InstalltheMulchPlugorGrass
Bag
Youmustcorrectlyinstallthemulchplug(formulching
orside-discharging)orthegrassbag(forbagging),or
theenginewillnotstart.
Themowerhasasafetyswitch,locatedatthebottom
ofachannelonthetop,rightrearofthemower,that
preventsthemowerfromoperatingwithoutamulch
plugorgrassbag.Thispreventsthemowerfrom
throwingdebrisattheoperatorthroughtherearchute.
Fortheswitchtodetectthepresenceofthemulchplug,
thetopofthemulchpluglevermustliefullyinthe
bottomofthechannel(Figure9).
Figure9
1.Topofmulchplugleverinswitchchannel
1.Insertthemulchplugintothemower,ifitisnāt
alreadyinstalled(Figure10).
Figure10
2.Squeezethebuttonontheleverwithyourthumb
andfullyinsertthemulchplugintotheopening
(Figure11).
Figure11
3.Releasethebuttonontheleverandensurethatthe
topoftheleverisliesfullyintheswitchchannel
(Figure12).Ifthetopoftheleverisnotinthe
switchchannel,yourmowerwillnotstart!
Figure12
Note:Iftheleverdoesnotlatchproperly,
disconnectthewirefromthesparkplugandcheck
forandremoveanydebrisbuildupinthetunnel.
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