KA 85 R
English
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Preparations
N
Before fueling, clean the filler cap
and the area around it to ensure that
no dirt falls into the tank.
N
Position the machine so that the
filler cap is facing up.
Filling up with fuel
Take care not to spill fuel while fueling
and do not overfill the tank. STIHL
recommends you use the STIHL filler
nozzle for fuel (special accessory).
N
Open the filler cap.
N
Filling up with fuel
WARNING
After fueling, tighten down the filler cap
as securely as possible by hand.
Changing the Fuel Pickup Body
Change the fuel pickup body every year:
N
Drain the fuel tank.
N
Use a hook to pull the fuel pickup
body out of the tank and take it off
the hose.
N
Push the new pickup body into the
hose.
N
Place the pickup body in the tank.
Controls
1
Throttle trigger lockout
2
Throttle trigger
3
Slide control
Positions of slide control
4
STOP-0 – engine off – ignition is
switched off
5
F
– normal run position – the engine
is running or can start
6
START – ignition is switched on –
the engine can start
Fueling
389BA031 KN
389BA032 KN
Starting / Stopping the
Engine
3
STOP
2
5
6
4
7
002BA181 KN
START
STOP-
1
