3.Carefullypourabout3/4ofthecrankcase
capacityofthespeciedoilintotheoil-lltube.
4.Waitabout3minutesfortheoiltosettleinthe
engine.
5.Wipeoffthedipstickendwithacleancloth.
6.Insertthedipstickintotheoil-lltube,butdonot
screwitin,thenremovethedipstick.
7.Readtheoillevelonthedipstick(Figure9).
•IftheoilisbelowtheAddmarkonthe
dipstick,slowlypourasmallamountofoil
intotheoil-lltube,wait3minutes,andthen
repeatsteps3through5untiltheoillevelis
attheFullmarkonthedipstick
•IftheoilisabovetheFullmarkonthe
dipstick,draintheexcessoiluntiltheoillevel
isattheFullmarkonthedipstick.T odrain
theexcessoil,refertoChangingtheEngine
Oil(page20).
Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcase
istoolowortoohighandyourunthe
engine,youmaydamagetheengine.
8.Installthedipstickintotheoil-lltubesecurely.
Important:Checktheengine-oillevelbefore
eachuseandaddoilasneeded;referto
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel(page11).
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ChargingtheBattery
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Electric-StartModelOnly
RefertoChargingtheBattery(page21).
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AssemblingtheGrassBag
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
1.Slipthegrassbagovertheframeasshownin
Figure10.
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Figure10
1.Handle
3.Grassbag
2.Frame
Note:Donotslipthebagoverthehandle
(Figure10).
2.Hookthebottomchannelofthebagontothe
bottomoftheframe(Figure11).
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