Operator's Manual

Operation
FillingtheFuelTank
Gasolineisextremelyammableandexplosive.
Areorexplosionfromgasolinecanburnyou
andothers.
•Topreventastaticchargefromignitingthe
gasoline,placethecontainerand/ormower
directlyonthegroundbeforelling,notina
vehicleoronanobject.
•Fillthetankoutdoorswhentheengineis
cold.Wipeupspills.
•Donothandlegasolinewhensmokingor
aroundanopenameorsparks.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedfuelcontainer,
outofthereachofchildren.
Fillthefueltankwithfreshunleadedregulargasoline
fromamajorname-brandservicestation(Figure12).
Important:Toreducestartingproblems,add
fuelstabilizertothefuelallseason,mixingitwith
gasolinelessthan30daysold.
Figure12
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,andfullyinstall
thedipstick(Figure8).
2.Removethedipstickandchecktheoillevel
(Figure8).IftheoillevelisbelowtheAddmarkon
thedipstick,slowlypouroilintotheoillltubeto
raisetheoilleveltotheFullmarkonthedipstick.
Donotoverll.(Max.ll:0.59l,type:SAE30
detergentoilwithanAPIserviceclassicationofSF,
SG,SH,SJ,SL,orhigher.)
3.Installthedipstick.
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight
Youcanadjustthemowertocutgrassatanyheight
from2.2cmto7.6cm.
Adjustingthecuttingheightmaybringyouinto
contactwiththemovingblade,causingserious
injury.
•Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
•Donotputyourngersunderthehousing
whenadjustingthecuttingheight.
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,themuferwill
behotandcanseverelyburnyou.Keepaway
fromthehotmufer.
•CutthegrassattheC,D,orEsettings.Donot
attempttorecyclethegrassattheAorB
settings.
•DonotcutbelowtheCsettingunlessthegrassis
sparseoritislatefallwhengrassgrowthbeginsto
slowdown.Whenyoucutlonggrass,useahigher
cuttingheightsettingandwalkslower;thencutthe
grassagainatanormalsetting.Mowingthegrass
whenitistoolongcanplugthelawnmowerand
causetheenginetostall.
Note:TheSmartWheel
®
calculatesthepropersetting
toensurethatyoucutnomorethanathirdofthegrass
blade(Figure13).
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