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Motor/BladeControlHandle

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HeightAdjustmentLever

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MOTOR/BLADE CONTROL HANDLE

Themotor/bladecontrolhandleis a safetydevice.Neverattemptto bypassits operations.

The motor/bladecontrolhandleis locatedon the upperhandleof the mower.SeeFigure7.The motor/bladecontrolhandleengagesand disengagesthe motorand blade.The motor/bladecontrolconsistsof threeparts- starterbutton,motor/bladecontrolhandle,andkey.

Releasethe motor/bladecontrolhandleto stopthe motorandblade. Removethe keyto preventaccidentalstartingwhenequipmentis unattended.

IMPORTANT:if the far leftredlight illuminates,the batterieswill needto be rechargedbeforefurtheruse. Continuedoperationbefore chargingmayshortenthe lifeof the batteries.

CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET BUTTON

The moweris equippedwitha circuitbreakerresetbutton,locatedon the motor/bladecontrol.Referto Figure7.Thiscircuitbreakerreset buttonmaypopout whentoo muchstrainis placedonthe motor.Refer to MaintenanceSectionto resetthisbutton.

KEY

The keymustbepresentandinsertedbeforethe motorcan be started. See Figure8. DONOTTURNKEY.

The bladewill be rotatingwheneverthe motoris running.

HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT LEVER

Thecuttingheightadjustmentleveris locatedabovethe left rear wheel.Toadjustthe cuttingheight,referto the AssemblySection.

BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR

The batterylevelindicatoris locatedonthe motorcover.The indicator showsthe conditionof the batteryand is onwhenthe motoris on. The indicatorlit allthe wayto the rightindicatesthe batteryis fullycharged; as the indicatoris lit moretowardthe left, it indicatesthe batteryis discharging.SeeFigure7inset.

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Craftsman 247.370480 manual MOTOR/BLADE Control Handle, Circuit Breaker Reset Button, Key, Height Adjustment Lever