Operation
FillingtheFuelTank
DANGER
Gasolineisextremelyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
others.
•Topreventastaticchargefromignitingthe
gasoline,placethecontainerand/ormower
directlyonthegroundbeforelling,notina
vehicleoronanobject.
•Fillthetankoutdoorswhentheengineiscold.
Wipeupspills.
•Donothandlegasolinewhensmokingoraround
anopenameorsparks.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedfuelcontainer,out
ofthereachofchildren.
Fillthefueltankwithfreshunleadedregulargasoline
havinganoctaneratingatornear87fromamajor
name-brandservicestation(
Figure7).
Important:DonotuseE85orE20fuel.Alternative
fuelswithhighalcoholcontentcancausehard
starting,poorengineperformance,andmaycause
internalenginedamage.
Important:Toreducestartingproblems,add
fuelstabilizertothefuelallseason,mixingitwith
gasolinelessthan30daysold.
Figure7
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Movethemowertoalevelsurface.
2.Removethedipstickandwipeitwithacleancloth.
3.Insert,butdonotscrewin,thedipstickintothe
oilllhole.
4.Removethedipstickandcheckit.
5.Todeterminetheproperoillevelonthedipstick,
referto
Figure8).
Figure8
1.Theoillevelisatits
maximum.
3.Theoillevelistoo
low—addoiltothe
crankcase.
2.Theoillevelistoo
high—removeoilfrom
thecrankcase.
6.Iftheoillevelislow,slowlypouroilintotheoilll
hole,waitafewminutes,andchecktheoillevelon
thedipstickbywipingthedipstickcleanandthen
inserting,butnotscrewingin,theoilllcapinto
thehole.
Note:Max.ll:20oz.(0.59l),type:SAE30
orSAE10W-30detergentoilwithanAPIservice
classicationofSF,SG,SH,SJ,SL,orhigher.
Note:Filltheenginecrankcasewithoiluntilthe
dipstickindicatesthattheengineoilleveliscorrect
asshownin
Figure8.Ifyouoverlltheenginewith
oil,removetheexcessoilasdirectedinChanging
theEngineOil.
7.Installthedipstickandhandtightenitsecurely.
Important:
Change the engine oil after the r st
5 operating hour s
;changeityearlythereafter.
RefertoChangingtheEngineOil.
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