Warning, Ignition, Position indicator – Cub Cadet 3185 User Manual
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SECTION 5: SAFETY LABELS FOUND ON YOUR UNIT
Figure 2
IGNITION
STOP
STARTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. BE FAMILIAR WITH CONTROLS
BEFORE STARTING ENGINE 
AND OPERATING.
2. SET CHOKE, MOVE THROTTLE
TO MID POSITION AND 
DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL .
3. TURN KEY TO THE START
POSITION.
4. AFTER ENGINE STARTS
OPEN CHOKE.
1. DISENGAGE PTO AND SET
PARKING BRAKE.
2. MOVE THROTTLE CONTROL
TO MID POSITION AND TURN 
KEY OFF.
POSITION
INDICATOR
• GO UP AND DOWN
 S L O P E S , N O T A C R O S S .
• AV O I D S U D D E N T U R N S .
• D O N O T O P E R AT E U N I T
W H E R E I T C O U L D S L I P 
O R T I P.
• I F M A C H I N E S T O P S
G O I N G UPHILL, STOP PTO 
A N D B A C K D O W N H I L L 
S L O W LY.
• DO NOT MOW WHEN
C H I L D R E N O R O T H E R S 
A R E A R O U N D.
• NEVER CARRY C HILDREN.
• L O O K D O W N A N D
B E H I N D B E F O R E A N D
W H I L E B A C K I N G
• K E E P S A F E T Y D E V I C E S
[ G U A R D S , S H I E L D S , 
A N D S W I T C H E S ] I N 
P L A C E A N D W O R K I N G .
• R E M OV E O B J E C T S T H AT
C O U L D B E T H R O W N B Y 
T H E B L A D E S .
• K N O W L O C AT I O N A N D
FUNCTION OF ALL CONTROLS.
• BE SURE THE BLADES AND
THE ENGINE ARE STOPPED 
BEFORE PLACING HANDS 
O R F E E T N E A R B L A D E S .
• B E F O R E L E AV I N G
O P E R AT O R ' S P O S I T I O N , 
DISENGAGE PTO, ENGAGE 
B R A K E L O C K , S H U T O F F 
ENGINE AND REMOVE KEY.
AVOID
SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH
READ OPERATOR'S MANUAL
WARNING
STOPPING INSTRUCTIONS
