Operation
FillingtheFuelTank
Gasolineisextremelyflammableandexplosive.A
fireorexplosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
others.
•Topreventastaticchargefromignitingthe
gasoline,placethecontainerand/ormower
directlyonthegroundbeforefilling,notina
vehicleoronanobject.
•Fillthetankoutdoorswhentheengineiscold.
Wipeupspills.
•Donothandlegasolinewhensmokingoraround
anopenflameorsparks.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedfuelcontainer,out
ofthereachofchildren.
Fillthefueltankwithfreshunleadedregulargasolinefrom
amajorname-brandservicestation(Figure11).
Note:Neverusemethanol,gasolinecontainingmethanol,
orgasoholcontainingmorethan10%ethanolbecausethe
fuelsystemcouldbedamaged.Donotmixoilwithgasoline.
Important:Toreducestartingproblems,addfuel
stabilizertothefuelallseason,mixingitwithgasoline
lessthan30daysold.
Figure11
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
1.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,andfullyinstallthe
dipstick(Figure12).
Figure12
2.Removethedipstickandchecktheoillevel(Figure12).
IftheoillevelisbelowtheAddmarkonthedipstick,
slowlypouroilintotheoilfilltubetoraisetheoillevel
totheFullmarkonthedipstick.Donotoverfill.
(Max.fill:20oz.(0.59l),type:SAE30Wdetergent
oilwithanAPIserviceclassificationofSF,SG,SH,SJ,
SL,orhigher.)
3.Installthedipsticksecurely.
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