Manual

CALiFORNiA EMiSSiON CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLiGATiONS
TheCaliforniaAirResourcesBoardandMTDConsumerGroupInc are pleasedto explaintheevaporativeemissioncontrolsystemwarrantyonyour 2006lawn
mower.InCalifornia,new lawnmowermustbedesigned,builtand equippedto meetthe State'sstringentanti-smogstandards.MTDConsumerGroupInc must
warrantthe EECSon your lawnmowerfor the periodof timelisted belowprovidedthere hasbeennoabuse,neglector impropermaintenanceof your lawnmower.
YourEECSmayincludepartssuchasthe carburetor,fuel-injectionsystem,the ignitionsystem,catalyticconverter,fueltanks,fuel lines,fuelcaps,valves,
canisters,filters,vaporhoses,clamps,connectors,and otherassociatedemission-relatedcomponents.
Where a warrantable condition exists, MTDConsumer Group Inc will repair your lawn mower at no cost toyou includingdiagnosis, partsand labor.
MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY COVERAGE:
Thisevaporativeemissioncontrolsystemis warrantedfor two years. If anyevaporativeemission-relatedpart on yourequipmentisdefective,the partwill be
repairedor replacedby MTDConsumerGroupInc.
OWNER'S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Asthe lawnmowerowner,you are responsiblefor performanceof the requiredmaintenancelistedin your owner'smanual. MTDConsumerGroupInc recom-
mendsthat youretainall receiptscoveringmaintenanceonyour lawnmower,but MTDConsumerGroupInccannotdenywarrantysolelyfor the lackof receipts.
Asthe lawnmowerowner,you shouldhoweverbeawarethat MTDConsumerGroupInc maydeny youwarrantycoverageifyour lawnmoweror a part hasfailed
dueto abuse,neglect,or impropermaintenanceor unapprovedmodifications.
Youare responsiblefor presentingyour lawnmowerto MTDConsumerGroupInc'sdistributioncenteror servicecenteras soon asthe problemexists.The
warrantyrepairsshouldbecompletedin a reasonableamountof time,notto exceed30 days.If youhavea questionregardingyour warrantycoverage,youshould
contactthe MTDConsumerGroupIncService Departmentat 1-800-800-7310.
GENERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY COVERAGE:
MTDConsumerGroupIncwarrantsto the ultimatepurchaserand eachsubsequentpurchaserthat the lawnmoweris:Designed,builtand equippedso asto
conformwithall applicableregulations;andfree fromdefects in materialsand workmanshipthat causethe failure ofa warrantedpartto beidenticalin all material
respectstothat part as describedin MTDConsumerGroupInc'sapplicationfor certification.
Thewarrantyperiodbeginson thedate the lawnmowerisdeliveredto an ultimatepurchaserorfirst placedintoservice.Thewarrantyperiodistwo years.
Subjecttocertainconditionsandexclusionsas stated below,the warrantyon emission-relatedparts is as follows:
1. Anywarrantedpart that is not scheduledfor replacementas requiredmaintenanceinthe writteninstructionssupplied,iswarrantedfor thewarranty period
statedabove.If the partfails duringthe periodof warrantycoverage,the partwill berepairedor replacedby MTDConsumerGroupInc accordingtosubsection
(4) below.Anysuchpart repairedor replacedunderwarrantywillbe warrantedforthe remainderofthe period.
2. Anywarrantedpart that isscheduledonly for regularinspectioninthe writteninstructionssupplied iswarrantedfor thewarranty periodstatedabove.Anysuch
partrepairedor replacedunderwarrantywill be warrantedfor the remainingwarranty period.
3. Anywarrantedpart that isscheduledfor replacementas requiredmaintenancein the writteninstructionssuppliedis warrantedfor the periodof timebeforethe
firstscheduledreplacementdate for that part.If the partfailsbeforethe firstscheduledreplacement,the partwillbe repairedor replacedby MTDConsumer
GroupIncaccordingto subsection(4)below.Anysuchpart repairedor replacedunderwarrantywill be warrantedforthe remainderof the periodpriorto the
firstscheduledreplacementpointfor the part.
4. Repairor replacementof anywarrantedpart underthe warrantyprovisionshereinmustbe performedat a warrantystationat nochargeto the owner.
5. Notwithstandingthe provisionsherein,warrantyservicesor repairswill be providedatall ofour distributioncentersthat arefranchisedto servicethe subject
enginesor equipment.
6. Thelawnmowerownerwill not be chargedfor diagnosticlabor that isdirectlyassociatedwith diagnosisof a defectke,emission-relatedwarrantedpart,
providedthat suchdiagnosticwork is performedat a warrantystation.
7. MTDConsumerGroupInc isliable for damagesto otherengineor equipmentcomponentsproximatelycausedby a failure underwarrantyofany warranted
part.
8. Throughoutthe lawnmowerwarranty periodstatedabove,MTDConsumerGroupInc willmaintaina supplyof warrantedpartssufficientto meet theexpected
demandfor suchparts.
9. Anyreplacementpart may beusedinthe performanceof any warrantymaintenanceor repairsand mustbe providedwithoutchargeto the owner.Suchusewill
not reducethe warrantyobligationsof MTDConsumerGroupInc.
10.Add-onor modifiedpartsthat are notexemptedby theAir ResourcesBoardmaynot beused.The useof any non-exemptedadd-onor modifiedpartsby the
ultimatepurchaserwillbegroundsfor disallowinga warrantyclaims.MTDConsumerGroupIncwill not beliableto warrantfailuresof warrantedparts caused
bythe useof a non-exemptedadd-onor modifiedpart.
WARRANTED PARTS:
Therepairor replacementof anywarrantedpart otherwiseeligiblefor warrantycoveragemaybeexcludedfromsuchwarrantycoverageif MTDConsumerGroup
Inc demonstratesthat the lawnmowerhasbeenabused,neglected,or improperlymaintained,andthat such abuse,neglect,or impropermaintenancewasthe
directcauseof the needfor repairor replacementofthe part.Thatnotwithstanding,anyadjustmentof a componentthat hasafactory installed,and properly
operating,adjustmentlimitingdeviceis stilleligiblefor warrantycoverage.Thefollowingemissionwarrantypartslist arecovered:FuelLine,FuelLineClamps