SettingtheParkingBrake
Figure14
ReleasingtheParkingBrake
Figure15
OperatingtheThrottle
ThethrottlecontrolcanbemovedbetweenFastandSlow
positions(Figure16).
Alwaysusethefastpositionwhenturningonthemowerdeck
withthebladecontrolswitch(PTO).
Figure16
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Pulluponthechokeknobtoengagethechokebefore
usingtheignitionswitch(
Figure17).
2.Pushdownonthechoketodisengagethechokeafter
theenginehasstarted(Figure17).
Figure17
1.On2.Off
OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure18).
Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5
secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostartallow
a15secondcool-downperiodbetweenattempts.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanburnout
thestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
Figure18
2.Turntheignitionkeytostoptostoptheengine.
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