Cold Engine; Stopping The Engine; Before Driving; Adjusting The Cutting Height Mowing - Viking MR 4082 Manual De Instrucciones

● Remove grass residues from the
mowing deck and engine compartment.
● Check the fuel and top up if
necessary. ( 12.1)
● Before each use, check the braking
function. ( 12.5)
● Perform all personal settings (driver's
seat adjustment) on the machine – not
when the engine is running!
● Never start the machine in the vicinity of
other persons, particularly children, or
animals.
Starting sequence:
● Open the fuel cock. (
● Sit on the driver's seat.
● Before starting, press the brake pedal
to the stop and hold or engage the
parking brake. ( 8.9), (
● Insert the ignition key in the ignition lock
and turn to the "ignition on" position.
( 8.1)
● Cold engine:
Set the throttle lever to the choke
position. ( 8.2)
Warm engine:
Set the throttle lever to the MAX
position. ( 8.2)
● Turn the ignition key to the "start
engine" position.
The engine starts. As soon as the
engine is running, release the ignition
key. This returns automatically to the
"engine running" position.
● Return the throttle lever to the MAX
position when the engine is running.
Note detent! ( 8.2)
● When the engine is running, the foot
can be removed from the brake pedal or
the parking brake released.
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12.3 Stopping the engine

● Brake the machine to a complete
standstill.
● Disengage the mowing deck. (
● Set the throttle lever to the
MIN position. (
● Turn the ignition key to the "engine off"
position. The engine is switched off.
● Engage the parking brake. (
● Close the fuel cock if necessary.
(
● Remove the ignition key and store
14.16)
safely.
12.4 Driving
8.10)

Before driving:

● Check the function of the brakes.
● Engage the gearbox freewheel lever.
(
● Start the engine. (
8.2)
14.16)
Warning!
A low driving speed must always be
selected on rough terrain.
Before each change of direction,
especially on slopes, reduce the
driving speed appropriately.
Avoid damage to the machine!
In order to ensure optimum cooling
of the gearbox, always drive at the
maximum engine speed. Therefore
only regulate the driving speed
using the drive pedal and not the
throttle lever.
8.14)
12.2)
Forward driving:
● Set the throttle lever to the MAX
position. (
● Select the forward driving direction.
( 8.5)
8.3)
● Disengage the parking brake, if
engaged. (
● Actuate the drive pedal – the machine
moves forward.
Reversing:
8.10)
● Set the throttle lever to the MAX
position. (
● Select the reverse driving direction.
( 8.5)
● Disengage the parking brake, if
engaged. (
● Actuate the drive pedal – the machine
moves backward.
12.5 Braking
● Reduce the driving speed by easing the
pressure on the drive pedal – avoid
braking abruptly at the maximum
driving speed. (
● Press the brake pedal down evenly until
the machine comes to a
standstill. (
12.6 Adjusting the cutting height
Risk of injury!
Adjust the cutting height only when
the machine is at a standstill.
● Brake the machine to a complete
standstill.
● Unlock and hold the cutting height
adjustment lever. (
8.2)
8.10)
8.2)
8.10)
8.8)
8.9)
8.11)
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