1. Brake not engaged. To release
the parking brake, press the pedal
(fig. 13.A, 14.A). The lever returns
to the brake disengaged position.
2. Brake engaged. To engage the
parking brake, press the pedal
down as far as it will go (fig. 13.A,
14.A) and move the lever to the
brake engaged position. When you
take your foot off the pedal it will be
blocked in the lowered position.
5.8
HEADLIGHTS SWITCH
This button (fig. 15.E) is used to
control the headlights when the key
(fig. 15.A) is in the «ON» position.
5.9 CUTTING DEVICE ENGAGE AND
DISENGAGE FUNCTIONS
This control is used to engage and
disengage the cutting device by using
of an electro-magnetic clutch:
1. Cutting device engaged.
Mushroom type button pulled
out (fig. 15.F.1) or button
pressed (fig. 15.F.2) .
2. Cutting device disengaged.
Mushroom type button
pressed (fig. 15.F.1) or button
released (fig. 15.F.2) .
When the cutting device are
disengaged, a brake is applied
simultaneously in order to stop them
rotating within a few seconds.
NOTE The "Cutting device disengaged"
condition is indicated by the lamp (fig. 16.A).
NOTE If you engage the cutting device
without taking the necessary safety
precautions, the engine shuts down and
cannot be restarted (see par. 6.2.2)
5.10 ENABLE REVERSE GEAR
CUTTING BUTTON
Press and hold the button (fig.
15.G) to reverse while the cutting
device are engaged, without
causing the engine to stop.
5.11 CONTROLS FOR ADJUSTING THE
CUTTING UNIT ASSEMBLY HEIGHT
• Control with lever
This lever is used to raise and lower the cutting
device assembly, which may be positioned
at 7 different cutting heights (fig. 15.H).
• Control with lever and knob
This lever (fig. 15.H) is used to raise and
lower the cutting device assembly.
• Position «A»
Cutting device assembly raised.
• Position «B»
Cutting device assembly lowered.
The knob (fig. 15.I) is used to set the
cutting device assembly to one of 9
different positions, corresponding to nine
cutting heights between 2 and 10 cm.
1. Set the lever (fig. 15.H) to position «A» .
2. Adjust the cutting height using
the knob (fig. 15.I).
3. Set the lever (fig. 15.H) to position
«B» to move the cutting device
assembly automatically to a
pre-defined cutting height.
NOTE Set the lever (fig. 15.H) to position
«A» during transport and shipping.
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The seven positions for this lever,
shown as «1» to «7» on the label,
correspond to various cutting
heights between 3 and 9 cm.
To change positions,
press the release button
on the end of the lever.