Safety Devices - MTD Minirider 76 RDE Mode D'emploi

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 endan-
gering people and damaging the
mower.
Do not mow on slopes with an
incline 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 proceed 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 pas-
sengers.
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 unat-
tended until you have turned off the
engine, applied the parking brake
and removed 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:
Grass catcher/discharge flap/
mulch locking component
Fig. 6
These components protect you from
injury by the cutter or ejected
objects. The mower may only be
operated with attached grass
catcher (a) connected to the
discharge chute (b), discharge flap
(c) or mulch locking component (d).
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 the
discharge chute is fitted,
– the cutter deck has been
switched off.
The safety interlock system
switches the engine off as soon as
the operator leaves his seat without
actuating the parking brake or swit-
ching off the cutter deck.
The safety interlock system pre-
vents mowing without attached
grass catcher (engine automati-
cally switches off).
If mowers do not feature the OCR
function or if the OCR function is
deactivated, the safety interlock
system will prevent reversing while
the cutter deck is switched on
(automatic switching off of the
motor).
Therefore, 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!
Keep third parties 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.
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