Base Light Kit

1. Park the machine on a level surface.

2. Disengage the blade-control switch.

3. Move the motion-control levers outward to the NEUTRAL-LOCK position.

4. Engage the parking brake.

5. Lower the mower deck to the lowest height of cut.

6. Shut off the engine and remove the key.

7. Disconnect the negative-battery cable.

1. Remove the 2 torx-head screws securing the front bumper (Figure 1).

   Retain the 2 torx-head screws for later installation.

2. Remove the front bumper (Figure 1).

   

   Figure 1

   1. Torx-head screw
   2. Front bumper

Parts needed for this procedure:

1. Secure the light to the light bracket using the 2 hex-washer head screws (Figure 2).

   

   Figure 2

   1. Hex-washer head screw
   2. Light
   3. Light bracket

2. Secure the front bumper using the previously removed 2 torx-head screws (Figure 3).

   

   Figure 3

   1. Previously removed 2 torx-head screw
   2. Front bumper

1. Remove the 4 shoulder screws securing the right side pod (Figure 4).

   Retain the 4 shoulder screws for later installation.

2. Remove the right side pod (Figure 4).

   

   Figure 4

   1. Right side pod
   2. Shoulder screw

Parts needed for this procedure:

1. Cut out the opening in control panel decal for the headlight rocker switch (Figure 5).

   

   Figure 5

   1. Cut out the opening for the switch here.

2. Install the headlight rocker switch into the control panel (Figure 6).

   Orient the terminals on the rocker switch toward the rear of the machine.

   Orient the ON position of the switch toward the front of the machine and the OFF position toward the rear of the machine.

   

   Figure 6

   1. Cutout opening
   2. Headlight rocker switch

Parts needed for this procedure:

1. Remove the cap from the auxiliary connector on the machine wire harness (Figure 7).

   

   Figure 7

   1. Auxiliary connector
   2. Cap

2. Route light kit wire harness along the right side of the machine frame and secure it using the 2 magnetic tie-mount wraps and 2 push-mount fasteners (Figure 8 and Figure 9).

   Ensure that you route the light kit wire harness underneath the deck-lift cross shafts as shown in Figure 9.

3. Connect the light kit wire harness to the headlight (Figure 8).

4. Connect the light kit wire harness to the headlight rocker switch (Figure 9).

5. Connect the light kit wire harness to the auxiliary connector on the machine wire harness (Figure 7).

   

   Figure 8

   

   Figure 9

   1. Connection to the headlight rocker switch
   2. Magnetic tie-mount wraps
   3. Right frame tube
   4. Deck-lift cross shaft
   5. Push-mount fastener
   6. Fuel-tank support

Secure the right side pod using the previously removed 4 shoulder screws (Figure 4).

Connect the negative-battery cable.