Viking MF 860 Instrucciones De Uso página 16

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5. ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL
The steering wheel can be adjusted vertically in 5
positions. Press in the inhibitor on the steering col-
umn and raise or lower the steering wheel to the
desired position.
Do not adjust the steering wheel during opera-
tion.
6. THROTTLE/CHOKE CONTROL
A control for setting the engine speed and to choke
the engine when starting from cold. (The latter
does not apply to MF 880 which have separate
choke control – see item 7).
1. MF 860: Choke – for starting a cold en-
gine. The choke is located in top of
groove. Avoid operating the machine in
this position, taking care to move the con-
trol to full throttle (see below) when the
engine is warm.
2. Full throttle – when the machine is in
operation, full throttle should always be
used.
3. Idling.
7. CHOKE CONTROL (MF 880)
A pull-type control to choke the engine when start-
ing from cold.
1. Control fully pulled out – choke valve
in carburettor closed. For starting cold en-
gine.
2. Control pushed in – choke valve open.
For starting warm engine and when oper-
ating the machine.
Never operate the machine with the choke
pulled out when the engine is warm.
8. IGNITION LOCK/SPOTLIGHT
Ignition lock used for starting/stopping the engine.
Also includes switch for spotlight. Four positions:
1. Stop position – the engine is short-
circuited. The key can be removed.
2. Operating position – spotlight activat-
ed.
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3. Operating position – spotlight not acti-
vated.
4. Start position – the electric start motor
is activated when the key is turned to the
spring-loaded start position. Once the en-
gine has started, let the key return to oper-
ating position 3.
To turn on the spotlight, turn the key to position 2.
9. POWER TAKE-OFF
A lever for engaging and disengaging the power
take-off for operating front-mounted accessories.
Two positions:
1. Lever in forward position – power take-
off disengaged.
2. Lever in backward position - power
take-off engaged.
10. HOUR COUNTER
Indicates the number of working hours. Only
works when the engine is running.
11. CRUISE CONTROL (MF 880)
A switch for activating the cruise control. The
cruise control allows the drive pedal (4) to be
locked in the desired position.
1. Press down the drive pedal until the de-
sired speed is obtained. Then press the
front part of the switch to activate the
cruise control. The symbol will light up.
2. Disengage the cruise control by braking
or pressing the rear part of the switch.
12. CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
The machine is equipped with a control for using
the cutting deck with electrical cutting height ad-
justment (available as an accessory).
The switch is used to adjust the cutting
height in continuously variable positions.
The contact used for connecting the cutting deck is
mounted on the right side, in front of the front
wheel (fig. 3).