Driving Forward Or Backward - Toro Z Master Z597-D Operator's Manual

engaged or if you rise from the seat when the PTO
is engaged.
Testing the Safety Interlock System
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 neutral lock 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.
4. Sitting on the seat, engage the parking brake,
move the PTO switch to off and move the
motion control levers to neutral lock position.
Now start the engine. While the engine is
running, center either motion control and
move (forward or reverse); the engine should
stop. Repeat for other motion control.
5. Sitting on the seat, disengage the parking brake,
move the PTO switch to off and move the
motion control levers to neutral lock position.
Try starting the engine; the engine should not
crank.
Driving Forward or
Backward
The throttle control regulates the engine speed as
measured in rpm (revolutions per minute). Place
the throttle control in the fast position for best
performance. Always operate in the full throttle
position when mowing.
Machine can spin very rapidly. Operator
may lose control of machine and cause
personal injury or damage to machine.
• Use caution when making turns.
• Slow the machine down before making
sharp turns.
Driving Forward
1. Release the parking brake; refer to Releasing
the Parking Brake in Operation, page 18.
2. Move the levers to the center, un-locked
position.
3. To go forward, slowly push the motion control
levers forward (Figure 17).
Note: The engine will kill if the traction
control levers are moved with the parking
brake engaged.
To go straight, apply equal pressure to both
motion control levers (Figure 17).
To turn, move the motion control lever toward
neutral in the direction you want to turn
(Figure 17).
The farther you move the traction control
levers in either direction, the faster the machine
will move in that direction.
To stop, pull the motion control levers to the
neutral position.
Figure 17
1. Motion control
lever-neutral lock position
2. Center un-lock position
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3. Forward
4. Backward