Poulan Pro PR675Y22RHP Operator's Manual page 18

OPERATOR PRESENCE CONTROL
BAR (ALL MODELS)
Your lawn mower is equipped with an op-
er a tor presence control bar which re quires
the operator to be po si tioned behind the
lawn mower handle in order to start and
operate the lawn mower.
CAUTION: Federal reg u la tions require
an en gine control to be in stalled on this
lawn mower in order to min i mize the risk
of blade contact injury. Do not un der
any cir cum stanc es attempt to de feat the
func tion of the operator con trol. The blade
turns when the engine is running.
DRIVE CONTROL
"STANDARD" DRIVE CONTROL
• Self-propelling is controlled by holding
the operator presence control bar down
to the handle and pushing the drive
control lever forward until it clicks; then
releasing the lever.
• Forward motion will stop when the op-
erator presence control bar is released.
To stop forward motion without stopping
engine, release the operator presence
control bar slightly until the drive control
disengages. Hold operator presence
control bar down against handle to
continue mowing without self-propelling.
• To keep drive control engaged when
turning corners, push down on handle
and lift front wheels off ground while
turning lawn mower.
TO ENGAGE DRIVE CONTROL
Operator
presence
control bar
DRIVE CONTROL DISENGAGED
Drive
control
OPERATION
"DUAL BAIL " DRIVE CONTROL
• To start forward motion, lift drive control
bar up to handle.
• To stop forward motion, release drive
control bar.
DRIVE CONTROL DIS EN GAGED
"AUTOWALK" DRIVE CONTROL
• Self-propelling is controlled by hold ing
the operator presence control bar down
to the handle and pulling the drive con-
trol lever(s) rearward to the handle. The
farther toward the handle the lever(s)
are pulled, the faster the unit will travel.
• Forward motion will stop when either
the operator presence control bar or a
drive control lever are released. To stop
forward motion without stop ping engine,
re lease the drive control lever(s) only.
Hold op er a tor presence control bar
down against handle to con tin ue mow-
ing without self-propelling.
NOTE: If after releasing the drive control the
mower will not roll backwards, push the mower
forward slightly to disengage drive wheels.
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Operator
pres ence
con trol bar
DRIVE CONTROL ENGAGED