Operator's Manual

StartingtheEngine

1.Holdtheblade-controlbaragainstthehandle

(Figure12).

Figure12

1.Blade-controlbar

2.Pushtheelectric-startbutton(Figure13)(electric-start

modelonly)orpulltherecoilstarthandle(Figure14).

Note:Iftheelectric-startbuttonhasbeen

removed,insertitintheelectricstarter;referto

Figure13(electric-startmodelonly).

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Figure13

Electricstart

1.Electricstarter3.Electric-startbutton

(installed)

2.Electric-startbutton

Note:Whenyoupulltherecoil-starthandle,pullit

lightlyuntilyoufeelresistance,thenpullitsharply

(Figure14).Allowtheropetoreturntothehandle

slowly.

Figure14

Recoilstart

Note:Ifthemachinedoesnotstartafterseveral

attempts,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

UsingtheSelf-propelDrive

Tooperatetheself-propeldrive,simplywalkwithyourhands

ontheupperhandleandyourelbowsatyoursides,andthe

machinewillautomaticallykeeppacewithyou(Figure15).

Figure15

Note:Ifthemachinedoesnotfreelyrollbackwardafter

self-propelling,stopwalking,holdyourhandsinplace,and

allowthemachinetorollacoupleofinches(centimeters)

forwardtodisengagethewheeldrive.Youcanalsotry

reachingjustunderthepersonalpacehandletothemetal

handleandpushthemachineforwardacoupleofinches

(centimeters).Ifthemachinestilldoesnotrollbackward

easily,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.