FoldingtheHandle
WARNING
Foldingorunfoldingthehandleimproperlycandamagethecables,causinganunsafe
operatingcondition.
•Donotdamagethecableswhenfoldingorunfoldingthehandle.
•Ifacableisdamaged,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Holdthehandlewhiledisengagingthehandlelockstoavoidpinchingyourhands.
2.Disengagethehandlelocksuntilyoucanmovetheupperhandlefreely(AofFigure16).
3.Foldthehandleforwardandengagethehandlelocks(BandCofFigure16).
Important:Routethecablestotheoutsideofthehandlelocksasyoufoldthehandle.
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4.Tounfoldthehandle,referto1UnfoldingtheHandle(page4).
StoringtheMachineintheVertical-StowPosition
Duringthemowingseasonorintheoff-season,youcanstoreyourmachineintheverticalpositiontominimize
storagespace.
DANGER
Fuelisextremelyammableandexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
others.
•Storingthemachineintheverticalpositionwhenthereistoomuchfuelinthefueltankmay
causefueltoleakfromthefueltank.Fuelisextremelyammableandexplosive.Areor
explosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothers.
•Storethemachineintheverticalpositiononlywhentheleveloffuelinthefueltankisno
higherthanwhatisrecommendedinthisOperator’sManual.
•Donotstorethemachineinapositionthatisbeyondthevertical(90°)position;otherwise,
fuelmayescapefromthefueltank.
•Donottransportthemachineinthevertical-stowposition.
•Donotattempttostartthemachineinthevertical-stowposition.
•Donotattempttostoreanymachinewithfuelandoilinthevertical-stowpositionthat
isnotdesignedforthatpurpose.
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