4. Hold the the grass catcher by its handle and engage the
hooks on the door rod.
5. Close the rear discharge door.
3.5
INSTALL THE MULCH PLUG
Figure 5.
1. Remove the grass catcher.
2. Open the rear discharge door and hold it.
3. Hold the mulch plug by its handle and fit it in the
discharge chute.
4. Close the rear discharge door.
3.6
INSTALL THE SIDE DISCHARGE
CHUTE
Figure 6.
CAUTION
When you use the side discharge chute,
•
do not install the grass catcher.
•
keep the mulch plug installed.
1. Open the side discharge door and hold it.
2. Line up the recesses of the side discharge chute below the
pivot.
3. Close the side discharge door.
3.7
SET THE BLADE HEIGHT
The machine can be set to different blade heights.
Figure 7.
1. Pull the height adjustment lever rearward to increase the
blade height.
2. Pull the height adjustment lever forward to decrease the
blade height.
3.8
INSTALL THE BATTERY PACK
Figure 8.
WARNING
•
If the battery pack or charger is damaged, replace the
battery pack or the charger.
•
Stop the machine and wait until the engine stops before
you install or remove the battery pack.
•
Read, know, and do the instructions in the battery and
charger manual.
NOTE
The machine has a battery storage compartment that helps
store the battery.
1. Open the battery door.
2. Align the lift ribs on the battery pack with the grooves in
the battery compartment.
3. Push the battery pack into the battery compartment until
the battery pack locks into place.
4. When you hear a click, the battery pack is installed.
5. Close the battery door.
NOTE
The engine starts only when you put in the safety key.
3.9
REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK
Figure 8.
1. Open the battery door.
2. Remove the safety key.
3. Push and hold the battery release button.
4. Remove the battery pack from the machine.
4
OPERATION
WARNING
Wear eye protection during operation.
4.1
START THE MACHINE
Figure 9.
1. Put in the safety key.
2. Push and hold the start button.
3. While you hold the start button, pull the bail switch in the
direction of the handle bar.
4. Release the start button to start the machine.
Soft-Start
This Li-ion machine has a “soft-start” feature.
When you start the machine, it goes to full speed after
approximately 3 seconds.
NOTE
If the machine does not start, remove the battery pack and
examine the mower deck to make sure that:
•
no grass catches on the blade.
•
the blade can turn freely by hand.
4.2
STOP THE MACHINE
Figure 9.
1. Release the bail switch to stop the machine.
WARNING
Wait until the blades fully stop before you start the machine
again. Do not quickly turn the machine off and on.
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