CleaningUnderthe
Machine
CleaningUndertheMachineinthe
OperatingPosition
ServiceInterval:Aftereachuse
WARNING
Themachinemaydislodgematerialfrom
underthemachine.
•Weareyeprotection.
•Stayintheoperatingposition(behindthe
handle)whenthemotorisrunning.
•Donotallowbystandersinthearea.
Forbestresults,cleanthemachinesoonafteryou
havecompletedmowing.
1.Lowerthemachinetothelowestcutting-height
setting.RefertoAdjustingtheCuttingHeight
(page19).
2.Ifthegrassbagisinstalled,removeit;referto
RemovingtheGrassBag(page24).
3.Movethemachineontoapavedlevelsurface.
4.Washouttheareaunderthereardoor(if
applicable)wheretheclippingsgofromthe
undersideofthemachinetothegrassbag.
5.Withthemotorrunningandthebladeengaged,
sprayastreamofwaterinfrontoftheright,rear
wheel(Figure22).
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Figure22
6.Whennomoreclippingscomeout,stopthe
waterandmovethemachinetoadryarea.
7.Startthemotorandrunitforafewminutesto
drytheundersideofthemachine.
8.Shutoffthemotorandallowittocool.
CleaningundertheMachineinthe
Vertical-stowPosition
1.Setthemachineinthevertical-stowposition;
refertoStoringtheMachineintheVertical-Stow
Position(page27).
2.Washouttheclippingsfromunderthemachine.
FoldingtheHandle
WARNING
Foldingorunfoldingthehandleimproperly
candamagethecables,causinganunsafe
operatingcondition.
•Donotdamagethecableswhenfoldingor
unfoldingthehandle.
•Ifacableisdamaged,contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Removetheelectric-startbutton(Figure23).
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Figure23
2.Holdthehandlewhiledisengagingthehandle
lockstoavoidpinchingyourhands.
3.Disengagethehandlelocksuntilyoucanmove
theupperhandlefreely.
4.Foldthehandleforwardeithertothefullyforward
positionasshowninFigure24.
Important:Routethecablestotheoutside
ofthehandlelocksasyoufoldthehandle.
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Figure24
5.Tounfoldthehandle,referto2Unfoldingthe
Handle(page10).
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