WARM ENGINE:
Move the throttle to FAST
1. SD, S3D: Release the drive clutch
lever. If the drive clutch lever is
engaged, the mower will move
forward when you operate the
starter.
2. Pull back on the flywheel brake
lever and hold it against the
handlebar.
3. Pull the starter grip lightly until
you feel resistance, then pull
briskly. Return the starter grip
gently.
Keep your hands and feet away
from the mower deck at all times
when starting and running the
engine.
Continue to hold the flywheel
brake lever against thehandlebar;
the engine will stop if you release
the lever.
4. If the CHOKE position wasused
during starting, move the throttle
lever away from the CHOKE
position as soon as the engine
warms up enough to run
smoothly. Set the throttle lever at
FAST to mow or at SLOW to idle.
STARTER
GRIP
FLYWHEEL
BRAKE
LEVER
FAST
CHOKE
DRIVE CLUTCH
LEVER (SD, S3D)
OPERATION
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