
Stopping: Turn the key to the left, to
Ignition lock with OCR function (depending on
model)
Fig. 4b
This ignition lock features an OCR function
(= user-controlled mowing in reverse gear).
Starting: Turn key to the right
is running, then release. The key at
(normal) allows mowing in the drive direction.
OCR position: Turn key to left from the normal po-
sition to reverse mowing position
press the switch (1). The indicator light (2) comes
on and indicates to the user that the device can
now mow in reverse and forward gear.
Stopping: Turn the key to the left, to
2 Clutch/brake pedal
Clutching = Depress pedal halfway.
Braking = Depress pedal all the way.
Note
Is also used to activate/deactivate the park-
ing brake.
3 Lever for speed settings/parking brake
Speed (Fig. 3a):
Low speed
= Lever to "1".
High speed
= Lever to "6" or "7" (optional).
Increase speed
= Adjust drive positions without actuating the
clutch/brake pedal.
Reduce speed
= Adjust drive positions by actuating the clutch/
brake pedal (depress halfway).
Parking brake (fig. 3b):
Actuate the parking brake: Fully depress clutch/
brake pedal, push lever for speed setting to
Release the parking brake: Fully depress clutch/
brake pedal, push lever to a speed setting.
4 Direction-of-travel lever
Do not make any adjustments until the device is
at a standstill. To do this, fully depress and hold
down the brake pedal.
Forwards = Lever to "F/
Idling = Lever to "N"
Reverse = Lever to "R/
5 Discharge flap
6 Cutting height adjustment lever
Using the lever set the different cutting height
levels (1 to max. 5 - depending on model).
Level 1 = Lowest cutting height - cutter deck all
the way down.
Level 5* = Highest cutting height - cutter deck all
the way up.
(* Depending on model. Highest number corre-
sponds to the highest cutting height.)
EN
until the engine is
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until the engine
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