HL 94
English
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Cranking
N Place the unit on the ground: It must 
rest securely on the engine support 
and the gearbox housing.
N On units with an adjustable cutter 
bar and defined transport position: 
Set the cutter bar to the straight (0°) 
position.
N If fitted: Remove blade scabbard 
from the cutting blades.
To reduce the risk of accidents, check 
that the cutting blades are not touching 
the ground of any other obstacles.
N Make sure you have a firm footing, 
either standing, stooping or 
kneeling.
N Hold the unit firmly on the ground 
with your left hand and press down 
– do not touch the throttle trigger, 
lockout lever or stop switch.
NOTICE
Do not stand or kneel on the drive tube.
N Hold the starter grip with your right 
hand.
N Pull the starter grip slowly until you 
feel it engage and then give it a brisk 
strong pull.
NOTICE
Do not pull out the starter rope all the 
way – it might otherwise break.
N Do not let the starter grip snap back. 
Guide it slowly back into the housing 
so that the starter rope can rewind 
properly.
N Continue cranking until the engine 
runs.
As soon as the engine runs
At temperatures below +10 °C (+50 °F)
Warm up the engine for at least 
10 seconds in position g.
At temperatures above +10 °C (+50°F)
Warm up the engine for at least 
5 seconds in position g.
N Depress throttle trigger lockout and 
pull the throttle trigger – the choke 
knob moves to the Run F position.
Warm up a cold engineat varying 
speeds.
WARNING
Make sure the carburetor is correctly 
adjusted. The cutting blades must not 
move when the engine is idling.
Your machine is now ready for 
operation.
Stopping the Engine
N Depress the momentary contact 
stop switch – the engine stops – 
release the stop switch – it springs 
back to the run position.
Other Hints on Starting
Engine stalls in cold start position g.
N Depress throttle trigger lockout and 
pull the throttle trigger – the choke 
knob moves to the Run F position.
N Continue cranking in position F until 
the engine runs.