2.Movetheengine-speedswitchtotheLOW-IDLE
position.
3.TurntheignitionkeytotheRUNposition.
Note:Theglow-plugindicatorilluminates.
4.Whentheglowindicatordims,turntheignition
keytotheSTARTposition.Releasethekey
immediatelywhentheenginestartsandallowit
toreturntotheRUNposition.
Important:Donotrunthestartermotor
morethan30secondsatatimeorpremature
starterfailuremayresult.Iftheenginefails
tostartafter30seconds,turnthekeyto
theOFFposition,checkthecontrolsand
procedures,wait30additionalseconds,and
repeatthestartingprocedure.
5.Allowenginetowarmupatmidspeed(without
load),thenmovethethrottlecontroltothe
desiredposition.
Important:Allowenginetoidlefor5minutes
beforeshuttingitoffafterafull-loadoperation.
Failuretodosomayleadtoturbo-chargertrouble.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
Important:Allowtheenginetoidlefor5minutes
beforeshuttingitoffafterafull-loadoperation.
Thisallowstheturbochargertocooldownbefore
shuttingofftheengine.Failuretodosomaylead
toturbochargertrouble.
Note:Lowerthemowerdeckstotheground
whenevermachineisparked.Thisrelievesthe
hydraulicloadfromthesystem,preventswearon
systemparts,andalsopreventsaccidentallowering
ofthemowerdecks.
1.MovethethrottlecontrolbackwardtotheSLOW
position.
2.MovethePTOswitchtotheOFFposition.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake.
4.RotatetheignitionkeytotheOFFposition.
5.Removethekeyfromtheswitchtoprevent
accidentalstarting.
UnderstandingSmart
Power®Traction
WiththeSmartPower®function,youdonothave
tolistentotheenginespeedinheavyconditions.
Thisfunctionpreventsboggingdowninheavyturf
byautomaticallycontrollingthemachinespeed
andoptimizingcuttingperformance.Youcanseta
comfortablemaximumgroundspeedandmowwithout
havingtomanuallyreducethetractionspeedwhen
youmowinheavyconditions.
PerformingaFan-Reverse
Operation
Themachine-fanspeediscontrolledbythe
hydraulic-uidtemperatureandengine-coolant
temperature.Whenthehydraulicuidorcoolant
reachesacertaintemperature,areversefancycle
isautomaticallyinitiated.Thiscycleblowsdebrisoff
therearscreenandlowerstheengine-coolantand
hydraulic-uidtemperatures.
Youcancompleteamanually-initiatedreversecycle
bysimultaneouslypressingtherightandleftbuttons
ontheInfoCenter.Itisrecommendedthatyou
manuallyreversethefanbeforeyouleavethework
areaorenterthemaintenanceorstoragearea.
UnderstandingAutoIdle
Themachineisequippedwithautoidle,which
automaticallyidlestheenginewhenallthefollowing
functionsarenotusedforapre-determinedtimeas
previouslysetintheInfoCenter.
•ThetractionpedalisreturnedtotheNEUTRAL
position.
•ThePTOisdisengaged.
•Noneoftheliftswitchesareactivated.
Whenyouinitiateanyoftheabovefunctions,the
machineautomaticallyreturnstotheprevious
throttleposition.
UsingtheCruiseControl
Thecruise-controlswitchlocksinthepedalposition
tomaintainthedesiredgroundspeed.Pressingthe
rearoftheswitchturnscruisecontroloff,themiddle
positionoftheswitchenablesthecruise-control
function,andthefrontoftheswitchsetsthedesired
groundspeed.
Note:Pressingthebrakepedalormovingthetraction
pedalintothereverseposition,for1second,shuts
offthecruisecontrol.
DieselParticulateFilter
Regeneration
Thedieselparticulatelter(DPF)ispartoftheexhaust
system.Thediesel-oxidationcatalystoftheDPF
reducesharmfulgassesandthesootlterremoves
sootfromtheengineexhaust.
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