Numberofprimes
Temperature
3
0°F(-18°C)orabove
6
Below0°F(-18°C)
Figure16
Note:Removeyourglovewhenyoupushinthe
primersothataircannotescapefromtheprimerhole.
Important:Donotusetheprimerorthechokeif
theenginehasbeenrunningandishot.Excessive
primingmayoodtheengineandpreventitfrom
starting.
4.Connectanextensioncordtoapowersourceandthe
machine,andpushtheelectric-startbutton(Figure17),
orpulltherecoil-starthandle(Figure18).
Figure17
Note:UseonlyaUL-listed,16-gaugeextensioncord
recommendedforoutdoorusethatisnotlongerthan
15m(50feet).
WARNING
Theelectricalcordcanbecomedamaged,
causingashockorre.
Thoroughlyinspecttheelectricalcordbefore
pluggingitintoapowersource.Ifthe
cordisdamaged,donotuseittostartthe
machine.Replaceorrepairthedamagedcord
immediately.ContactanAuthorizedService
Dealerforassistance.
Figure18
Important:Runtheelectricstarternomore
than10timesatintervalsof5secondson,then
5secondsoff.Runningtheelectricstarter
extensivelycanoverheatanddamageit.Ifthe
enginedoesnotstartafterthisseriesofattempts,
waitatleast40minutestoallowthestartertocool
beforeattemptingtostartitagain.Iftheengine
doesnotstartafterthesecondseriesofattempts,
takethemachinetoanAuthorizedServiceDealer
forservice.
Note:Ifyoupulltherecoilhandleandfeelno
resistance,thestartermaybefrozen.Thawoutthe
starterbeforeattemptingtostartthemachine.
5.Whiletheengineisrunning,pushinthechokelever
slowly.
6.Unplugtheextensioncordfromthepowersourceand
themachine.
CAUTION
Ifyouleavethemachinepluggedintoapower
source,someonecaninadvertentlystartthe
machineandinjurepeopleordamageproperty.
Unplugthepowercordwheneveryouarenot
startingthemachine.
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