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OPERATION
Before Starting
• Read the sections Safety Instructions and
Controls before starting the machine.
• Perform the daily maintenance before
starting (see Maintenance Schedule in the
Maintenance section).
• Check that there is sufficient fuel in the fuel
tank.
• Adjust the seat to the desired position.
The following conditions must be fulfilled before the
engine can be started:
• The driver must be seated on the seat.
• The blade switch for engaging the mower
blades must be depressed.
• The parking brake must be on.
• Both steering controls must be in the locked
(outer) neutral position.
Starting the Engine
• Sit on the seat.
• Raise the mower deck by pulling the lifting
lever backward to the locked position
(transport position).
• Activate the parking brake.
• Disengage the mower blades by depressing
the blade switch.
