Craftsman 247.28902 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
(Thispageapplicableinthe U.S.A.and Canadaonly.)
Sears Brands Management Corporation (Sears), the California Air Resources Board (CARD)
and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
Emission Control System Warranty Statement (Owner's Defect Warranty Rights and Obligations)
EMISSIONCONTROLWARRANTYCOVERAGEISAPPLICABLETOCERTI-
FIEDENGINESPURCHASEDINCALIFORNIAIN1995ANDTHEREAF-
TER,WHICHARE USEDINCALIFORNIA,ANDTOCERTIFIEDMODEL
California and United States Emission
TheCaliforniaAir ResourcesBoard(CARD),U.S.EPAand Searsare pleased
toexplainthe EmissionControlSystemWarrantyonyour modelyear2000and
latersmalloff-roadengine(SORE).InCalifornia,newsmalloff-roadengines
mustbedesigned,builtand equippedto meettheState'sstringentanti-smog
standards.Elsewherein theUnitedStates,newnon-road,spark-ignition
enginescertifiedfor modelyear 1997and latermustmeetsimilarstandardsset
forthbythe U.S.EPA.Searsmustwarranttheemissioncontrolsystemonyour
YEAR1997ANDLATERENGINESWHICHARE PURCHASEDANDUSED
ELSEWHEREINTHEUNITEDSTATES(ANDAFTERJANUARY1,2001 IN
CANADA).
Control Defects Warranty Statement
enginefor theperiodsoftime listedbelow,providedtherehas beennoabuse,
neglector impropermaintenanceofyour smalloff-roadengine.Youremis-
sioncontrolsystemincludespartssuchas thecarburetor,aircleaner,ignition
system,mufflerand catalyticconverter.Also includedmaybe connectorsand
otheremissionrelatedassemblies.Whereawarrantableconditionexists,Sears
will repairyoursmalloff-roadengineatnocostto youincludingdiagnosis,parts
and labor.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Coverage
Smalloff-roadenginesarewarrantedrelativeto emissioncontrolpartsdefects
fora periodofone year,subjecttoprovisionssetforthbelow.Ifanycovered
Owner's Warranty
Asthe smalloff-roadengineowner,youare responsiblefor theperformanceof
therequiredmaintenancelistedin yourOperatingand MaintenanceInstruc-
tions.Searsrecommendsthatyouretainallyourreceiptscoveringmaintenance
onyoursmalloff-roadengine,butSearscannotdenywarrantysolelyfor the
lackof receiptsorfor yourfailuretoensuretheperformanceof allscheduled
maintenance.As the smalloff-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbe
awarethat Searsmaydenyyouwarrantycoverageifyour smalloff-roadengine
ora parthasfaileddueto abuse,neglect,impropermaintenanceor unap-
parton yourengineis defective,the partwillbe repairedorreplacedbySears.
Responsibilities
provedmodifications.Youare responsiblefor presentingyour smalloff-road
engineto anAuthorizedSearsServiceDealeras soonasa problemexists.The
undisputedwarrantyrepairsshouldbecompletedina reasonableamountof
time,notto exceed30days.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingyourwarranty
rightsand responsibilities,youshouldcontacta SearsService Representative
at 1-800-469-4663.Theemissionwarrantyisa defectswarranty.Defectsare
judgedonnormalengineperformance.Thewarrantyis notrelatedto an in-use
emissiontest.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Provisions
ThefollowingarespecificprovisionsrelativetoyourEmissionControlDefectsWarrantyCoverage.ItisinadditiontotheSearsenginewarrantyfornon-regulated
enginesfoundin theOperatingand MaintenanceInstructions.
1. WarrantedParts
Coverageunderthis warrantyextendsonly tothe parts listedbelow(the
emissioncontrolsystemsparts)tothe extentthese partswere presenton
the enginepurchased.
a. FuelMeteringSystem
Cold startenrichmentsystem
Carburetorand internalparts
FuelPump
b. Air lnductionSystem
Aircleaner
Intakemanifold
c. IgnitionSystem
Sparkplug(s)
Magnetoignitionsystem
d. CatalystSystem
Catalyticconverter
Exhaustmanifold
Air injectionsystemor pulsevalve
e. MiscellaneousItemsUsedin AboveSystems
Vacuum,temperature,position,timesensitivevalves
andswitches
Connectorsandassemblies
2. LengthofCoverage
Searswarrantstothe initialownerandeachsubsequentpurchaserthat
the WarrantedPartsshallbefreefromdefectsin materialsandworkman-
shipwhichcausedthefailureof the WarrantedPartsfor a periodof one
yearfromthe datethe engineis deliveredto a retailpurchaser.
3. NoCharge
Repairor replacementof anyWarrantedPartwill beperformedat no
chargetothe owner,includingdiagnosticlaborwhichleadsto the
determinationthata WarrantedPartis defective,ifthe diagnosticworkis
performedat anAuthorizedSearsServiceDealer.Foremissionswarranty
servicecontactyournearestAuthorizedSearsServiceDealeras listed in
the "YellowPages"under"Engines,Gasoline,""GasolineEngines,""Lawn
Mowers,"orsimilarcategory.
4. Claimsand CoverageExclusions
Warrantyclaimsshall befiled in accordancewiththe provisionsofthe
SearsEngineWarrantyPolicy.Warrantycoverageshall beexcludedfor
failuresof WarrantedPartswhichare notoriginalSearspartsor because
ofabuse,neglector impropermaintenanceassetforth inthe Sears
EngineWarrantyPolicy.Searsis notliableto coverfailuresof Warranted
Partscausedbytheuseof add-on,non-original,or modifiedparts.
5. Maintenance
AnyWarrantedPartwhichis notscheduledfor replacementas required
maintenanceor whichis scheduledonlyfor regularinspectiontothe effect
of"repairor replaceas necessary"shallbe warrantedasto defectsforthe
warrantyperiod.AnyWarrantedPartwhich is scheduledfor replacement
as requiredmaintenanceshallbewarrantedasto defectsonly forthe
periodoftime upto the firstscheduledreplacementfor that part.Any
replacementpartthat isequivalentin performanceand durabilitymay
beusedin the performanceofanymaintenanceor repairs.The owneris
responsibleforthe performanceof allrequiredmaintenance,as definedin
the SearsOperatingand MaintenanceInstructions.
6. ConsequentialCoverage
Coveragehereundershallextendto thefailureofany enginecomponents
causedbythe failureofanyWarrantedPartstillunderwarranty.
Inthe USAandCanada,a 24hourhotline, 1-800-469-4663,hasa menuofpre-recordedmessagesofferingyouenginemaintenanceinformation.
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