Instruction Manual
Table Of Contents
- STIHL MS 171, 181, 211
- 1 Guide to Using this Manual
- 2 Safety Precautions
- 3 Reactive Forces
- 4 Working Techniques
- 5 Cutting Attachment
- 6 Mounting the Bar and Chain (side chain tensioner)
- 7 Mounting the Bar and Chain (quick chain tensioner)
- 8 Tensioning the Saw Chain (side chain tensioner)
- 9 Tensioning the Saw Chain (quick chain tensioner)
- 10 Checking Chain Tension
- 11 Fuel
- 12 Fueling
- 13 Chain Lubricant
- 14 Filling Chain Oil Tank
- 15 Checking Chain Lubrication
- 16 Chain Brake
- 17 Winter Operation
- 18 Starting / Stopping the Engine
- 18.1 Positions of the master control lever
- 18.2 Adjusting the master control lever
- 18.3 Fuel pump
- 18.4 Holding the chain saw
- 18.5 Starting
- 18.6 Starting the chain saw
- 18.7 When the engine has turned over for the first time
- 18.8 Once the engine is running
- 18.9 At very low temperatures
- 18.10 Switch off the engine
- 18.11 If the engine does not start
- 19 Operating Instructions
- 20 Taking Care of the Guide Bar
- 21 Shroud
- 22 Air Filter System
- 23 Cleaning the Air Filter
- 24 Adjusting the Carburetor
- 25 Spark Arresting Screen in Muffler
- 26 Spark Plug
- 27 Engine Running Behavior
- 28 Storing the Machine
- 29 Checking and Replacing the Chain Sprocket
- 30 Maintaining and Sharpening the Saw Chain
- 31 Maintenance and Care
- 32 Main Parts
- 33 Specifications
- 34 Ordering Spare Parts
- 35 Maintenance and Repairs
- 36 Disposal
- 37 EC Declaration of Conformity
18.6.1 Versions with fuel pump
533BA004 KN
► Press the fuel pump bulb at least five times –
even if it is still full of fuel
18.6.2 For all versions
2
1
533BA005 KN
0
3
► Push the hand guard (1) forwards – the saw
chain is blocked
► Simultaneously press the throttle trigger lock‐
out (2) and throttle trigger – set the master
control lever (3):
Position choke shutter closed l
–
if engine is cold (even if the engine has stalled
during opening of throttle after starting)
Position starting acceleration n
–
if engine is warm (once the engine has been
running for approx. one minute)
► Hold and start the chain saw
18.7 When the engine has turned
over for the first time
► Move the master control lever to the position
starting acceleration n
► Hold and start the chain saw
18.8 Once the engine is running
3
4
5
0
533BA006 KN
► Press the throttle trigger lockout and blip the
throttle trigger (4); the master control lever (3)
jumps to the operating position F and the
engine begins to idle
18 Starting / Stopping the Engine English
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