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SYSTEMS iNDiCATOR MONITOR/HOUR
METER
Yourtractorisequippedwith a SystemsIndicatorMonitoras shown
in Figure3. The monitorrecordstheaccumulatedhoursof tractor
operation,anddisplaysthe informationonthe LCDhourmeterdisplay
(tenthsof an hour- rightmostdigit).The monitoralso hasfour indicator
lightsthat showthe statusof variousfunctionsof thetractor.
Battery Oil
PTO ParkingBrake
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Figure3
The systemindicatormonitorfeaturesareas follows:
LCD Hour Meter Display
The hourmeterdisplayis activatedwhenthe keyswitchis turnedto
eitherthe"NORMALMOWING"or the "REVERSECAUTIONMODE"
switchpositions.Whenthe keyswitchis turnedto anon position,
the batteryindicatorlight brieflyilluminatesand the batteryvoltageis
bridly displayed.The displaythenchangesto the accumulatedhours.
NOTE:A recordof the actual hoursof operationshouldbe keptto
assuremaintenanceproceduresare completedaccordingto the
scheduleinthismanual.
The IndicatorMonitorwill also remindtheoperatorof maintenance
intervalsfor changingtheengineoil. The LCDwill alternatelyflash
the recordedhours,"CHG"and"Oil" for five minutes,after every 50
hoursof recordedoperationelapse.The maintenanceintervallastsfor
twohours(from50-52,100-102,150-152,etc.). The LCDwillflash as
describedfor fiveminuteseverytime the tractor'sengineis starteddur-
ingthis maintenanceinterval.Followthe oilchangeintervalsprovided
inthe Service& Maintenancesectionof thisManual.
Battery indicator Light
Thisindicatorilluminateswhenthe ignitionswitchitturnedto an ON
positionandtheengineis not started.
Thisalsoilluminatesto indicatethe batteryvoltagehasdroppedbelow
11.5(+0.5/-1.0)DCvolts(the batteryvoltageisalso displayedon the
hourmeter).If this indicatorand displaycome on during operation,
checkthe batteryand chargingsystemfor possiblecausesand/or
contactyourSearsParts& RepairServiceCenter.
Oil Pressure indicator Light
Thiswarninglamp indicateslowengineoil pressure.If this indicator
illuminates,stop thetractorimmediatelyand checkthe engineoil level.
Ifthe oil leveliswithinthe operatingrange,butthe light remainson,
contactyour SearsParts& RepairService Center.
NOTE:The oilpressureindicatormayilluminatewhenthe keyswitchis
turnedto an onposition,but shouldturn off whentheengineisstarted.
PTO (Power Take-Off) Engaged indicator Light
Thisindicatorilluminateswhenthe key switchis turnedto the "START"
positionwhilethe PTOknob is in the "ENGAGED"position.Checkthis
indicatorif the enginewill not crankwiththe keyswitchin the"START"
position.Movethe PTOknobto the "DISENGAGED"position.
Brake Engaged indicator
Thisindicatorilluminateswhenthe key switchis turnedto the "START"
positionandthe brakepedalis notfullydepressed.Checkthis
indicatorifthe enginewill not crankwiththe keyswitchinthe"START"
position.If necessary,fullydepressthe brakepedal.
THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER
The throttlecontrollevercontrolsthe speedof
the engine.Whenset in a givenposition,the
throttlewill maintaina uniformenginespeed.
IMPORTANT:Whenoperatingthe tractorwith
the cuttingdeckengaged,thethrottlecontrol
levermustalwaysbein the FAST(rabbit)
position.
KEY SWITCH MODULE
The keyswitchmoduleis usedto
start andstoptheengine.It is also
usedto activatethe ReverseCaution
Mode(bladesoperatewhile riding
in reverse).Insertkey intothe key
switchmoduleand turn clockwiseto
the STARTposition.Releasethe key
intothe normalmowingpositiononce
enginehasstarted.
To stopthe engine,turn the ignition
keycounterclockwiseto the STOP
position.
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Fast
Position
Slow
Position
Neverleavea runningmachineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO,
setparkingbrake,stopengineand removekeyto preventunintended
starting.
IMPORTANT:Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto both"Safety
InterlockSystem"on page 14and"StartingThe Engine"on page15
of this manualfor detailedinstructionsregardingthe IgnitionSwitch
Moduleand operatingthetractorinREVERSECAUTIONMODE.
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