Figure9
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoChecking
theEngineOilLevel.
OperatingtheParkingBrake
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthe
machineorleaveitunattended.
SettingtheParkingBrake
Figure10
ReleasingtheParkingBrake
Figure11
OperatingtheThrottle
ThethrottlecontrolcanbemovedbetweenFastand
Slowpositions(Figure12).
Alwaysusethefastpositionwhenturningonthe
mowerdeckwiththebladecontrolswitch(PTO).
Figure12
OperatingtheChoke
Iftheengineiscold,usethechoketostarttheengine.
Engagethechokebymovingthethrottleleverpastthe
Fastsettinguntilitstops(Figure13).
Figure13
Movethethrottleleverbacktodisengagethechoke
aftertheenginehasstarted.
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