StartingtheEngine
1.Holdtheblade-controlbaragainstthehandle(AofFigure12).
2.Pulltherecoil-starthandle(BofFigure12).
Note:Whenyoupulltherecoil-starthandle,pullitlightlyuntilyoufeelresistance,thenpullitsharply.
Allowtheropetoreturntothehandleslowly.
Note:Ifthemachinedoesnotstartafterseveralattempts,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
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UsingtheSelf-PropelDrive
•Toengagetheself-propeldrive,pullthe
self-propel-drivebartothehandleandholdit
(Figure13).
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1.Self-propel-drivebar
Note:Themaximumself-propel-drivespeedis
xed.T oreducethespeed,increasethespace
betweentheself-propel-drivebarandthehandle.
•Todisengagetheself-propel-drive,releasethe
self-propeldrivebar.
Note:T oreducethegroundspeed,increasethe
spacebetweentheself-propeldrivebarandthe
handle.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
Toshutofftheengine,releasetheblade-controlbar.
Note:Removethekey(ifequipped)fromtheignition
whenyouleavethemachine.
Important:Whenyoureleasetheblade-control
bar,theengineshouldshutoffandtheblade
shouldstopwithin3seconds.Iftheydonot,stop
usingyourmachineimmediatelyandcontactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
MulchingtheClippings
Yourmachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytomulch
thegrassandleafclippingsbackintothelawn.
Ifthegrassbagisonthemachine,removeitbefore
mulchingtheclippings.RefertoRemovingtheGrass
Bag(page13).
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