Husqvarna Rider 318 Starting the engine with a weak battery, Driving the Rider, Stop the engine

Driving

Starting the engine with a weak battery

WARNING! Lead-acid batteries produce

!explosive gases. Avoid sparks, open flames and smoking close to batteries. Always wear protective glasses in the vicinity of batteries.

If the battery is too weak to start the engine, it should be recharged.

When jump leads are used for emergency starting, follow the procedure below:

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONYour Rider is equipped with a 12-volt system with negative earth. The other vehicle must also have a 12-volt system with negative earth. Do not use your Rider battery to start other vehicles.

Connecting the jump leads

WARNING! Never connect the negative

!terminal of the fully-charged battery to, or in the vicinity of, the negative terminal of the discharged battery. Hydrogen gas may be present with risk of explosion.

•Connect each end of the red cable to the POSITIVE pole

(+)on each battery, exercise care not to short circuit any of the ends against the chassis.

•Connect one end of the black cable to the NEGATIVE pole (-) on the fully charged battery.

•Connect the other end of the black cable to a good CHASSIS EARTH, away from the fuel tank and the battery.

Remove the cables in the reverse order

•The BLACK cable is removed from the chassis and then the fully charged battery.

•Finally the RED cable from both batteries.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Never use a boost charger/ start booster.

Use only conventional battery chargers. Always disconnect the charger before starting the engine. So called boost chargers/start boosters must never be used. These will often increase the voltage (instead of the current) to generate the power needed to start the engine. This increase in voltage will damage the electrical system.

Driving the Rider

1Release the parking brake by first pressing down the parking brake pedal and then releasing it.

2Carefully press down one of the pedals until the required speed is obtained. Pedal (1) is used to drive forwards, and pedal (2) to drive backwards.

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3Select the required cutting height (1-10) with the cutting height lever.

It is important that the air pressure in both front wheels is equal, 60 kPa / 0,6 bar / 8.7 PSI, to produce an even cutting height.

4Press in the lock button on the lifting lever and lower the cutting unit.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The life span of the drive belts is increased significantly if the engine runs at a low speed when the blades are engaged. Therefore apply full throttle first when the cutting unit has been moved to the mowing position.

Stop the engine

Always park the machine on a level surface with the engine OFF.

Avoid idling the engine for long periods, as there is a risk of carbon build-up on the spark plugs.

1Lift up the cutting unit by pulling the lever backwards to its locked position.

2Move the throttle control to the MIN. position. Turn the ignition key to the ”STOP”.

STOP START

STOP START

3 When the Rider is at a standstill, press down the parking brake and push in the locking button.

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