Safety Devices; Safety Interlock System - MTD D 16 Notice D'instruction D'origine

Operating Manual for Ride-on Lawn Tractor
Check the terrain on which the
mower is to be used and remove all
objects which could be thrown out by
the mower. This will avoid endange -
ring people and damaging the
mower.
Do not mow on slopes with an inc -
line greater than 20%.
Working on slopes is dangerous; the
mower may overturn or slip. Start off
slowly and brake gently on slopes.
Keep the clutch engaged and pro -
ceed slowly when driving downhill.
Do not travel across the face of a
slope; always drive straight up and
down.
Operate this mower only in daylight
or good artificial light.
The mower is not licensed for trans -
porting people. Do not carry passen -
gers.
Before carrying out any work
on the mower
Protect yourself against injury.
Before carrying out any work on this
mower
– Switch off the engine.
– Withdraw the ignition key.
– Actuate the parking brake.
– Wait until all moving parts have
come to a standstill; the engine
must have cooled down.
– Pull off the spark plug connector
so that the engine cannot inad -
vertently start.
After working with the mower
Do not leave the mower unattended
until you have turned off the engine,
applied the parking brake and remo -
ved the ignition key.

Safety devices

Safety devices are provided for your
protection and must always function
properly.
You must not modify safety devices
in any way or bypass their function.
Safety features are:
Discharge flap/mulch locking
part
Figure 6
These components protect you from
injury by the cutter or ejected
objects. The unit may be operated
with the attached discharge flap (a)
or the mulch locking part (b) only.

Safety interlock system

The safety interlock system will only
allow the engine to start when
– the driver is sitting on the seat,
– the parking brake has been
actuated,
– the direction-of-travel lever is set
to "N",
– the discharge flap, the mulch
locking component or a grass
catcher (optional) is fitted,
– the cutter deck has been
switched off.
The safety interlock system switches
the engine off as soon as the opera -
tor leaves his seat without actuating
the parking brake or switching off the
cutter deck.
If mowers do not feature the OCR
function or if the OCR function is
deactivated, the safety interlock sys -
tem will prevent reversing while the
cutter deck is switched on (automa -
tic switching off of the motor). There -
fore, switch off the cutter deck before
reversing.
Symbols on the mower
On the mower you will find various
symbols on adhesive labels. They
have the following meanings:
Caution! Before swit -
ching on the unit,
read the operating
instructions!
English
Keep third parties and
especially children out
of the danger area!
Injury hazard due to
rotating blades or
other moving parts.
Injury hazard due to
rotating blades or
other moving parts.
Keep hands and feet
out of the openings
when the machine is
running.
Working on steep slo -
pes can be dange -
rous.
Injury hazard due to
grass or solid objects
thrown out by mower.
Caution!
Danger of explosion.
Battery acid/
Risk of chemical
burns.
When getting on and
off, never step on the
cutter deck.
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