How To Use Your Tractor; To Set Parking Brake; Stopping; Mower Blades - Craftsman 917.204010 Operator's Manual

The operation of any tractor can result in foreign objects thrown into
the eyes, which can result in severe eye damage. Always wear safety
glasses or eye shields while operating your tractor or performing any
adjustments or repairs. We recommend standard safety glasses or a
wide vision safety mask worn over spectacles.
HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR
TO SET PARKING BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an operator
presence sensing switch. When engine is
running, any attempt bythe operator to leave
the seat without first setting the parking brake
will shut off the engine.
1. Depress clutch/brake pedal (B) all the
way down and hold.
2. Putt parking brake lever (C) up and hold,
release pressure from clutch/brake pedal
(B), then release parking brake lever. Ped-
al should remain in brake position. Ensure
parking brake will hold tractor secure.
STOPPING
• Press SSI button (F) once to stop engine.
NOTE: Under certain conditions when tractor
is standing idle with the engine running, hot
engine exhaust gases may cause "brown-
ing" of grass. To eliminate this possibility,
always stop engine when stopping tractor
on grass areas.
CAUTION: Always stop tractor com-
pletely, as described above, before leaving
the operator's position.
MANUALLY LOCKING THE SMARTSWITCH
IGNITION
With the engine completely stopped and the
SmartSwitch Ignition (SSI) button (F) blink-
ing green, the SSI button can be manually
locked by pressing buttons "1"and "3" atthe
same time for approximately two seconds.
NOTE: The tractor is already locked if asleep
or if SSI button is blinking blue.
MOWER BLADES -
• To stop mower blades, move attachment
clutch control to disengaged position (1_'1).
(1_1) Attachment (1_) Attachment
Clutch Control Clutch Control
"Engaged .... Disengaged"
GROUND DRIVE -
• Tostop ground drive, depress brake pedal
all the way down.
• Move motion control leverto neutral posi-
tion.
ENGINE -
• Move throttle control (D) to slow position.
NOTE: Failure to move throttle control
to stow position and allowing engine to
idle before stopping may cause engine to
"backfire".
SMARTSWITCH SAFETY SYSTEM
Your tractor is equipped with an operator
presence sensing switch. Ifthe parking brake
has not been engaged before the operator
leaves the seat, the engine will shut off. To
continue mowing, the tractor will need to be
restarted. See "TO START ENGINE" in this
section of the manual.
TO STOP MOWING
• While seated in operating position, depress
brake pedal and set parking brake.
After setting the parking brake, any attempt
by the operator to leave the seat will stop
the mower blades. The engine will continue
to run for approximately five minutes before
shutting off. This allows an operator to mo-
mentarily leave the seat to remove obstacles
without having to restart the tractor.
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