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English – 17
Starting and stopping
Before starting
!
WARNING! Please read the operator’s
manual carefully and make sure you
understand the instructions before
using the machine.
Wear personal protective equipment.
See instructions under the heading
”Personal protective equipment”.
• Keep people and animals well away from the working
area.
• Perform daily maintenance. See instructions in the
section “Maintenance”.
• Ensure the ignition lead sits correctly on the spark
plug.
• Add oil if necessary. See instructions in the section
"Maintenance".
• Add gasoline. See instructions in the section "Fuel
handling".
• Disengage drive system, if equipped, before starting
the engine (motor).
Manual Start
The operator presence control bar must be held against
the handlebar when the engine is started.
• Position yourself behind the machine.
• Grip the starter handle and pull quickly. Do not allow
the starter rope to snap back. Never wrap the starter
cord around your hand
Drive
• Self-propelling is controlled by holding down the
operator presence control bar and pulling the drive
bail upwards toward the handle. The further toward
the handle the drive bail is pulled, the faster the unit
will travel.
• Forward motion will stop when the drive bail is
released.
• To stop forward motion without stopping the engine,
release the drive bail only. Hold the operator presence
control bar down against handle to continue mowing
without self-propelling.
Stopping
• Stop the engine by releasing the operator presence
control bar.
Emptying the grass catcher
• Lift up on grass catcher using the frame handle.
• Remove grass catcher with clippings from under lawn
mower handle.
• Empty clippings from bag using both frame handle
and bag handle.
CAUTION! Do not drag the bag when emptying, it will
cause unnecessary wear.
OPERATING
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