FoldingtheHandle
WARNING
Foldingorunfoldingthehandleimproperly
candamagethecables,causinganunsafe
operatingcondition.
•Donotdamagethecableswhenfoldingor
unfoldingthehandle.
•Ifacableisdamaged,contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Holdthehandlewhiledisengagingthehandle
lockstoavoidpinchingyourhands.
2.Disengagethehandlelocksuntilyoucanmove
theupperhandlefreely.
3.Foldthehandleforwardeithertothevertical
positionorthefullyforwardpositionasshown
inFigure23.
Important:Routethecablestotheoutside
ofthehandlelocksasyoufoldthehandle.
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4.T ounfoldthehandle,referto1Unfoldingthe
Handle(page5).
StoringtheMachineintheVertical-StowPosition
Duringthemowingseasonorintheoff-season,youcanstoreyourmachineintheverticalpositiontominimize
storagespace.
DANGER
Fuelisextremelyammableandexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
others.
•Storingthemachineintheverticalpositionwhenthereistoomuchfuelinthefueltankmay
causefueltoleakfromthefueltank.Fuelisextremelyammableandexplosive.Areor
explosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothers.
•Storethemachineintheverticalpositiononlywhentheleveloffuelinthefueltankisno
higherthanwhatisrecommendedinthisOperator’sManual.
•Donotstorethemachineinapositionthatisbeyondthevertical(90°)position;otherwise,
fuelmayescapefromthefueltank.
•Donottransportthemachineinthevertical-stowposition.
•Donotattempttostartthemachineinthevertical-stowposition.
•Donotattempttostoreanymachinewithfuelandoilinthevertical-stowpositionthat
isnotdesignedforthatpurpose.
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