Lawn Mower User Manual

ReplacingtheFuse
Electric-startmodelonly
Ifthebatterydoesnotchargeortheenginedoesnot
turnwiththeelectricstarter,thefusemaybeblown;
replaceitwitha40-ampplug-intypefuse.
Important:Youcannotstartthemachinewith
theelectricstarterorchargethebatteryunlessa
workingfuseisinstalled.
1.Openthesealedfuseholderandreplacethefuse
(
Figure35).
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Figure35
1.Fuseholder
2.Closethecovertothefuseholder,andensurethatit
issealedtightly.
ReplacingtheBattery
Electric-startmodelonly
RemovingtheOldBattery
1.ContactanAuthorizedPartsDealertoobtaina
replacementbattery.
2.Removethebeltcover;refertostep
1of
ServicingtheBlade-driveSystem(page20).
3.Removetherear-dischargeplug.
4.Movethehandletotheverticalposition.
5.Removethe4smallboltsthatholdtherear-deector
andhandle-lockleverassemblyinplace.
6.Foldthehandleallthewayforward.
7.Removetherear-deectorandhandle-locklever
assembly(
Figure36).
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Figure36
1.Rear-deectorandhandle-lockleverassembly
8.Removethecoverfromthebattery.
9.Disconnecttheleadsfromthebattery.
10.Removeandbatteryandrecycleit.
Note:Recyclethebatteryaccordingtoyourstate
andlocalregulations.
InstallingtheNewBattery
1.Cleanthebattery-holdingareaonthemower
housing.
2.Setthenewbatteryinplaceonthemowerhousing.
3.Connecttheleadstothenewbattery.
Note:Ensurethatyouconnecttheblack(negative)
wiretothenegative(-)terminalandthered(positive)
wiretothepositive(+)terminal.
4.Installthecoverontothebattery.
Note:Ensurethatthecovertsproperlyoverthe
wiringharness.
5.Installtherear-deectorandhandle-locklever
assemblyontothemachine.
6.Raisethehandletotheverticalposition.
7.Securetheshroudwiththe4smallboltsthatyou
removedinstep
5ofRemovingtheOldBattery.
8.Installtherear-dischargeplug.
9.Returnthehandletotheoperatingposition.
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