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.
For Kohler and Kawasaki engines:
On a cold engine, place the throttle in the full forward “Choke” position. For a 15 & 17 HP Kawasaki engine turn key to “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.
On a warm engine, place the throttle control midway between the “Slow” and “Fast” positions.
NOTE: Kawasaki engines generally need to be “choked” even when warm.
For B&S engines:
Turn key to the “Run” position.
On a cold engine, place the throttle in the full forward position, and pull the choke control, on the engine, fully outward to the engaged 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.
On a warm engine, place the throttle control midway between the “Slow” and “Fast” positions. DO NOT choke B&S when warm.
4.3.3Stopping Engine: Disengage blade drive, position speed control lever in neutral and lock the drive levers in the “park brake” position. Move throttle to the “Slow” position. Allow engine to idle for 30 seconds to allow cool down.
For 14 HP Kawasaki and Kohler engines; after cool down time, move throttle lever to the full rear (“Stop”) position. For B&S and 15 & 17 HP Kawasaki engines; After cool down time, move the throttle to the “midway” position. Turn key to the “Off” position and remove key.
4.3.4Drive Lever/Neutral Lock/Park Brake Latch Operation: To lock the drive levers in neutral, squeeze the drive levers back to the “neutral” position. Place thumbs on the upper portion of the neutral lock/park brake latches and move them to the rear. Release drive levers (See Figure 12).
To lock the drive levers in “park brake”, squeeze the drive levers back to brake position. Place thumbs on the upper portion of the neutral lock/park brake latches and move them to the front. Release drive levers. (See Figure 12)
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