ShuttingOfftheEngine
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Toshutofftheengine,releasetheblade-controlbar.
Important:Whenyoureleasetheblade-controlbar,
boththeengineandbladeshouldstopwithin3seconds.
Iftheydonotstopproperly,stopusingyourmachine
immediatelyandcontactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
RecyclingtheClippings
Yourmachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytorecyclethe
grassandleafclippingsbackintothelawn.
Ifthegrassbagisonthemachineandthebag-on-demand
leverisinthebaggingposition,movethelevertotherecycling
position;refertoOperatingtheBag-on-DemandLever(page
11).Iftheside-dischargechuteisonthemachine,removeit;
refertoRemovingtheSide-DischargeChute(page12).
BaggingtheClippings
Usethegrassbagwhenyouwanttocollectgrassandleaf
clippingsfromthelawn.
Iftheside-dischargechuteisonthemachine,removeit;refer
toRemovingtheSide-DischargeChute(page12).Ifthe
bag-on-demandleverisintherecyclingposition,moveitto
thebaggingposition;refertoOperatingtheBag-on-Demand
Lever(page11).
InstallingtheGrassBag
1.Raiseandholdupthereardoor(Figure17).
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Figure17
1.Reardoor
3.Grass-bagpin(2)
2.Notches(2)
2.Installthegrassbag,ensuringthatthepinsonthebag
restinthenotchesonthehandle(Figure17).
3.Lowerthereardoor.
RemovingtheGrassBag
Toremovethebag,reversethestepsinInstallingtheGrass
Bag(page11).
OperatingtheBag-on-Demand
Lever
Thebag-on-demandfeatureallowsyoutoeithercollector
recyclegrassandleafclippingswhilethegrassbagisattached
tothemachine.
•Tobagthegrassandleafclippings,pressthebutton
onthebag-on-demandleverandmovetheleverforward
untilthebuttonontheleverpopsup(Figure18).
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Figure18
1.Bag-on-demandlever(inthebaggingposition)
•Torecycleorside-dischargethegrassandleaf
clippings,pressthebuttonontheleverandmovethe
leverrearwarduntilthebuttonontheleverpopsup.
Important:Forproperoperation,shutoffthe
engine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,andthen
removeanygrassclippingsanddebrisfromthe
bag-on-demanddoorandthesurroundingopening
(Figure19)beforeyoumovethebag-on-demand
leverfrom1positiontoanother.
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