Use and Care Manual

4.Insertthedipstickintotheoil-lltube,butdonot
screwitin.
5.Removethedipstickandreadtheoillevelonthe
dipstick(Figure5).
Iftheoillevelislow,addasmallamountofoil
slowlytotheoil-lltube,andthenrepeatsteps
3through5untiltheoillevelonthedipstickis
correct.
Iftheoillevelishigh,draintheexcessoiluntilthe
oillevelonthedipstickiscorrect.Todrainthe
excessoil,referto
ChangingtheEngineOil(page
13).
Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseis
toolowortoohighandyouruntheengine,
youmaydamagetheengine.
6.Installthedipsticksecurely.
Important:
Change the engine oil after the r st 5
operating hour s
;changeityearlythereafter.Refer
toChangingtheEngineOil(page13).
ChargingtheBattery
(Electric-startmodelsonly)
RefertoChargingtheBattery(Electric-startmodelsonly)
(page14)
.
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Figure6
Electric-startmodelshown
1.Self-propel-drivebar
(self-propelmodelsonly)
7.Ignitionkey(electric-start
modelsonly)
2.Recoil-starthandle
8.Battery(notshown;
electric-startmodelsonly)
3.Grassbag
9.Fuel-tankcap
4.Oilll/Dipstick10.Airlter
5.Cutting-heightlever(2)11.Sparkplug
6.Blade-controlbar12.Batterycharger
(electric-startmodels
only)
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