Setup
Important:Removeanddiscardtheprotective
plasticsheetthatcoverstheengine.
1.UnfoldingtheHandle
Foldingorunfoldingthehandleimproperlycan
damagethecables,causinganunsafeoperating
condition.
•Donotdamagethecableswhenfoldingor
unfoldingthehandle.
•Ifacableisdamaged,contactanAuthorized
ServiceDealer.
1.Carefullymovetheupperhandleforwarduntilthe
handlehalvesareinlineandnesttogetherasshown
inFigure3.
Figure3
2.Tightenthehandleknobs(Figure4.
Figure4
3.Rotatethehandlerearward(Figure5)untilitclicksinto
place.
Figure5
2.FillingtheEnginewithOil
Yourmowerdoesnotcomewithoilintheengine,butit
doescomewithabottleofoil.
1.Removethedipstick(Figure6).
Figure6
2.Slowlypouroilintotheoilfilltubeuntiltheoillevel
reachestheFulllineonthedipstick(Figure6).Donot
overfill.(Max.fill:20oz.,type:SAE30Wdetergent
oilwithanAPIserviceclassificationofSF,SG,SH,SJ,
SL,orhigher.)
3.Installthedipsticksecurely.
Important:Changetheengineoilafterthefirst2
operatinghours;changeityearlythereafter.Refer
toChangingtheEngineOil.
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