Precautions For Use; Combined Use Of Accessories; Refuelling; Fuel Circuit Priming - Stiga 520 DP Instruction Manual

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Be very careful when cutting grass on
slopes: avoid abrupt starts and stops,
do not run the machine transversally
to the slope but run from top to bottom
and vice versa
Apply the parking brake when you park the
machine.
The machine may not be driven on slo-
pes greater than 10º in any direction
Reduce the speed on slopes and when
making sharp turns in order to retain
control of the machine and reduce the
risk of overturning
Do not turn the steering wheel to full
lock when driving at full speed The ma-
chine may overturn
Keep hands and feet well away from the
articulated steering joint and seat bra-
cket Risk of crushing injuries
7 2

COMBINED USE OF ACCESSORIES

For the combined use of accessories,
please refer to the "TABLE FOR THE
CORRECT COMBINATION OF ACCES-
SORIES" in section "0 TECHNICAL
DATA TABLE"
7 3

REFUELLING

Use only the prescribed types of fuel
For the capacity of the fuel tank and the type of
fuel to be used, please refer to "0 TECHNICAL
DATA TABLE".
The transparency of the tank allows the user to
check the level easily.
Do not use rapeseed-based biodiesel
(RME)
NOTE! Further information on the type
of fuel to be used can be obtained from
the engine supplier
Filling the fuel tank over the MAX level
indicated in fig. 23 will lead to fuel leaks
and fire hazards.
Fuel increases in volume when it heats
up
To fill up with fuel:
1 Open the bonnet (see 5.2).
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ENGLISH (Translation of the Original Instructions)
2 Open the fuel cap (23:A).
3 Fill with fuel up to the MAX level.
4 Close the fuel cap.
Temperatures below 0°C
Use winter fuel or add kerosene when the ambient
temperature drops below 0°C
For the quantity of kerosene to mix with
the fuel, adhere to the parameters pro-
vided in the table below
Ambient opera-
ting temperature
in °C
From 0 to -10
From -10 to -15
From -15 to -20
From -20 to -30
7 4

FUEL CIRCUIT PRIMING

Prime the fuel circuit in the following cases:
• When the fuel tank has run dry or air has got
into the fuel circuit.
• After replacing the filter.
To prime the circuit:
1 Fill the fuel tank.
2 Pump the hand pump (24:A) to send fuel
through the transparent filter (24:B) until it
is almost full (usually 4 or 5 pumping actions
suffice).
7 5

CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL (25)

The machine is delivered complete with engine oil.
Before starting the machine check the
level of the engine oil
To check / top up the engine oil, see
9 5 1
7 6 CHECKING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID
LEVEL
To check / top up the transmission fluid,
see 9 7 1
Quantity of kerosene to be
added
Summer fuel Winter fuel
20 %
30 %
50 % 20 %
- 50 %
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