Operating In Cool Weather; Starting And Stopping The Engine - Toro 74256 Operator's Manual

Setting the Parking Brake
1. Move the motion control levers (Fig. 7) out to the
neutral lock position.
2. Pull back and up on the parking brake lever to set the
parking brake (Fig. 10). The parking brake lever
should stay firmly in the engaged position.
Warning
Parking brake may not hold machine parked on a
slope and could cause personal injury or property
damage.
Do not park on slopes unless wheels are chocked
or blocked
Releasing the Parking Brake
1. Push forward and down on the parking brake lever to
release the parking brake (Fig. 10). The parking brake
is disengaged and the lever will rest against the brake
stop.
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Figure 10
1. Parking brake-ON
2. Parking brake-OFF

Operating in Cool Weather

The engine on this machine may take 5 to15 minutes to
reach full operating temperature in cool weather
conditions.
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3. Brake Stop
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Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting the Engine
Note: This machine does not have a manual choke. This
machine is equipped with a electronic fuel injection (EFI)
system.
1. Sit on the seat and move the motion controls to neutral
locked position.
2. Set the parking brake; refer to Setting the Parking
Brake, page 19.
3. Move the PTO (power take off) switch to the off
positions (Fig. 11).
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Figure 11
1. PTO—Off
4. Move the throttle control midway between the slow
and fast positions (Fig. 12).
Figure 12
1. Throttle–Fast
5. Turn ignition key to the start position. When engines
starts, release key (Fig. 13).
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2. PTO—On
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2. Throttle–Slow