5.Movethemotioncontrolleversinwardtotheneutral
positionandturntheignitionkeytotherunposition.
Donotstartthemachine.
Themachineisnowabletobepushedbyhand.
Figure22
1.Bypassleverlocation
3.Leverpositionforpushing
themachine
2.Leverpositionfor
operatingthemachine
6.Whennished,ensurethekeyhasbeenreturnedtothe
Stoppositiontoavoiddrainingthebatterycharge.
Ifthemachinefailstomovetheelectricbrakemaystillbe
engaged.Ifnecessarytheelectricbrakecanbereleased
manually.RefertoReleasingtheElectricBrake(page36).
ToOperatetheMachine
Movethebypassleversrearwardthroughthekeyholeand
downtolocktheminplaceasshowninFigure22.Ensure
thisisdoneforeachlever.
GrassDeector
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytocleardischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethebladecontrolswitch
toOffandrotatetheignitionkeytoOff.Also
removethekeyandpullthewireoffthespark
plug(s).
TransportingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallnecessarybrakes,
lighting,andmarkingasrequiredbylaw .Pleasecarefullyread
allthesafetyinstructions.Knowingthisinformationcould
helpyou,yourfamily,pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithoutturn
signals,lights,reectivemarkings,oraslow
movingvehicleemblemisdangerousandcanlead
toaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivemachineonapublicstreetorroadway.
Totransportthemachine:
1.Ifusingatrailer,connectittothetowingvehicleand
connectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,setthebrake,and
closethefuelvalve.
5.Tiedownthemachinenearthefrontcasterwheelsand
therearbumper(Figure23).
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