Starting the Engine Briggs & Stratton

ENGLISH

FILL UP THE PETROL TANK

Fill with petrol before starting the mo- tor. Never remove the filler cap or fill with petrol while the motor is running or still warm.

Keep hands and feet away from the ro- tating blade. Never put your hand or foot under the blade casing or in the grass ejector while the engine is run- ning.

Never completely fill the fuel tank. Al- low a little room for the petrol to expand if necessary.

Preferably use environmentally friendly petrol, i.e. alkylate petrol. This type of petrol has a composi- tion that is less harmful to people and nature. It has e.g. no lead additives, no oxygenators (alcohols and ethers), no alkenes and no benzene.

NOTE! If you change to environmentally friendly petrol in a motor previously run on ordinary lead- free petrol (95), the petrol manufacturer’s recom- mendations must be followed carefully.

Ordinary lead-free 95 octane petrol can also be used. You must never use 2-stroke petrol mixed with oil. NOTE! Bear in mind that lead-free petrol is a perishable; do not purchase more petrol than can be used within thirty days.

STARTING THE ENGINE (Briggs & Stratton)

1.Place the lawn mower on flat, firm ground. Do not start in long grass.

2.Make sure the spark plug cable is connected to the spark plug.

3.If the lawnmower is equipped with throttle con- trol, set the throttle control B to full throttle (fig. 8).

4.When starting a cold engine: Press down the primer fully 6 times (fig. 9).

When starting a warm engine, the primer does not need to be used. If the engine stops due to a lack of fuel, refill and press down the primer 3 times.

5.Press in the Start/Stop loop G towards the han- dle. NOTE! The Start/Stop loop G must be kept pressed in to prevent the engine stopping (fig.

8).

6.Grasp the starter handle and start the engine by pulling briskly on the starter cord.

7.For the best cutting results the engine should al- ways be driven at full throttle.

STARTING THE ENGINE (Honda)

1.Place the lawnmower on flat, firm ground. Do not start in long grass.

2.Make sure the spark plug cable is connected to the spark plug.

3.Open the fuel tap (fig. 10).

4.Set the throttle control B in the choke posi- tion. NOTE! It is not necessary to use the choke position when the engine is warm (fig. 8).

5.Press in the Start/Stop loop G towards the han- dle. NOTE! The Start/Stop loop G must be kept pressed in to prevent the engine stopping (fig. 8).

6.Grasp the starter handle and start the engine by pulling briskly on the starter cord.

7.When the engine starts, move the throttle con- trol backwards until max. revs are obtained. NOTE! The engine should always be run at maximum revs to avoid abnormal machine vi- brations.

Keep hands and feet away from the ro- tating blade. Never put your hand or foot under the blade casing or in the grass ejector while the engine is run- ning.

STOPPING THE ENGINE

The engine may be very warm immedi- ately after it is shut off. Do not touch the silencer, cylinder or cooling flanges.

This can cause burn injuries.

1.Release the Start/Stop-loop G to stop the en- gine. This loop must not be disengaged (e.g. by setting it in the depressed position against the handle), as it will not be possible to stop the en- gine.

Honda: Close the fuel tap.

2.If the lawnmower is left unattended, remove the spark plug cable from the spark plug.