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Parking Brake Button
Tosetthe parkingbrake,fully
depressthe brakepedaland
pushthe parkingbrakebutton in,
Holdthe button in whiletaking
yourfootoff thebrakepedal Both"
the parkingbuttonand the brake
pedalwill then staydepressed,
Toreleasethe parkingbrake,
depressthe brakepedalslightly,
Theparkingbrakebuttonwill ther
returnto its originalposition,
NOTE:The parkingbrakemustbesetif theoperator
leavesthe seatwith the engine runningor the enginewill
automaticallyshutoff,
IMPORTANT:Alwayssetthe parkingbrakewhen leaving
the tractorunattended,
Cruise Contro_ Button
Thecruisecontrolbuttonis
locatedonthe tractordash
panelto the left of the ignition
switch,Pushthe cruisecontrol
buttonwhiletravelingforwardat a
desiredspeed,While holdingthe
buttonin, releasepressurefrom
the drivepedal This will engage
the cruisecontroland allowthe
tractorto remainat thatspeed
withoutapplyingpressureto the
drivepedal Depressthe brake
pedalor the drivepedalto deactivatecruisecontrol
Referto Setting the Cruise Control on page16this
manualfor detailedinstructionsregardingthe cruise
controlfeature,
NOTE:Cruisecontrolcan NOTbe engagedat the
tractor'sfastestgroundspeed,if the operatorshould
attemptto do so, the tractorwill automaticallydecelerate
to the fastestoptimalmowinggroundspeed,
Shift Lever
Theshift leveris locatedon the
leftside of the fenderand has
threepositions,FORWARD,
NEUTRALand REVERSE,The
brakepedalmustbe depressed
andthe tractormustnot be in
motionwhenmovingthe shift
lever,
IMPORTANT:Neverforcethe
shift lever,Doingso may resultin
seriousdamageto the tractor's
transmission,
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Thistractoris equippedwith asafetyinterlocksystem
for the protectionof the operator,If the interlocksystem
shouldevermalfunction,do notoperatethe tractor,
Contactan authorizedMTDservicedealer,
, The safetyinterlocksystempreventsthe engine
fromcrankingor startingunlessthe parkingbrakeis
engaged,and the PTO(Blade Engage)knob is in the
disengaged(OFF)position,
, The enginewill automaticallyshut off if the operator
leavesthe seat beforeengagingthe parkingbrake,
• The electricPTO(BladeEngage)clutch willautomati-
callyshutoff if the operatorleavesthetractor'sseat
withthe PTO(Blade Engage)knob in the engaged
(ON) position,regardlessof whetherthe parking
brakeis engaged,
, Withthe ignitionkey in the NORMALMOWINGposi-
tion,the electricPTO(Blade Engage)clutchwill not
comeonif the PTO(BladeEngage)knobis moved
into theengaged(ON) positionwith the shift leverin
Reverse,
WARNING: Do not operate the
tractor if the interlock system
is malfunctioning. This system
was designed for your safety and
protection.
Reverse Caution Mode
WARNING: Use extreme caution
while operating the tractor in
the REVERSE CAUTION MODE.
Always took down and behind
before and while backing. Do not
operate the tractor when children
or others are around. Stop the
tractor immediately if someone
enters the area.
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=aution
while operating the
tractor in the REVERSE
Always look down and
behind before and
whi!e back!rig, Donot
operate the tractor
when children or oth:
ers are around. Stop
the tractor immediately
if someone enters the
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