WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide, which is an odorless deadly poison.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦Carbon monoxide can kill you and is also known to the State of California to cause birth defects.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
♦Do not run engine indoors or in a small confined area where dangerous carbon monoxide fumes can collect.
NOTE: A cold weather starting kit has been added for ease of starting in either cold weather or when the unit has not been run for a period of time.
To use cold start kit:
a)Place shifter in neutral position.
b)Pull split ring straight out the side of the unit, and hook the ring over the lower front hydro control shield bolt.
c)Start engine. Refer to the following guidelines for further starting suggestions.
To engage pump drive (unhook cold start kit)
a)Pull chain straight out from the side of the unit until the split ring can be removed from the bolt.
SLOWLY release tension on chain.
On a cold engine, place the throttle in the full forward “Choke” position. Turn the key switch to the “Run” position. Pull recoil rope to start engine.
With a cold engine, gradually return choke to the full throttle position after the engine starts and warms up.
NOTE: Kawasaki engines generally need to be “choked” even when warm.
NOTE: It is helpful to have the left and right neutral lock latches applied when starting the engine, See Controls Section 4.1.
4.3.3Stopping Engine: Disengage blade drive, shift transmission to neutral and lock the drive levers in neutral. Move throttle to the “Slow” position. Allow engine to idle for 30 seconds to allow cool down. Move the throttle to the midway position. Turn the key to the “Off” position and remove the key.
4.3.4Drive Lever/Neutral Lock Latch Operation: To lock the drive levers in neutral, squeeze the drive levers back to the neutral position.
(Do Not squeeze the drive levers all the way back as this will cause the drive wheels to go into full reverse direction) Place thumbs on the upper portion of the neutral lock latches and move them to the rear. Release drive levers (See Figure 7).
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