Craftsman 247.370480 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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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 stopthemotorandblade.
Removethe keyto preventaccidentalstartingwhenequipmentis
unattended.
IMPORTANT:if the far leftredlightilluminates,thebatterieswill
needto be rechargedbeforefurtheruse.Continuedoperationbefore
chargingmayshortenthe lifeof the batteries.
CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET BUTTON
The mowerisequippedwitha circuitbreakerresetbutton,locatedon
the motor/bladecontrol.Referto Figure7.Thiscircuitbreakerreset
buttonmaypopout whentoo muchstrainisplacedonthe motor.Refer
to MaintenanceSectionto resetthisbutton.
KEY
The keymustbepresentandinsertedbeforethe motorcanbe started.
See Figure8. DONOTTURNKEY.
The bladewillbe rotatingwheneverthe motoris running.
HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT LEVER
Thecuttingheightadjustmentleverislocatedabovethe left rear
wheel.Toadjustthe cuttingheight,referto the AssemblySection.
BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR
The batterylevelindicatoris locatedonthemotorcover.The indicator
showsthe conditionofthebatteryand is onwhenthe motoris on.The
indicatorlit allthewaytothe rightindicatesthe batteryis fullycharged;
as theindicatoris lit moretowardthe left,it indicatesthe batteryis
discharging.SeeFigure7inset.
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