Method and system for operating motor graders

A system for shutting down a motor grader, the system comprising:

• one or more sensors associated with the motor grader, wherein
• an implement, of one or more ground engaging implements of the motor grader, is movable to a grounded position based on an indication that the motor grader is to be shutdown and based on detecting, via the one or more sensors, that the implement is not in the grounded position, and
• based on the indication that the motor grader is to be shutdown, a parking brake of the motor grader is movable to a braked position and a transmission of the motor grader is movable to a neutral position;
• and
• a controller associated with the motor grader, the controller configured to at least one of:
• cause, based on the parking brake being in the braked position, the transmission being in the neutral position, and the implement being in the grounded position, the motor grader to be shutdown;
• or
• cause, based on the indication that the motor grader is to be shutdown, an alert to be provided in an operator cab of the motor grader, wherein the alert includes information that, to complete the shutdown of the motor grader, the parking brake is to be in the braked position, the transmission is to be in the neutral position, and the implement is to be moved to the grounded position.

A method for shutting down a power system of a mobile work machine, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a controller, an input to shut down the power system;
• shifting, by the controller, a parking brake and/or a transmission of the mobile work machine from a first state to a second state in response to the input to halt a movement of the mobile work machine with respect to an underlying ground surface;
• detecting, by one or more sensors, an orientation of an implement, of one or more ground engaging implements of the mobile work machine in response to the input;
• determining, by the controller, the orientation to correspond to an operational position of the implement, of the one or more ground engaging implements when the orientation violates an orientation condition;
• issuing, by the controller, one or more instructions to switch the orientation of the implement, of the one or more ground engaging implements from the operational position to a grounded position;
• and
• generating, by the controller, a command to move the power system from an active state to an inactive state to shut down the power system upon the parking brake and/or the transmission attaining the second state and upon the orientation of the implement, of the one or more ground engaging implements attaining the grounded position.