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(GB) USE
Before Starting your Trimmer
Filling the Fuel Tank
1. Clean around fuel cap (See fig A).
2. Remove cap.
3. Add fuel mix (See Fuel mixing
instructions)
4. Never use stale fuel left from last season
or fuel which has been stored for long
periods.
5. Refit fuel tank cap and wipe up any spilled
fuel.
To Start your Trimmer
1. Move the handle to the parking position
(Fig E).
2. Open the fuel tank air vent screw See Fig.
G.
3. Open the fuel tap (H1).
4. Connect the spark plug lead. See fig. J.
5. Set the choke control lever (H2) to 'cold
start' when the engine is cold, or 'normal'
when the engine is hot.
6. Move the start/stop switch to 'start'
position See Fig K.
7. Place your right foot on the deck and
grasp the top of the lower handle with
your left hand. Tilt the trimmer towards
you. See fig L. This prevents a ring
being cut in your lawn.
8. Pull the starting handle (Fig. A) gently
until you feel a resistance, return the
starting handle slowly.
9. Pull the starting handle firmly towards you
to its full extent.
10.Allow the engine to reach its full running
speed then gently lower the trimmer to
the ground.
11.When the engine has warmed up make
sure the choke control lever (H2) is in the
'normal' position.
To Stop your Trimmer
1. Move start/stop switch to stop position.
See Fig K.
2. As the engine dies, tilt the trimmer to one
side. See fig. M. This prevents a ring
being cut in your lawn.
3. When the engine has stopped, lower the
trimmer to the ground.
4. Put the handle in the Parking position (Fig.
E).
5. Close the fuel tap (H1) and the fuel tank
air vent screw (Fig. G).
Starting and Stopping
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