Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleasedcausingaspark
whichcanignitethegasolinevapors.Are
orexplosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Alwaysplacegasolinecontainersonthe
groundawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllgasolinecontainersinsidea
vehicleoronatruckortrailerbedbecause
interiorcarpetsorplastictruckbedliners
mayinsulatethecontainerandslowtheloss
ofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removegas-powered
equipmentfromthetruckortrailerand
refueltheequipmentwithitswheelsonthe
ground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfroma
portablecontainer,ratherthanfroma
gasolinedispensernozzle.
•Ifagasolinedispensernozzlemustbeused,
keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimof
thefueltankorcontaineropeningatall
timesuntilfuelingiscomplete.
FillingtheFuelTank
Thefueltankcapacityisapproximately7gallons(26.5l).
1.Shuttheengineoffandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Cleantheareaaroundthefueltankcap(Figure21).
Figure21
1.Fueltankcap
3.Removethefueltankcap.
4.Fillthetanktoabout1inch(25mm)belowthetop
oftank,(bottomofthellerneck).Thisspaceinthe
tankallowsgasolinetoexpand.Donotoverll.
5.Installthefueltankcapsecurely.Wipeupanyfuel
thatmayhavespilled.
CheckingtheTransmissionOil
Level
Thetransaxleuidlevelshouldbeatthebottomof
thelevelindicatorhole(Figure22).Ifitisnot,llthe
reservoirwiththeappropriateuid;refertoChanging
theTransaxleFluidinDriveSystemMaintenance,
page34.
Figure22
1.Levelindicatorhole
StartingtheEngine
1.Sitintheoperator’sseat,insertthekeyintothe
ignitionswitch,androtatethekeyclockwisetothe
Onposition.
Note:IfthegearshiftselectorisinReverse,the
buzzerwillsoundtowarntheoperator.
2.Movethegearshiftselectortothedesiredposition.
3.Releasetheparkingbrake.
4.Slowlystepontheacceleratorpedal.
Note:Iftheengineiscold,pressandholdthe
acceleratorpedalabouthalf-waydown,andpullthe
chokeknobouttotheOnposition.Returnthe
chokeknobtoOffaftertheenginewarmsup.
Important:Donotattempttopushortowthe
vehicletogetitstarted.
StoppingtheVehicle
Tostopthevehicle,removeyourfootfromthe
acceleratorpedalandslowlypressthebrakepedal.
Note:Stoppingdistancemayvarydependingonthe
vehicleloadandspeed.
ParkingtheVehicle
1.Engagetheparkingbrakeandrotatetheignition
keytoOff.
2.Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitchtoprevent
accidentalstarting.
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