Craftsman 917.204040 Operator's Manual

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KNOW YOUR TRACTORREAD THiS OPERATOR'S MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATINGYOUR TRACTORCompare the illustrations with your tractor to familiarize yourself with the locations of variouscontrols and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference./'Our tractors conform to the applicable safety standards of theAmerican National Standards Institute.(A) ATTACHMENT LIFT LEVER - Used toraise and lower the mower or other attach-ments mounted to your tractor.(B) CLUTCH/BRAKE PEDAL - Used fordectutching and braking the tractor andstarting the engine.(C) PARKING BRAKE- Locks clutch/brakepedal into the brake position.(CO) PARKING BRAKE SYMBOL - Indi-cates a starting fault when the parking brakeis disengaged.(D) THROTTLE CONTROL - Used forcontrolling engine speed.(E) ATTACHMENT CLUTCH SWITCH -Used to engage the mower blades or otherattachments mounted to your tractor.(EE) BLADE SWITCH SYMBOL- Indicatesa fault when the attachment clutch switchis engaged.(F) SMARTSWITCH IGNiTiON (SSI) BUT-TON - Used for starting/stopping engine andcommunicating status updates.(G)* REVERSE OPERATION SYSTEM(ROS) - Allows operation of mower deck orother powered attachment while in reverse.(H)* HEADLIGHT BUTTON - Turns theheadlights on/off.(I)* BATTERY IN DICATOR BUTTON - Usedto indicate low battery voltage or a chargingsystem fault.(J) CRUISE CONTROL LEVER =Used to setforward movement of tractor at desired speedwithout holding the forward drive pedal.(K) FORWARD DRIVE PEDAL - Used forforward movement of tractor.(L) REVERSE DRIVE PEDAL - Used forreverse movement of tractor.(M) FREEWHEELCONTROL- Disengagestransmission for pushing or slowtytowing thetractor with the engine off.(P) SERVICE MINDER/HOUR METER -indicates when service is required for theengine and mower.* NOTE: G, H, and I are also used as thenumerical input buttons for entering thepasscode.14