Starting And Stopping The Ride-On Mower; Switching The Mower Mechanism On And Off; Setting The Cutting Height; Driving At Constant Speed - Al-Ko R85.1 Li Betriebsanleitung

Operation
6.4

Starting and stopping the ride-on mower

Starting the ride-on mower
1. Sit on the operator's seat.
2. Press push/pull switch (03/1) downwards to
switch off the mower mechanism.
3. Set the driving mode switch (05/1) to N (Neu-
tral).
4. Turn the safety key (07/1) to green (ON posi-
tion).
5. Set the driving mode switch (05/1) to F (For-
ward) or R (Reverse).
6. Slowly press the driving pedal (10/1) down
until the desired driving speed is reached.
Stopping the ride-on mower
1. Press down the brake pedal (09/1) until the
mower comes to a standstill and hold it there.
2. Set the driving mode switch (05/1) to N (Neu-
tral).
3. Press the locking lever (08/1) upwards to ac-
tivate the parking brake.
4. Release the brake pedal.
5. Turn the safety key (07/1) to red (OFF posi-
tion).
6. Now you can get off the operator's seat.
6.5 Switching the mower mechanism on
and off
Requirements: The ride-on mower has been
started and the driving mode switch (05/1) is set
to N (Neutral) or F (Forward).
Switching on the mower mechanism
1. Pull the push/pull switch (03/1) upwards.
Switch off mower mechanism
1. Push the push/pull switch (03/1) downwards.
6.6

Setting the cutting height

1. Pull the cutting height adjustment lever (11/1)
towards the operator's seat to disengage it.
2. Move the adjustment lever to adjust the cut-
ting height in steps (for the cutting heights,
see technical data):
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Downwards: for low cutting height.
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Upwards: for high cutting height.
3. Push the adjusting lever outwards to engage.
NOTE Always lock the lever in the selected
position so that the mower mechanism is fixed
and does not move unexpectedly.
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6.7

Driving at constant speed

Switching on constant speed
1. Press the driving pedal (10/1) down until the
desired driving speed is reached.
2. Press the CCS button (04/1).
3. Take your foot off the drive pedal. The ride-
on mower travels at a constant speed.
Switching off constant speed
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Press the brake pedal (09/1).
OR:
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Press the drive pedal (10/1).
OR:
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Press the CCS button (04/1).
6.8

Mowing backwards

WARNING! There is an accident risk
when reverse mowing! Risk of collision with
persons and objects behind the ride-on mower.
Serious injuries are possible.
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Pay attention to the area behind you when
mowing in reverse.
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Only mow in reverse when it is necessary to
do so.
Requirements: The ride-on mower has been
started and the driving mode switch (05/1) is set
to F (Forwards).
Switching on reverse mowing
1. Pull the push/pull switch (03/1) upwards to
switch on the mower mechanism.
2. Set the cutting height (see chapter 6.6 "Set-
ting the cutting height", page 43).
3. Press the RMO button (04/2).
4. Set the driving mode switch (05/1) to R (Re-
verse).
5. Slowly press the driving pedal (10/1) down
until the desired driving speed is reached.
When doing so, keep a close eye on the sur-
roundings at the rear.
Switching off reverse mowing
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When you want to go forwards again: Set the
driving mode switch to F (Forwards).
OR:
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To continue reversing with the mower mech-
anism switched off: Push the push/pull
switch (03/1) downwards.
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