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In order to reduce the risks of accidents, you shouldn’t completely warm up your engine on the ground.
Ground warming up aims at identifying any potential engine malfunctions (noise, vibration) but especially
to make sure to start the engine easily on your back.
Starting process on the back
Straps closed, take the throttle handle in your
right hand, and tighten properly the velcro strap
on the back of your hand.
Incline the engine slightly on the right, to take
easily the flash starter handle.
Take the flash starter handle between the
thumb and the forefinger of your right hand.
You can use your ringfinger or little finger to
accelerate slightly during starting. With your
left hand, grasp the spring on the flash starter
cord
Don’t pull the flash starter without having the
handle in a good position, with the stop button
immediately accessible.
After starting the engine, you can move the choke lever
to the “OFF” position after a few seconds.
Don’t take off with the choke in the “ON” position !
Pull the starter cord slowly until you feel resistance,
until you find compression stroke, then pull quickly
straight ahead.
Your two arms must be stretched.
After the compression stroke, your engine should
start. After starting the engine, don’t let the flash
starter cord shoot back abruptly but let if rewind
slowly. If you let go the flash starter handle
abruptly, it might damage the flash starter mecha-
nism
.
If you have chosen the option “left hand handle”, proceed as described with the opposite hand.
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