Operator's Manual
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Note:Ifthemachinedoesnotfreelyrollbackward
afterself-propelling,stopwalking,holdyourhands
inplace,andallowthemachinetorollacoupleof
centimeters(inches)forwardtodisengagethewheel
drive.Youcanalsotryreachingjustundertheupper
handletothemetalhandleandpushingthemachine
forwardacoupleofcentimeters(inches).Ifthe
machinestilldoesnotrollbackwardeasily,contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Ensure
thattheengineshutsoffwithin
3secondsafterreleasingthe
blade-controlbar.
Toshutofftheengine,releasetheblade-controlbar.
Important:Whenyoureleasetheblade-control
bar,boththeengineandbladeshouldstopwithin
3seconds.Iftheydonotstopproperly,stop
usingyourmachineimmediatelyandcontactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
RecyclingtheClippings
Yourmachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytorecycle
thegrassandleafclippingsbackintothelawn.
Ifthegrassbagisonthemachineandthe
bag-on-demandleverisinthebaggingposition,move
thelevertotherecyclingposition;refertoOperating
theBag-on-DemandLever(page17).
BaggingtheClippings
Usethegrassbagwhenyouwanttocollectgrassandleafclippingsfromthelawn.
Ifthebag-on-demandleverisintherecyclingposition,moveittothebaggingposition;refertoOperatingthe
Bag-on-DemandLever(page17).
InstallingtheGrassBag
1.Raiseandholdupthereardeector(AofFigure15).
2.Installthegrassbag,ensuringthatthepinsonthebagrestintheslotsonthehandlebracket(Bof
Figure15).
3.Lowerthereardeector.
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Figure15
RemovingtheGrassBag
Toremovethebag,reversethestepsinInstallingtheGrassBag(page16).
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