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reach of children.
• Only refuel in a well-ventilated area
with the engine switched o. Keep
petrol away from sparks and naked
ames, and do not smoke where petrol
is stored or when lling petrol. Avoid
repeated or prolonged skin contact with
fuel and/or inhalation of fuel fumes.
1. Clean the area around the ller cap before
opening the fuel cap.
2. Open the ller cap and check the fuel
level.
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3. Fill up with fuel if the level is too low.
Avoid spilling fuel when lling. Do not
overll. The fuel must not come up the
ller tube.
4. Wipe up any spilled fuel before starting
the engine.
5. Replace and tighten the cap on the tank
by hand.
STARTING
WARNING!
• The blades start rotating when the
engine starts.
• Never start the engine indoors or in an
enclosed area. Exhaust fumes from the
engine contain carbon monoxide, an
odourless and highly dangerous gas –
risk of serious personal injury and/or
death. Keep your hands, feet, hair, and
loose-tting clothes away from moving
parts. The engine and exhaust pipe get
very hot when in use – risk of burn
injuries.
NOTE:
• Before starting the engine, manoeuvre
the engine lever several times to check
the wire moves easily.
• Check before starting that the blades are
correctly and securely tted.
3. Replace the ller plug with the dipstick,
without screwing it in.
4. Remove the dipstick again and check the
oil level. The oil level should be between
the Max and Min marks.
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5. Top up with oil if the oil level is near or
below the Min mark on the dipstick.
6. Top up to the Max mark on the dipstick.
Do not overll. Wipe o any spilled fuel.
7. Replace the oil ller plug.
Changing the engine oil
NOTE:
• The oil should be at room temperature
when changing.
• Change the oil when the engine is
warm.
1. Undo the oil ller plug.
2. Use and oil change pump and suck up the
old oil from the oil tank.
3. Rell with new oil with the help of a
funnel to the Max mark on the dipstick.
Do not overll. Wipe o any spilled fuel.
4. Screw in the oil ller plug.
FUEL
NOTE:
• The engine is supplied without oil and
fuel. Always ll up with fuel and engine
oil before using for the rst time.
• Always use clean, fresh unleaded petrol.
Petrol is a perishable product. Do not
buy more petrol than you can use in
30 days. Do not mix oil in the petrol.
• Do not ll more than to the bottom edge
of the ller pipe, so that the fuel can
expand. Do not overll the tank.
• Always be careful when handling fuel
– it is highly ammable. Store out of the