CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Max.ll:20oz.(0.59l),type:SAE30detergentoil
withanAPIserviceclassicationofSF,SG,SH,SJ,SL,
orhigher.
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.Removethedipstick(Figure12).
Figure12
3.Wipeoffthedipstickendwithacleancloth.
4.Insertthedipstickintotheoil-lltubeandscrewit
inuntilitstops.(Figure12).
5.Removethedipstickandreadtheoillevel;referto
Figure13.
Figure13
1.Theoillevelistoolow;
addoiltothecrankcase.
3.Theoilleveliscorrect.
2.Theoillevelistoohigh;
removeoilfromthe
crankcase.
•Iftheoillevelistoolow,addasmallamountof
oilslowlytotheoil-lltube,andthenrepeat
steps
3through5untiltheoilleveliscorrectas
showninFigure7.
•Iftheoillevelistoohigh,draintheexcess
oiluntilyouobtainthecorrectoillevelon
thedipstick;todraintheexcessoil,referto
ChangingtheEngineOil(page17).
Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseis
toolowortoohighandyouruntheengine,
youmaydamagetheengine.
6.Installthedipsticksecurelybyhand.
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight
WARNING
Adjustingthecuttingheightmaybringyouinto
contactwiththemovingblades,causingserious
injury.
•Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
•Donotputyourngersunderthehousingwhen
adjustingthecuttingheight.
Adjustthecuttingheightasdesired;referto
Figure14andFigure15.
Note:Toraisethemachine,movethefrontandrear
cuttingheightleversforward;tolowerthemachine,
movethecuttingheightleversrearward.Setthefront
andrearwheelstothesameheightunlessspecial
circumstancesrequireotherwise;refertoCuttingGrass
andCuttingLeavesin
OperatingTips(page15).