CleaningUnderthe
Machine
ServiceInterval:Aftereachuse
Forbestresults,cleanthemachinesoonafteryou
havecompletedmowing.
1.Movethemachineontoaatpavedsurface.
2.Removetheelectric-startbuttonandwaitfor
allmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Removethebatterypack;refertoRemovingthe
BatteryPackfromtheMachine(page16).
4.Washouttheareaunderthereardoorwherethe
clippingsgofromtheundersideofthemachine
tothegrassbag.
Note:Washouttheareawiththe
bag-on-demand(ifequipped)inboththefully
forwardandfullyrearwardpositions.
5.Startthemotorandrunitforafewminutesto
drytheundersideofthemachinetopreventit
fromrusting.
6.Shutoffthemotor,removetheelectric-start
button,andstorethemachine;refertoStorage
(page22).
CleaningUndertheMachineinthe
Vertical-StowPosition
1.Setthemachineinthevertical-stowposition;
refertoStoringtheMachineintheVertical-Stow
Position(page19).
2.Washouttheclippingsfromunderthemachine.
FoldingtheHandle
WARNING
Foldingorunfoldingthehandleimproperlycandamagethecables,causinganunsafe
operatingcondition.
•Donotdamagethecable(s)whenfoldingorunfoldingthehandle.
•Ensurethatthecable(s)areroutedtotheoutsideofthehandle.
•Ifacableisdamaged,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Holdthehandlewhiledisengagingthehandlelockstoavoidpinchingyourhands.
2.Disengagethehandlelocksuntilyoucanmovetheupperhandlefreely(AofFigure17)
3.Foldthehandleforwardtothefullyforwardposition(BofFigure17).
Important:Routethecablestotheoutsideofthehandlelocksasyoufoldthehandle.
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Figure17
4.Tounfoldthehandle,referto2UnfoldingtheHandle(page9).
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