•Shiftonlyonlevelground.
•Depressclutchpedalfully.
•MoveleverfullyforwardforHighandfullyrearward
forLow.
HIGHisforhigherspeeddrivingonlevel,drysurfaces
withlightloads.
LOWisforlowspeeddriving.Usethisrangewhen
greaterthannormalpowerorcontrolisrequired.For
example,steepgrades,difcultterrain,heavyloads,slow
speedbuthighenginespeed(spraying).
Important:ThereisalocationbetweenHIGHand
LOWinwhichthetransaxleisinneitherrange.
Thisshouldnotbeusedasaneutralposition
becausethevehiclecouldmoveunexpectedlyifthe
HIGH–LOWshifterisbumpedandthegearshift
leverisingear.
CoolantTemperatureGaugeandLight
Registerscoolanttemperatureinengine.Operatesonly
whenignitionswitchisinOnposition(Figure17).
Indicatorlightwillilluminateifengineoverheats.
ChargeIndicator
Illuminateswhenbatteryisbeingdischarged.Iflight
illuminatesduringoperation,stopvehicle,turnoff
engineandcheckforpossiblecauses,suchasalternator
belt(Figure17).
Important:Ifalternatorbeltislooseorbroken,do
notoperatevehicleuntiladjustmentorrepairis
complete.Failuretoobservethisprecautionmay
resultindamagetotheengine.
Tocheckoperationofwarninglights:
•Applyparkingbrake.
•Turnignitionkeyto“ON”,butdonotstartengine.
Thecoolanttemperature,chargeindicatorandoil
pressurelightsshouldglow.Ifanylightdoesnot
function,eitherabulbisburnedoutorthereisa
malfunctioninthesystemwhichmustberepaired.
HourMeter
Indicatesthetotalhoursofmachineoperation.The
hourmeter(Figure17)startstofunctionwheneverthe
keyswitchisrotatedto“ON”positionorifengineis
running.
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitch(Figure17),usedtostartandstop
theengine,hasthreepositions:OFF,RUNandSTART.
Rotatekeyclockwise—STARTposition—toengage
startermotor.Releasekeywhenenginestarts.Thekey
willmoveautomaticallytotheONposition.Toshut
engineoff,rotatekeycounterclockwisetoOFFposition.
Figure17
1.Chargeindicator
4.Ignitionswitch
2.Coolanttemperature
gauge&light
5.3rdhighlockoutswitch
3.Hourmeter
3rdHighLockoutSwitch
Movingswitch(Figure17)toslowpositionand
removingkeywillpreventuseofthirdgearwheninthe
Highrange.Enginewillshutoffifshiftleverismoved
tothirdgearwheninHighrange.Keyisinstalledwith
teethpointingdownward.Pushkeyintoturn.Keyis
removableineitherposition.
LightSwitch
Toggleswitch(Figure18)toactivateheadlights.Push
toturnlights“ON”.
OilPressureWarningLight
Lightglows(Figure18)ifengineoilpressuredrops
belowasafelevelwhileengineisrunning.Iflight
ickersorremainsON,stopvehicle,turnoffengine
andcheckoillevel.Ifoillevelwaslow ,butaddingoil
doesnotcauselighttogooutwhenengineisrestarted,
turnengineoffimmediatelyandcontactyourlocalToro
distributorforassistance.
Tocheckoperationofwarninglights:
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