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pressed position.
Depress the brake pedal fully. Depress the
inhibitor and then release the brake pedal.
The parking brake is released by pressing
the brake pedal. The spring-loaded inhibitor slides
to one side.
Make sure that the parking brake is released when
operating the machine.
5. DRIVE PEDAL
A pedal that activates the variable transmission.
1. Depress the pedal with the
ball of your foot – the machine
moves forwards.
2. No load on the pedal – the ma-
chine is stationary.
3. Depress the pedal with your
heel – the machine reverses.
The drive pedal regulates the speed. The more
pressure applied, the faster the machine will move.
6. ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL
The height of the steering wheel is infinitely ad-
justable. Undo the adjustment knob on the steering
column and raise or lower the steering wheel to the
desired position. Tighten.
Do not adjust the steering wheel during opera-
tion.
7. THROTTLE/CHOKE CONTROL
A control for setting the engine speed and to choke
the engine when starting from cold. (The latter
does not apply to MF 880, MF 890 PRO which
have separate choke control – see item 8).
1. MF 860: Choke – for starting a cold en-
gine. The choke is located in top of
groove. Avoid operating the machine in
this position, taking care to move the con-
trol to full throttle (see below) when the
engine is warm.
2. Full throttle – when the machine is in
operation, full throttle should always be
used.
3. Idling.
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8. CHOKE CONTROL
(MF 880, MF 890 PRO)
A pull-type control to choke the engine when start-
ing from cold.
1. Control fully pulled out – choke valve
in carburettor closed. For starting cold en-
gine.
2. Control pushed in – choke valve open.
For starting warm engine and when oper-
ating the machine.
Never operate the machine with the choke
pulled out when the engine is warm.
9. IGNITION LOCK/SPOTLIGHT
Ignition lock used for starting/stopping the engine.
Also includes switch for spotlight. Four positions:
1. Stop position – the engine is short-
circuited. The key can be removed.
2. Operating position – spotlight activat-
ed.
3. Operating position – spotlight not acti-
vated.
4. Start position – the electric start motor
is activated when the key is turned to the
spring-loaded start position. Once the en-
gine has started, let the key return to oper-
ating position 3.
To turn on the spotlight, turn the key to position 2.
10. POWER TAKE-OFF
(MF 860, MF 880)
A lever for engaging and disengaging the power
take-off for operating front-mounted accessories.
Two positions:
1. Lever in forward position – power take-
off disengaged.
2. Lever in backward position - power
take-off engaged.
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