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1.1. STARTER SWITCH
: OFF position: the engine stops and all electric cir-
cuits are turned off.
: ON position: the starter switch turns to this posi-
tion after starting the engine and remains there
during operation.
: Glow position: the engine is pre-heated in this po-
sition.
: START position: the starter motor is switched on.
(1) Starter switch
(4) Glow position
(2) OFF position
(5) START position
(3) ON position
1.2. THROTTLE LEVER
With this lever, the engine speed is controlled.
: Set this lever towards the “tortoise” mark, the
engine decelerates.
: Set this lever towards the “hare” mark, the
engine accelerates.
1.3. MONITOR LAMP ARRAY
•
Battery charge lamp:
: The lamp illuminates while the battery is not
being charged. It also illuminates when the
starter switch turns to the ON ( ) position or
the START ( ) position while the engine stops,
but turns off as soon as the engine starts.
• Engine oil pressure warning lamp:
: The lamp illuminates when the engine oil
pressure is not circulating normally. It also il-
luminates when the starter switch turns to the
ON ( ) position or the START ( ) position
while the engine stops, but turns off as soon
as the engine starts.
• Glow lamp:
: The lamp illuminates when the starter switch
is turned to GLOW position. (The lamp does
not turn off if glow is ready.)
• Coolant temperature warning lamp:
: The lamp illuminates when the engine cool-
ant is over-heated.
IMPORTANT: When the engine coolant is over-heated,
the monitor lamp illuminates and at the
same time the buzzer sounds while the
PTO lever is in the ON ( ) position. The
buzzer turns off when the PTO lever is
moved to the OFF ( ) position.
When the monitor lamp illuminates,
move the PTO lever to the OFF ( ) po-
sition, decelerated the engine to idling,
and wait until the lamp turns off.
When the lamp turns off, stop the engine
and correct the trouble (clogged grass or
dust around engine, radiator, etc.). Then
re-start operation.
WARNING: When inspecting the radiator, be
sure that the engine cools down sufficiently.
Never release the radiator cap while the
coolant is hot, or boiling water will gush out.
• Grass collector lamp:
: The lamp works only when the machine is
equipped with the grass collector. It illuminates
when the collector is filled with grass. The
buzzer sounds also when the PTO lever is in
the ON ( ) position. It turns off when the le-
ver is moved to the OFF ( ) position. When
the collector is emptied, the lamp turns off.
• PTO lamp:
: The lamp illuminates while the PTO shaft is
spinning.
• Turn signal lamp (GE TYPE):
: The lamp blinks while the turn signal switch
is in the ON position.
• Trailer lamp (GE TYPE):
: The lamp illuminates when the trailer is at-
tached and the coupler is connected.
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