Note:DonotholdtheignitionkeyintheStart
positionforlongerthan5secondstoprevent
burningoutthestartermotor.
Figure17
•Recoil-startHandle:
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheRunposition
(Figure17).
2.Pulltherecoilhandleslowlytotherearuntilyou
feelresistance,thenpullsharply.Allowtherope
toreturntotheengineslowly.
UsingtheSelf-propelDrive
Tooperatetheself-propeldrive,simplywalkwithyour
handsgrippingtheupperhandleandyourelbowsat
yoursides,andthemachinewillautomaticallykeeppace
withyou(
Figure18).
Note:Youcanself-propelthemachinewiththeblades
engagedordisengaged.
Figure18
Note:Usethetraction-assisthandleinsituations
whenyouneedmorecontrolthanyouhavewiththe
self-propeldrivealone.
StoppingtheEngine
StandardModel
Pressthetoggleswitch(Figure19)totheStopposition,
andwaitfortheenginetostop.
Figure19
Electric-startModel
1.TurnthekeytotheOffposition(Figure20).
Figure20
2.Whentheenginestops,removetheignitionkeyand
takeitwithyouwhenyouleavethemachine.
EngagingtheBlade
Whenyoustartyourengine,thebladesdonotturn.You
mustengagethebladestomow .
1.Pulltheblade-control-barlockbacktothe
blade-controlbar,andtheblade-controlbarbackto
thehandle(Figure21).
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