Stihl 090 Instruction Manual / Owners Manual page 26

Pressing the decompression valve
4. Hold the saw firmly on the ground with your left hand
around the handlebar (6) and put the toe of your right
foot into the rear handle and press down.
5. Press the decompression valve
(7)
with the th umb of
your left hand . Pull the starter grip (8) slowly with your
right hand until you feel the starter engage and then
give
~
a brisk strong pull.
The starter rope should not be pulled out more than
70 em (27 in) as there is otherwise a risk of it breaking .
Do not allow starter grip (8) to snap back. Guide it back
vertically so that the starter rope can rewind correctly.
6.
As
soon as the engine is running, release the decom-
pression valve
(7)
and immediately disengage the start-
ing throttle lock (5) by briefly squeezing the throttle
trigger so that the engine can settle down to idle speed.
7. To stop the engine, flick the stop switch (2) to the
"STOP" position.
Top: 51.rting
Center: Idle position
Bottom: S10p switch In "STOP"
position
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