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GEAR SHIFT LEVER
Usethisleverto selectanyof four forwardgroundspeeds,neutral,or
reverse.
Forward
Fourforwardspeedsareavailable.Positionone (1) is the slowestand
positionfour(4) is thefastest.
Reverse
Toselectreverse,putthe leverin the Reverse(R) position.
SYSTEMS INDICATOR MONITOR/HOUR METER
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Lookbehindthe mowerbeforeand during reverseoperation.Stopthe
mowerbladesbeforeoperatingin reverse.
Neutral
Placethe leverinneutral(N) beforestartingthe mowerandwhenthe
moweris not inuse.In addition,the mowercan be manuallypushed
orpulledby placingthe gearshiftleverinto N (neutral)positionand
pressingthe drivecontrolagainstthe handlebargrip.
Alwaysreleasethe drivecontrolbeforechangingspeeds.Failureto
doso mayresultin seriousdamageto yourtransmission.
LCD
Whenthe ignitionkeyis rotatedout of the STOPpositionbut not
intothe STARTposition,the systemsindicatormonitordisplaysthe
battery'soutput,involts,onits LCDfor approximatelyfiveseconds,
afterwhich it displaysan hourglass and the hoursof moweroperation.
Oncethe engineis started,the monitorcontinuallydisplaysan hour
glassandthe hoursof moweroperationon its LCD.SeeFigure10.
NOTE:Hoursof moweroperationare recordedanytime the ignition
keyis rotatedout of the STOP_i _position,regardlessof whetherthe
engineis started.
The IndicatorMonitorwill also remindthe operatorof maintenance
intervalsfor changingthe engineoil. The LCDwill alternatelyflashthe
recordedhours,"CHG"and"OIL' forfive minutes,after every50 hours
of recordedoperationelapse.The maintenanceintervallastsfor two
hours(from 50-52, 100-102,150-152,etc.). The LeD willalso flash
as describedabovefor fiveminuteseverytime the mower'sengine
hasbeenstartedduring this maintenanceinterval.Beforethe interval
expires,changetheengine oil as instructedin the Maintenancesection
of this Operator'sManual.
Battery
Itis normalfor the Batterylightto illuminatewhilethe engineis
crankingduringstart-up,but if it illuminatesduringoperation,whilethe
engineis running,the batteryis in needof a chargeor the engine's
chargingsystemis not generatingsufficientamperage.Chargethe
batteryas instructedin the Servicesectionof this manualor havethe
chargingsystemcheckedby Searsor anotherqualifiedservicedealer.
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