13A3762F700 MTD lawn tractor

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Throttle Control Lever
Thethrottlecontrolleveris locatedon the rightside of
thetractor'sdash panel.Thislevercontrolsthe speed
of the engineand,on somemodels,when pushedall
thewayforward,the chokecontrol also.Whenset ina
givenposition,the throttlewill maintaina uniformengine
speed.SeeFigure9.
IMPORTANT:Whenoperatingthetractorwiththe cutting
deckengaged,be certainthat the throttleleverisalways
inthe FAST(rabbit)position.
Choke Control
Onsomemodels,movingthe
throttleleverall the way forward
activatestheengine'schoke _L._
control.On all othermodels,the
chokecontrolcan be foundon
the left side of thedash panel
andisactivatedby pullingthe
knoboutward.Activatingthe
chokecontrolclosesthe choke
plateonthe carburetorandaids instartingthe engine.
Referto Starting The Engineon page 16of this manual
for detailedstartinginstructions.
Ignition Switch
The ignitionswitchisactivatedto startthe engine.Insert
keyintothe ignitionswitchandturnclockwiseto the
STARTposition.Releasethe keyintothe ON position
onceenginehasfired.SeeFigure10A.
ignition Switch Module (if Equipped)
Tostart theengine,insertthe key intothe ignitionswitch
andturnclockwiseto the STARTposition.Releasethe
keyintothe NORMALMOWINGMODEpositiononce
theenginehasfired.
Tostopthe engine,turn theignitionkey counterclockwise
to the OFFposition.See FigurelOB.
WARNING: Never leave a running
machine unattended, Always
disengage PTO, move shift lever
into neutral position, set parking
brake, stop engine and remove
key to prevent unintended
starting,
IMPORTANT:Priorto operatingthetractor,referto both
Safety Interlock Switches on page14and Starting
The Engine on page 16 of this manualfordetailed
instructionsregardingthe IgnitionSwitchModuleand
operatingthe tractorin REVERSECAUTIONMODE.
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Figure 9
Off
n/Lights
Start
Position
©
Normal
Mode
Start
Position
Figure 10
Deck Lift Lever
Foundon yourtractor'srightfender,the deck lift leveris
usedto changethe heightof the cuttingdeck. Touse,
movethe leverto the left, then placeinthe notchbest
suitedforyour application.
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WARNING
lever leave a running
machine unattended,
Always disengage
PTO, move shift lever
nto neutral position,
set parking ake, stop
engine and remove key
to preventunintended
startingl
IMPORTANT
Priortooperatingthe
tractor, refer to both
Safety Interlock
Switchesonpag
14and
Engine 0n page i6
ofthismanualior
regardingthe Ignition
Switch Module and
operating the tractor in
REVERIE CAUTION
MODEi
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