Operator's Manual

CleaningundertheMachine
ServiceInterval:Aftereachuse
CleaningundertheMachine
Forbestresults,cleanunderthemachinesoonafter
youhavecompletedmowing.
1.Lowerthemachinetoitslowestcutting-height
setting.
2.Movethemachineontoapavedlevelsurface.
3.Withthemotorrunningandthebladeengaged,
sprayastreamofwaterinfrontoftheright,rear
wheel(Figure14).
Note:Thewaterwillsplashintothepathofthe
blade,cleaningouttheclippings.
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Figure14
4.Whennomoreclippingscomeout,stopthe
waterandmovethemachinetoadryarea.
5.Runthemotorforafewminutestodrythe
undersideofthemachine.
CleaningundertheMachineinthe
Vertical-StowPosition
1.Setthemachineinthevertical-stowposition;
refertoStoringtheMachineintheVertical-Stow
Position(page18).
2.Washouttheclippingsfromunderthemachine.
FoldingtheHandle
WARNING
Foldingorunfoldingthehandleimproperly
candamagethecables,causinganunsafe
operatingcondition.
Donotdamagethecableswhenfoldingor
unfoldingthehandle.
Ifacableisdamaged,contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Removetheelectric-startbutton(Figure15).
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Figure15
2.Removethebatteryfromthemachine.
3.Holdthehandlewhiledisengagingthehandle
lockstoavoidpinchingyourhands.
4.Disengagethehandlelocksuntilyoucanmove
theupperhandlefreely.
5.Foldthehandleforwardtothefullyforward
positionasshowninFigure17.
Important:Routethecablestotheoutside
ofthehandlelocksasyoufoldthehandle.
6.Tounfoldthehandle,referto3Unfoldingthe
Handle(page10).
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