Stihl RT 4097 S, Instruction Manual, Page: 29 / 310

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12.5 Braking
● Reduce driving speed.
● Press the brake pedal down evenly until
the machine comes to a standstill.
12.6 Adjusting the cutting height
● Brake the machine to a complete
standstill. (
Ö 12.5)
● Unlock and hold the cutting height
adjustment lever. (
Ö
8.13)
● The cutting height can be adjusted by
moving the cutting height adjustment
lever upwards or downwards to
7 cutting levels.
● Lock the cutting height adjustment
lever. (
Ö 8.13)
Cutting level 1:
Cutting height 35 mm
Cutting level 7:
Cutting height 90 mm
12.7 Mowing
Before mowing:
● Read and observe the section "Notes
on working with the machine". (
Ö 10.)
● Always set the maximum engine speed
during mowing. The mowing blades are
optimised for this speed – it produces
the best cutting pattern as well as the
best cutting performance.
Engage the mowing deck in the
following sequence:
● Start the engine. ( Ö 12.2)
● Set the throttle lever to the MAX
position. (
Ö 8.2), ( Ö 8.3)
● Drive the ride-on mower onto the lawn.
Do not engage the mowing deck in tall
grass or when set to the lowest cutting
level. Only engage the mowing deck
when the machine is already on the
area to be worked.
● Forward mowing:
Select the forward driving direction
(
Ö
8.7), then engage the mowing deck
by pressing the mowing deck switch.
(
Ö 8.5)
Reverse mowing:
Select the reverse driving direction
(
Ö 8.7) and briefly press the reverse
mowing safety switch ( Ö 8.6) once,
then engage the mowing deck by
pressing the mowing deck switch within
6 seconds. (
Ö 8.5)
During mowing:
● Set the throttle lever to the MAX
position. (
Ö 8.2), ( Ö 8.3)
● Always adapt the driving speed to the
grass height/cutting level.
A low driving speed should be selected
when mowing tall grass/at a low cutting
level.
Changing the driving direction with the
mowing deck engaged:
● For reverse mowing , briefly press the
reverse mowing safety switch once
within the designated time window
(5 seconds/1 second after switching).
(
Ö 8.6)
● Bring the machine to a standstill on the
lawn and set the required driving
direction using the driving direction
selector lever. (
Ö 8.7)
● Continue mowing.
Disengage the mowing blade in the
following sequence:
● Drive onto an area of grass which has
already been mown or select the
highest mowing deck cutting level.
(
Ö 8.13)
● Disengage the mowing deck by
pressing the mowing deck switch.
(
Ö 8.5)
Risk of injury:
Before braking, reduce the driving
speed by easing the pressure on
the drive pedal:
If possible, refrain from braking
abruptly at the maximum driving
speed.
Risk of injury!
For safety reasons, only adjust the
cutting height when the machine is
at a standstill.
If the mowing deck is engaged
when driving, the engine speed is
briefly reduced due to the additional
load (mowing blades starting to
rotate).
Risk of injury!
After disengaging the mowing deck,
beware of the mowing blade
running on for up to 5 seconds
before coming to a standstill.
(
Ö 11.)