Manual

TravelingForward
Tooperatetheauto-drive,simplywalkwithyourhands
ontheupperhandleandyourelbowsatyoursides,
andthemowerwillautomaticallykeeppacewithyou
(Figure25andFigure26).
Figure25
Figure26
StoppingtheEngine
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Ensure
thattheenginestopswithin3
secondsafterreleasingtheengine
stoplever.
Tostoptheengine,releasetheenginestoplever
(Figure27).
Important:Whenyoureleasetheenginestop
lever,boththeengineandcutterbladeshouldstop
within3seconds.Iftheydonotstopproperly,stop
usingyourmowerimmediatelyandcontactan
AuthorisedServiceDealer.Iftheenginefailsto
stop,disconnectthesparkplugleadtostopit.
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Figure27
MulchingtheClippings
Ifthegrassbagisonthemower,removeit(refer
toRemovingtheGrassBag)beforemulchingthe
clippings.Ifthesidedischargechuteisonthemower,
removeitandlockthesidedischargedoor(referto
RemovingtheSideDischargeChute)beforemulching
theclippings.
Important:Themowerhasasafetyswitchthat
preventsyoufromstartingthemowerunlessyou
rstinstallthemulchplugsecurelyonthemower
(Figure28).
Figure28
1.Topofmulchplugleverinswitchchannel
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