Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,andinsertit
intotheoilllerneck,butdonotscrewitin
(Figure19).
Figure19
2.Removethedipstickandchecktheoillevel
(Figure19).
Ifthereisnooilonthedipstick,slowlypouroil
intotheoillltube,periodicallycheckingthelevel
withthedipstick,untilthedipstickindicatesthat
theengineisfullasillustratedinFigure19.Donot
overll.(Max.ll:20oz.(0.55l),type:SAE30
detergentoilwithanAPIserviceclassicationof
SH,SJ,SL,orhigher.)
Note:Ifyouoverlltheengine,poursomeoilout
ofitasdirectedinChangingtheEngineOil.
3.Installthedipsticksecurely.
FillingtheFuelTankwith
Gasoline
Gasolineisextremelyammableandexplosive.
Areorexplosionfromgasolinecanburnyou
andothers.
•Topreventastaticchargefromignitingthe
gasoline,placethecontainerand/ormower
directlyonthegroundbeforelling,notina
vehicleoronanobject.
•Fillthetankoutdoorswhentheengineis
cold.Wipeupspills.
•Donothandlegasolinewhensmokingor
aroundanopenameorsparks.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedfuelcontainer,
outofthereachofchildren.
Fillthefueltankwithfreshunleadedregulargasoline
fromamajorname-brandservicestation(Figure20).
Important:Toreducestartingproblems,add
fuelstabilizertothefuelallseason,mixingitwith
gasolinelessthan30daysold.
Figure20
StartingtheEngine
Important:Themowerhasasafetyswitchthat
preventsyoufromstartingthemowerunless
yourstinstallthemulchplugorthegrassbag
securelyonthemower.
1.Installthemulchplug(Figure21)orthegrassbag
(Figure22)onthemower.
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