Brake Pedal; Ignition Switch - Cub Cadet C460 Series Operator's Manual

Accelerator Pedal
The accelerator pedal is located on the right side of the
floor beneath the dash panel. Depressing the accelerator
pedal will move the vehicle in the direction selected on the
gearshift. As the pedal is depressed, speed will increase to
the maximum selected range. Releasing the pedal reduces
the speed, but does not stop the vehicle. The brake must
be applied to stop vehicle. See Figure 1.

Brake Pedal

The brake pedal is located on the left side of the floor
beneath the dash panel. Remove foot from accelerator
pedal apply pressure to the brake pedal evenly until
vehicle slows down and stops. See Figure 1.
Parking Brake Lever
The parking lever is located to the left of the driver's seat.
It holds the brake in the engaged position for parking.
See Figure 1.
To engage the parking lever, place shift lever in Neutral,
and pull up on the parking brake lever. Parking brake
light on dash will come on to indicate parking brake is
engaged.
To release parking brake, push in on the parking brake
release button and down on the parking brake lever and
the parking brake latch will release.
NOTE: There is a buzzer which will become activated
(audible sound) when the parking brake is engaged and
the unit is not in Neutral.
Choke Knob
The choke knob is located to the left of the driver's seat.
The choke is used when starting a cold engine. It richens
the fuel mixture for cold weather starting. See Figure 1.
Shift Lever
The shift lever is located in the center console
between the seats and has four positions,
FORWARD, LOW (4x4 Only), NEUTRAL,
and REVERSE. The brake pedal must be
depressed and the utility vehicle must not be in
motion when the moving shift lever.
NOTE: To shift into LOW, move the shift lever
from the neutral position towards the passenger
seat and then forward. (4x4 Only)
IMPORTANT: Never force the shift lever. Doing
so may result in serious damage to the utility
vehicle's transmission.
* 4x4 Shift Lever Label Shown
Figure 2
Differential Lock Lever
The differential lock lever is located in the center con-
sole between the seats. When engaged, the differential
lever locks the differential so both drive wheels will pull
equally when rear wheels start to slip. See Figure 1.

Ignition Switch

WARNING: Never leave a running
machine unattended. Always set
parking brake, stop engine and
remove key to prevent unintended
starting.
The ignition switch is located to the right of the steering
wheel on the left side of the dash panel. To start the
engine, insert the key into the ignition switch and turn
clockwise to the START position. Release the key into
the Run position once engine has fired. See Figure 1.
Refer to Starting The Engine in the Operation Section
of this manual for detailed starting instructions.
Warning Light Cluster
The warning light cluster is located in the middle of
the dash panel. See Figure 2. There are four warning
lights: alternator discharge light (Battery), parking
brake light, engine oil pressure light, and low fuel
light.
The engine oil pressure light activates when engine
has low oil pressure. The alternator discharge light will
indicate that the alternator is not charging. The low fuel
light activates when fuel is low in the tank. The parking
light indicates that the parking brake is engaged.

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Know
Your
Utility
Vehicle
WARNING
Never leave a running
machine unattended.
Always set parking
brake, stop engine
and remove key to
prevent unintended
starting.