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Starting
Warning
During startup, there is a risk of injury due to
rotating blades.
► Make sure that nobody is in the danger
area of the blade.
Warning
Danger of poisoning due to poisonous ex-
haust gases.
► Do not operate the engine in closed or
insufficiently ventilated rooms.
► Please observe the safety instruction re-
garding the poisoning risk.
Safety switches
The device is equipped with safety switches.
To be able to start the engine, the following
conditions must be met:
– There is a driver in the driver’s seat.
– The blade clutch is switched off.
– The drive lever is in neutral position.
If the engine is running and the driver leaves
the seat, the engine is shut down.
If the engine died due to tripping of a safety
switch, turn the ignition key to position “Ignition
off”. That way you avoid that the battery is de-
pleted.
Starting the engine
Start the device only when on level and firm
terrain.
1.
Open the fuel valve.
2.
Open the tank ventilation.
3.
Sit down on the driver’s seat.
4.
Switch off the blade clutch.
5.
Move the lever for the cutting height ad-
justment to transport position.
6.
Move the drive lever to neutral position.
7.
When the engine and outside temperat-
ures are cold:
Move the accelerator lever to the cold
start position (choke).
When the engine is warm:
Move the accelerator lever to middle posi-
tion.
8.
Turn the ignition key to starting position.
9.
Once the engine has started, release the
ignition key.
10.
Only after cold start:
Move the accelerator lever to middle posi-
tion.
11. For mowing, set the accelerator lever to
the maximum speed.
If the engine has not started after 5 seconds,
release the key. Wait for approx. 15 seconds
before you try to restart the device.
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