How To Use Your Tractor; To Set Parking Brake; Stopping; Ground Drive - Craftsman 917.204040 Operator's Manual

The operation of any tractor can result in foreign objects thrown into
the eyes, which can result in severe eye damage. Always wear safety
glasses or eye shields while operating your tractor or performing any
adjustments or repairs. We recommend standard safety glasses or a
wide vision safety mask worn over spectacles.
HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR
TO SET PARKING BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an operator
presence sensing switch. When engine is
running, any attempt bythe operator to leave
the seat without first setting the parking brake
will shut off the engine.
1. Depress clutch/brake pedal (B) all the
way down and hold.
2. Putt parking brake lever (C) up and hold,
release pressure from clutch/brake pedal
(B), then release parking brake lever. Ped-
al should remain in brake position. Ensure
parking brake will hold tractor secure.
STOPPING
Press SSI button (F) once to stop engine.
Never use the cold weather starting
position to stop the engine.
NOTE: Under certain conditions when tractor
is standing idle with the engine running, hot
engine exhaust gases may cause "browning"
of grass. To eliminate this possibility, always
stop engine when stopping tractor on grass
areas.
_;:_CAUTION: Always stop tractor
completely, as described above, before
leaving the operator's position.
MANUALLY LOCKING THE SMARTSWITCH
IGNITION
With the engine completely stopped and the
SmartSwitch Ignition (SSI) button (F) blink-
ing green, the SSI button can be manually
locked by pressing buttons "1"and "3" atthe
same time for approximately two seconds.
NOTE: The tractor is already locked if asleep
or if SSI button is blinking blue.
MOWER BLADES -
To stop mower blades, move attachment
clutch controlto disengaged position (t_l).
(1_1) Attachment (1_) Attachment
Clutch Control Clutch Control
"Engaged .... Disengaged"
GROUND DRIVE -
To stop ground drive, depress brake pedal
all the way down.
IMPORTANT: Forward and reverse drive
pedals return to neutral position when not
depressed.
ENGINE -
Move throttle control (D) to slow position.
NOTE: Failu re to move th rottte control to slow
position and allowing engine to idle before
stopping may cause engine to "backfire".
SMARTSWITCH SAFETY SYSTEM
Your tractor is equipped with an operator
presence sensing switch. Ifthe parking brake
has not been engaged before the operator
leaves the seat, the engine will shut off. To
continue mowing, the tractor will need to be
restarted. See "TO START ENGINE" in this
section of the manual.
TO STOP MOWING
While seated in operating position, depress
brake pedal and set parking brake.
After setting the parking brake, any attempt
by the operator to leave the seat will stop
the mower blades. The engine will continue
to run for approximately five minutes before
shutting off. This allows an operator to mo-
mentarily leave the seat to remove obstacles
without having to restart the tractor.
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