Stiga 8211-0276-02 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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tem. There are 3 positions:
1. Pedal released – service brake
not activated.
2. Pedal depressed halfway
forward drive disengaged. Serv-
ice brake not activated.
3. Pedal fully depressed – for-
ward drive disengaged. Service
brake fully activated.
4. PARKING BRAKE
An inhibitor that can lock the brake pedal in the de-
pressed position.
Depress the brake pedal fully. Move the
inhibitor to the right and then release the
brake pedal.
The parking brake is released by pressing the brake
pedal. The spring-loaded inhibitor slides to one
side.
Make sure that the parking brake is released when
operating the machine.
5. DRIVE PEDAL (President - Royal -
Pro16 - Pro18 - Pro20)
A pedal that activates the variable transmission.
1. Depress the pedal with the
ball of your foot – the machine
moves forwards.
2. No load on the pedal the ma-
chine is stationary.
3. Depress the pedal with your
heel – the machine reverses.
The drive pedal regulates the speed. The more
pressure applied, the faster the machine will move.
6. ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL
(President - Royal - Pro16 - Pro18 -
Pro20)
The steering wheel can be adjusted vertically in 5
positions. Press in the inhibitor on the steering col-
umn and raise or lower the steering wheel to the
desired position.
Do not adjust the steering wheel during opera-
tion.
7. THROTTLE/CHOKE CONTROL
A control for setting the engine speed and to choke
the engine when starting from cold (the latter does
not apply to Royal-Pro16-Pro18-Pro20 which
have separate choke control – see item 8).
1. Choke – for starting a cold engine. The
choke is located in top of groove (does not
apply to Royal- Pro16-Pro18-Pro20).
2. Full throttle – when the machine is in
operation, full throttle should always be
used.
3. Idle running.
8. CHOKE CONTROL (Royal - Pro16 -
Pro18 - Pro20)
A pull-type control to choke the engine when start-
ing from cold.
1. Control fully pulled out – choke valve
in carburettor closed. For starting cold en-
gine.
2. Control pushed in – choke valve open.
For starting warm engine and when oper-
ating the machine.
Never operate the machine with the choke
pulled out when the engine is warm.
9. IGNITION LOCK/SPOTLIGHT
Ignition lock used for starting/stopping the engine.
Also includes switch for spotlight (Senator does
not have a spotlight). Four positions:
1. Stop position – the engine is short-
circuited. The key can be removed.
2. Operating position – spotlight activat-
ed.
3. Operating position – spotlight not acti-
vated.
4. Start position – the electric start motor
isactivatedwhenthekeyisturnedtothe
spring-loaded start position. Once the en-
gine has started, let the key return to oper-
ating position 3.
To turn on the spotlight, turn the key to position 2.
NOTE! If the key is turned from the stop posi-