Sears 502.25502 - Manual (Page 13)

OPERATION
The operation of any lawn mower cars result in
foreign objects thrown in the eyes, which can
result in severe eye damage Always wear safety
glasses Of eye shields before starting your lawn
mower and while mowing. We recommend the
Wide Vision Safety Mask for over the spectacles
or standard safety glasses, available at Sears
Retail or Catalog Stores,,
HOW TO USE THE MOWER
HOW TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE
1 Completely push the ciuich,'brake pedal forward
2 Lift the parking brake lever
3 Remove your foot from the dutch/brake pedal and then
release the parking brake lever Make sure the parking brake
will hold the unit.
4 To release the parking brake, conapietely push the
dutch/brake pedal fonArard The parking brake wiil
automatically release
WARNING; Before you leave the operator's
A
position, move the shift lever to the neutral (N)
position. Set the parking brake Move the blade
engagement control to the DISENGAGE position.
Stop the engine and remove the ignition key
HOW TO STOP THE UNIT
1 Push the pedal completely forward to stop the unit Keep
your foot on the pedal
2 Move the blade engagement control to the DISENGAGE
position
3 Move the shift lever to the NEUTRAL position
4 Set the parking brake
5
Move the throttle control to the SLOW position
6 To stop the engine, turn the ignition key to the OFF position
Remove the key
HOW TO USE THE SHIFT LEVER
CAUTION; Before you move the shift lever, completely push
the dutch/brake pedal forward to stop the unit, If the unit is not
stopped, the transaxie can be damaged.
1 Completely push the dutch/brake pedal forward to stop the
unit. Keep your foot on the pedal
2 Move the throttle control lever to the SLOW position
3 To move the shift lever to NEUTRAL from a forward gear, pull
the shift lever back and then to the left until the lever goes
past the tab
4 To move the shift lever to a forward gear from NEUTRAL, pull
the lever to the left. Then push the lever forward
5 Slowly release the dutch/brake pedal. Do not keep your foot
on the pedal
6 Move the throttle control to the FAST position
7 To move the shift lever to REVERSE, stop the unit Move the
shift lever to the NEUTRAL position First move the shift lever
to the right until the shift lever stop clears the shift gate, and
then move back to REVERSE
NOTE: Belt noise can occur when the clutch is engaged. This
noise is normal and does not affect the operation of the unit.
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Shift Gate
Tab
FUNCTION SHIFT LEVER
Trimming 1
Bagging gras.s
1 or 2
Normal mowing 2 or 3
Light mowing 4
Tfiinsfinr: 5
Puli BHhind
AnRchfiiRUts
2 or 3
THROTTLE
FAST
SLOW-FAST