DeWalt DCMWP500 - Assembly and Adjustments; Adjusting the Main Handle Height; Storage Mode; Grass Collection Bag

55
ENGLISH
Mulching (Fig. N)

DANGER: Turn unit off and remove safety key and
batterypack.
1. To operate mower in mulching mode, remove the grass
collection bag
22
or rear side discharge chute
25
.
2. Lift the rear door cover
21
and slide the mulching plug
24
fully into the mower.
3. Ensure the pins
35
on the mulching plug
24
engage the
slots
36
on the mower as shown in Fig. N.
4. Be sure rear door cover
21
isclosed.
NOTE: Ensure the two storage latches
30
at the back of
the single touch handle
1
tubes pop outward as shown in
Fig. J before lowering the single touch handle
1
into the
storageposition.
2. Fold the single touch handle
1
towards the front
wheels
32
into storage position . Listen for two audible
clicks as the two storage latches
30
slide into the
storageslots
31
as shown in Fig. K.
3. Ensure the single touch handle
1
is locked intostorage
position before proceeding.
4. The mower can be stored standing up, with the collection bag
removed, or flat on itswheels as shown in Fig. L.
NOTE: Take care to not pinch, pull or otherwise stress
thecord
28
.
NOTE: The main handle
4
must pop out slightly from both
sides of the single touch handle tubes before lifting the
single touch handle
1
from the storageposition as shown
in Fig. D.
2. Raise the single touch handle
1
to the locked position.
Listen for an audible click and ensure the single touch
handle
1
is locked intoposition before proceeding.
3. Extend the main handle
4
outward until a set of audible
clicks is heard. The single touch handle
1
is now in the
operation position.
NOTE: Take care to not pinch, pull or otherwise stress
thecord
28
.
Adjusting the Main Handle Height (Fig. F)
The main handle
4
extends to accommodate taller users.
1. To extend the main handle
4
to the lower height position,
press the handle release button
5
and pull the main
handle away from the handle support
2
until an audible
click is heard, indicating that it is locked into the lower
height position.
NOTE: The handle release button
5
is located on the
bottom of handle support
2
.
2. To extend the main handle
4
to the upper height position,
press the handle release button
5
and pull the main
handle away from the handle support
2
until an audible
click is heard, indicating that it is locked into the upper
heightposition.
3. Ensure the main handle
4
locks intoposition
beforeproceeding.
NOTE: When the battery pack
26
and safety key
6
are
inserted and the bail handle
8
is pulled, the handle folding
indicator
15
will illuminate if the single touch handle
1
is
not locked intoposition.
4. To retract the main handle
4
to the lower height position,
press the handle release button
5
and push the main
handle
4
towards the handle support
2
until an audible
click is heard, indicating that it is locked into the lower
height position.
5. Ensure the main handle
4
locks intoposition
beforeproceeding.
Storage Mode (Fig. G‑L)

DANGER: MAKE CERTAIN THE SAFETY KEY IS
REMOVED TO PREVENT ACTUATION BEFORE
REMOVING OR INSTALLINGBATTERY.

DANGER: Turn unit off and remove safety key and
batterypack.
1. To retract the main handle
4
, press the handle release
button
5
and push the main handle
4
towards the handle
support
2
until two audible clicks are heard, indicating that
both sides of the handles are locked intoposition. The main
handle
4
must be fully seated against the handle support.
NOTE: The main handle
4
must fully engage the handle
windows
29
. If they are not engaged as shown in Fig. G,
press the main handle
4
towards the handle support
2
until two audible clicks areheard and both sides of handle
windows
29
are closed as shown in Fig.H.
Grass Collection Bag (Fig. M)

DANGER: Turn unit off and remove safety key and
batterypack.
1. Lift the rear door cover
21
, remove mulching plug
24
,
and place the grass collection bag
22
onto the mower
so the bag lugs
20
slide into the slots
39
on the inside
plastic surfaces of the handle brackets. Then lower the rear
doorcover
21
.
NOTE: If installed, remove rear side discharge chute
25
and
ensure the rear door cover
21
is fullyup before installing
grass collection bag
22
.
Side Discharge (Fig. O)

DANGER: Turn unit off and remove safety key and
batterypack.
1. To operate mower in side discharge mode, remove the grass
collection bag
22
.
NOTE: If installed, remove the mulching plug
24
.
2. Lift the rear door cover
21
and hook rear side discharge
chute
25
onto themower and engage slot on left as shown
in Fig. O.
3. Release the rear door cover
21
and ensure the rear side
discharge chute
25
is secured in place before operating
the mower.