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Installing the Starter Rope
No Parts Required
Procedure
Pull the starter rope through the rope guide on the
handle (Figure 5).
Figure 5
1.
Starter rope
2.
Rope guide
Note:
To make the rope easier to install, squeeze the
control bar on the handle.
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Filling the Engine with Oil
No Parts Required
Procedure
Your mower does not come with oil in the engine.
1. Remove the dipstick (Figure 6).
Figure 6
2.
Slowly
pour oil into the oil fill tube until the oil level
reaches the Full line on the dipstick (Figure 6).
Do
not overfill.
(Max. fill: 20 oz. (0.59 l), type: SAE 30
detergent oil with an API service classification of SF,
SG, SH, SJ, SL, or higher.)
3. Install the dipstick securely.
Important:
Change the engine oil after the first
5 operating hours
; change it yearly thereafter.
Refer to Changing the Engine Oil.
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Charging the Battery
No Parts Required
Procedure
Electric-start models only
Refer to Charging the Battery in the Maintenance
section.
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